- Biggie Smalls would be 52 today
- We take a look at his passing again
- It remains an unsolved crime
The rapper is considered to be one of the fathers of modern hip hop, and his death by assassination shook the world. The murder was thought to be the culmination of an ongoing feud between rap music artists from the East and West coasts. Just six months earlier, rapper Tupac Shakur was killed when he was shot while in his car in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.
Biggie left a big hole
The 23-page report offers fresh details about his death, which remains one of the city’s best-known unsolved homicides. Wallace, 24, was shot and killed early on March 9, 1997, as he was leaving a music industry party.
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He was riding in the front passenger seat of a Chevrolet Suburban when another vehicle pulled up beside his and someone opened fire. Wallace was shot four times, according to the autopsy report...
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