The Notorious B.I.G.
Rapper
1972–1997, born in Brooklyn
Born and raised in NYC Wikipedia
See The Notorious B.I.G. on the map
Neighborhood
Wikipedia ties The Notorious B.I.G. to Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. A tie, not always an origin
On the map at 226 St. James Place
226 St. James Place, Brooklyn: Grew up in an apartment here. The block is now co-named Christopher Wallace Way.
Source: 6sqft.com
Places
- Birdel’s Records
- “King of New York” mural
- Christopher “Biggie” Wallace…
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- Biggie murals at Fulton…
- Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School, School
- George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School, School
Listen and read
Music spots
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Venue
Birdel’s Records
1980–1989A Bed-Stuy record store that closed in 2011. Hardy Joe Long, who began working at the shop as a clerk in 1957 and later owned it, remembers a young Christopher Wallace, later the Notorious B.I.G., coming in during the 1980s, and letting him take records into the basement to listen with a friend, per DNAinfo.
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Mural
“King of New York” mural
2015Created in 2015 by Rocko and Zimer of Spread Art NYC; legend has it this is one of the corners where a teenage Biggie freestyled, per NYC Tourism.
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Moment
Christopher “Biggie” Wallace Courts
2017The Notorious B.I.G. played at Crispus Attucks Playground, and in August 2017 its basketball courts were named the Christopher “Biggie” Wallace Courts, per NYC Parks.
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Mural
Biggie murals at Fulton and St. James
2022Two murals, one of Christopher Wallace as a child and one of Biggie in his signature sweater, painted in less than a week by Eli Salome-Diaz, Carlo Niece and Benny Guerra and unveiled on March 9, 2022, the 25th anniversary of his death, per Brooklyn Downtown Star.
