Why do they call him Biggie Smalls? Who’s better Tupac or Biggie Smalls?

Biggie Smalls was an American rapper and songwriter, also known as The Notorious B.I.G. or by his birth name, Christopher Wallace.

Biggie Smalls was only 24 years old when he died. The iconic rapper is back in the spotlight thanks to the powerful documentary Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell, which is available on Netflix.

Wallace was born at St. Mary’s Hospital in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on May 21, 1972, the only child of Jamaican immigrant parents. His mother, Voletta Wallace.

She was a preschool teacher, while his father, Selwyn George Latore, was a welder and politician. His father left the family when Wallace was two years old, and his mother worked two jobs while raising him.

He was nicknamed “Big” because he was overweight by the age of 10. Wallace claimed to have begun dealing drugs at about age 12. His mother, often at work, first learned of this during his adulthood.

Who is better Tupac or biggie smalls? Tupac was great but Biggie Smalls was a way bigger rapper. Biggie had more influence over the rap genre and the industry as a whole.

Hip hop and rap record labels are still taking cues from Biggie. They both had skills and awesome songs, but I don’t think we can say Tupac was better