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Though we haven't seen the critics' reviews yet, Notorious B.I.G. biopic, 'Notorious' already has one huge supporter in the Brooklyn great's former partner Sean "Diddy" Combs, formerly known as Puff Daddy. As the Bad Boy chief told MTV, "Truth be told, I was blown away by the movie...

Tuesday we posted the Kanye West-produced track, 'Brooklyn Go Hard,' with Jay-Z, featuring Santogold, from the upcoming 'Notorious' soundtrack, and now, we've just learned that the album will feature a surprise guest: Notorious B.I.G's 12-year-old son, Christopher "CJ" Wallace...

So, this is weird. It's long been rumored that the Notorious B.I.G. wrote Lil' Kim's early songs. While most hip-hop heads have long embraced the rumor as fact, it's always been an interesting premise, considering the nature of Kim's lyrics...

Fox Searchlight's Notorious B.I.G. biopic, 'Notorious' hits theaters on January 16, and it's looking pretty solid. George Tillman Jr., who directed 'Soul Food' and 'Barbershop,' is at the helm, and the cast includes Jamal Woodward (aka Brooklyn rapper Gravy) as Biggie, Derek Luke (who was great in 'Half Nelson') as Diddy, Angela Bassett as Voletta Wallace and 3LW's Naturi Naughton as Lil' Kim... R

'Mo Money Mo Problems'-- Notorious B.I.G. (1997) Quotable: "I don't know what, they want from me/It's like the more money we come across/The more problems we see" According to Biggie, raking in the dough isn't all it's cracked it up. Sure, being broke isn't easy...

Gone, but not forgotten, like Elvis Presley and Tupac Shakur, the Notorious B.I.G. still has a host of fans that thrive off the possibility to hear or see new material from or about the slain rapper. Now, more than a decade after his murder, Biggie will be honored and remembered in the upcoming biopic, 'Notorious...

It's been more than a decade since hip-hop lost two of their finest MCs, Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. While we remember the rappers' amazing music, former R&B diva Faith Evans recounts her marriage to Biggie and rumored relationship with Tupac in her upcoming autobiography 'Keep the Faith: A Memoir.' I...

Jewelry has been a big part of hip-hop culture from the days of the gold dookie rope chain to bling, so when it came time to raise money for Russell Simmons' Rush Community Affairs, a coalition of the mogul's non-profit organizations, Simmons turned to Phillips de Pury and Company...

A Los Angeles Judge has reinstated a wrongful-death suit brought by the family of the late Notorious B.I.G. Judge Florence-Marie Cooper dismissed the lawsuit on March 21 after determining the family failed to make a deadline for bringing a claim against the city of Los Angeles and former police officers Rafael Perez and Nino Durden...

Newcomer Jamal "Gravy" Woolard has landed the role of the slain rapper Notorious B.I.G. in the upcoming biopic, dubbed 'Notorious.' Woolard, a Brooklyn-based rapper, will join award-winning actress Angela Bassett, Derek Luke and Anthony Mackie in the film, which is set to begin production on March 24...