Voletta Wallace, Notorious B.I.G.’s mother and keeper of his legacy, dies at 78

NEW YORK — Voletta Wallace, the dedicated mother of the late great rapper The Notorious B.I.G., died Friday morning at 78.

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Voletta Wallace, Notorious B.I.G.'s mother and keeper of his legacy, dies at 78

Voletta Wallace, the dedicated mother of the late great rapper The Notorious B
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Voletta Wallace, mother of rapper Notorious B.I.G. and steward of his legacy, dies at 78

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Voletta Wallace, Notorious B.I.G.’s mother and keeper of his legacy, dies at 78

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