Today marks 13 years since the death of Christopher Wallace aka Notorious B.I.G. at the age of 24.

In the early hours of March 9, 1997, B.I.G. was shot four times in a drive-by shooting.  An unknown driver had rolled up to the vehicle the rapper was riding in and fired a gun multiple times while stopped at a red light.  Wallace was pronounced dead at the hospital shortly after.

Biggie was in California at the time to promote his upcoming second album and to film what would be the last music video he would participate in… “Hypnotize”.  Fifteen days after his death, his double-disc album “Life After Death” was released as scheduled and went on to become certified Diamond.

There are many theories as to who killed Biggie Smalls and WHY (a lot of them having to do with the East/West coast rap rivalry and the death of Tupac six-months earlier) but the murder still remains unsolved.

And yes, I got most of that from the movie “Notorious”… But, it was based on the actual events!

Rest in peace, Notorious B.I.G..

- Bri, HOT 107