Reports confirm the passing of Voletta Wallace, the devoted mother of legendary rapper Biggie Smalls. Known for her fierce advocacy and unwavering love, she remained a powerful voice in hip-hop culture and social justice.
Reports are circulating about the passing of Voletta Wallace, the beloved mother of the late legendary rapper Christopher “Biggie Smalls” Wallace. Known for her unwavering advocacy for her son following his tragic death, she was vocal in her criticisms of celebrities she believed had a role in the circumstances surrounding it.
The Narrative Matters has confirmed that Voletta Wallace, also known as the mother of Notorious B.I.G., passed away at the age of 78 on February 21 at her home in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, as confirmed by Monroe County coroner Thomas Yanac to TMZ.
Originally from Jamaica, Wallace was a dedicated school teacher in Brooklyn. In an interview with the Pocono Record, she described her childhood as “wonderful” and “innocent,” and she enjoyed gardening in her spare time, often sharing her floral and fauna updates on social media. In addition to promoting her son’s music, she frequently paired her posts with inspirational messages.
Voletta published a memoir titled Biggie in 2005 and served as an executive producer for the Netflix documentary Biggie: I Got A Story To Tell in 2021.
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According to Blackdoctor.org’s site:
Wallace had a History of Cancer
In Biggie’s song, “Things Done Changed”, Biggie rapped that he was stressed about his mother’s breast cancer. But in reality, not much has changed in that area for Black women. Black women are still more likely to die from breast cancer than all races of women, though they are less likely than white women to be diagnosed with it. That mortality gap has continued to widen since the 1990s.
A while back it was said that she was in remission. Later she had to go on hospice in her home state of Pennsylvania, where she died of natural causes.
According to Grist.org, health conditions as a black woman in Brooklyn, and even in all of New York City, cancer was the second-highest cause of death at the time. According to a 2002 report from the New York City Department of Health, from 1992 to 1996, there were 104 cancer deaths in Brooklyn for every 100,000 people. Of the seven leading death causes, homicide was in last place, with 11 cases per 100,000.
After the murder of her son in 1997–the drive-by shooting that remains unsolved–she became instrumental in growing his estate and establishing his legacy. To accomplish her aspirations for her superstar son’s legacy, Wallace established the Christopher Wallace Memorial Foundation. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Wallace was instrumental in growing Biggie’s estate from $10 Million to $160 Million.
Our thoughts and prayers goes out to the family.
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