The Notorious B.I.G. Trivia

THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. TRIVIA

1) What was The Notorious B.I.G.'s real name?

He was born Christopher George Latore Wallace in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on May 21, 1972, the only child of Jamaican immigrant parents.

2) Who did Biggie go to high school with?

ALL OF THESE BUSTA RHYMES DMX JAY Z

He transferred from Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School in Fort Greene to George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School in Downtown Brooklyn, which future rappers DMX, Jay-Z, and Busta Rhymes were also attending. According to his mother, Wallace was still a good student but developed a "smart-a**" attitude at the new school.

3) Why was Biggie arrested?

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In 1989, he was arrested on weapons charges in Brooklyn and sentenced to five years' probation. In 1990, he was arrested on a violation of his probation. A year later, he was arrested in North Carolina for dealing crack cocaine. He spent nine months in jail before making bail.

4) In which song does Biggie rap: "Ya got a gun up in your waist, please don't shoot up the place"?

"ONE MORE CHANCE""BIG POPPA""MO MONEY MO PROBLEMS""DEAD WRONG"

"I love it when you call me Big Poppa
Ya got a gun up in your waist, please don't shoot up the place
'Cause I see some ladies tonight
That should be havin' my baby"

5) Which film did the name "Biggie Smalls" come from?

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After his release from jail, Wallace made a demo tape, Microphone Murderer, dubbing himself Biggie Smalls, an allusion both to Calvin Lockhart's character in the 1975 film Let's Do It Again and to his own stature and obesity.

6) Which record label did Biggie sign with?

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Wallace signed to Sean "Puffy" Combs' label Bad Boy Records as it launched in 1993. He gained exposure through features on several other artists' singles that year.

7) Which basketball player did Biggie collaborate with on "You Can't Stop the Reign"?

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Three versions of the song were released, the single version featuring three verses from Shaq, the album version, which featured 2 verses from The Notorious B.I.G. and a remix that was made by DJ Quik. The Notorious B.I.G.'s verse would later be re-used on "Unbreakable", the opening track of Michael Jackson's 2001 album Invincible.

8) In "Juicy", Biggie raps: "Yeah, this album is dedicated to all the _______ that told me I'd never amount to nothin'."

TEACHERS LOSERS POLICE PEOPLE

"Yeah, this album is dedicated
To all the teachers that told me I'd never amount to nothin'
To all the people that lived above the buildings that I was hustlin' in front of
Called the police on me when I was just tryin' to make some money to feed my daughter
It's all good"

9) Which R&B singer did Biggie marry in 1994?

MARY J. BLIGE AALIYAH CECE PENISTON FAITH EVANS

Faith Evans married Biggie on August 4, 1994, a few months after meeting him at a Bad Boy photoshoot.

10) Which rapper claimed to have slept with Biggie's wife in the 1996 diss track "Hit 'Em Up"?

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2Pac not only attacked Biggie's street cred, but claimed to have slept with his wife. "Hit 'Em Up" had a large role in exacerbating the East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry, and Shakur was murdered just three months after its release.