Voletta Wallace, the mother of the late rapper Notorious B.I.G. who worked to elevate his short-lived but influential career to hip-hop greatness, has died. She was 78. "We suffered a tremendous loss today.

Voletta Wallace, the dedicated mother of the late great rapper The Notorious B.I.G., died Friday morning at 78.

Voletta Wallace, the mother of late rapper Notorious “Biggie Smalls” B.I.G. and the steward of his legacy and estate upon his 1997 murder, died Friday morning, reported TMZ. She was 72-years-old. According to the report,