Faith Evans paid tribute to the late Voletta Wallace, the mother of rap icon The Notorious B.I.G., highlighting their deep connection.

Voletta died at 78 years old in February 2025, and prior to her passing, she agreed to sell Primary Wave a 50% stake in the estate. The deal was reportedly worth $100 million, according to the outlet.

Faith Evans is facing litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery accusing the R&B singer of witholding proceeds from a deal over rapper Biggie Small's music catalog from a trust.

The ex-wife of The Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace), Faith Evans, and his former manager, Wayne Barrow—the executor of the estate of Voletta Wallace, the rapper’s late mother—are ...

Faith Evans and Lil’ Kim, along with Biggie Smalls’ children and Sean “Diddy” Combs’ son Christian, came together on Wednesday for the funeral of the late rapper’s mother, Voletta ...

Voletta Wallace was laid to rest this week after both public and private memorial events. The public viewing was held Tuesday, (March 11) at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home in New York.

Without a will, Voletta Wallace ended up as the co-executor of B.I.G.’s will after the rapper’s wife, singer Faith Evans put her in position to handle the day-to-day business of the estate.

According to documents filed in Delaware and unsealed July 8, Faith Evans is being sued by the estate of Biggie’s late mom, Voletta Wallace, for allegedly keeping the trust’s cut of the ...

Voletta Wallace and Faith Evans attend the screening of A&E “Biography Presents: Biggie: The Life Of Notorious B.I.G” at DGA Theater on August 17, 2017 in New York City.

In March of this year, Primary Wave, an independent music publisher, home to Def Leppard and the late Prince, among others, announced the closing of a deal under which it would take a 50-percent ...

The deal was brokered by Voletta Wallace shortly before she died in February. Primary Wave has acquired half of the rights to The Notorious B.I.G.s catalog as well as his name, image, likeness ...

Voletta Wallace died on Feb. 21 in Stroudsburg, Pa. Monroe County Coroner, Thomas Yanac, confirmed to XXL that Wallace had been in hospice care leading up to her death, which was the result of ...