Pre-order here.īiggie would have celebrated his 50th birthday this year (May 21st) and to mark the occasion, his former label Bad Boy, Rhino and Atlantic Records have announced a year-long celebration of the rap icon – The Sky’s The Limit: A Year Celebrating The Legacy of the Notorious B.I.G.Īs part of the festivities, an extensive 25th anniversary reissue of his epic second album Life After Death, which was released on March 25th 1997, just two weeks after Biggie was killed in a drive-by shooting. Born and raised in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn, Biggie got his start working with DJ Mister Cee (Big Daddy Kanes DJ) and making cameos on records by Mary J. recorded only two official albums, but he remains a lyrical legend years after his death. has announced, an absolutely massive 8-LP Super Deluxe Box Set, celebrating both the life of the beloved late rapper and the 25th anniversary of his landmark 1997 LP Life After Death, will be arriving on June 10th. One of the most revered rappers in the history of hip-hop, the Notorious B.I.G. He was raised in the poor Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant. He was the son of Jamaican parents, Voletta Wallace, a pre-school teacher, and Selwyn George Latore, a welder and small-time politician. Biggie Smalls, was born on in Brooklyn, New York. Photo by David Corio/Redferns/Getty Images. The Notorious B.I.G., Soundtrack: Bad Boys.