Diddy's nepo son and Jay Z's look-alike mom meet for funeral of the Notorious B.I.G.'s mom
The funeral of Voletta Wallace, mother of The Notorious B.I.G.-drew a star-studded gathering of hip-hop's elite in New York ...
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Voletta Wallace, mother of The Notorious B.I.G., dies aged 78
She established the Christopher Wallace Memorial Foundation and was a producer on the 2009 biopic Notorious, directed by George Tillman Jr. and starring Jamal Woolard. She was portrayed by Angela ...
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The Notorious B.I.G.'s mother dead at 78: Voletta Wallace passes away while in hospice care
Wallace was among the producers of the 2009 biopic of her son, Notorious, in which he was played by Jamal Woolard amid a cast that included Derek Luke as Diddy and Anthony Mackie as Tupac Shakur.
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What happened to Voletta Wallace? The Notorious B.I.G.'s mother passes away at 78
She also produced a biopic titled Notorious, where Jamal Woolard appeared as B.I.G. In an interview with Cinemablend in January 2009, Wallace praised how the latter played her son's role on screen.
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Voletta Wallace, Mother Who Shaped the Notorious B.I.G.’s Legacy, Dies at 78
Jamal Woolard, who played her son. “I felt like I sometimes intimidated him during the film,” Ms. Wallace said. “I felt bad for that, but as a producer my job is to be there.” In a 2021 ...
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Voletta Wallace, mother of rapper Notorious B.I.G. and steward of his legacy, dies at 78
Jamal Woolard starred as the elder version of the rapper. She visited the set nearly every day, and although she loved the final film, she said, it also made her angry and sad. “I learned a lot ...
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Meet Megan Woolard
Where are you from and where did you go to school? I am from Portland Ore. and I graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisc. How long have you been at The Gazette? I’ve been at The ...