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Christopher Wallace stood a large man at standing 6" 3' and weighing 300 some pounds
.Christopher aka "Biggie Smalls" named himself after a hustling character in Bill Cosby's "Lets
Do it Again" action-comedy. He felt that the name fit him well and said in an interview with John
Farley, Author of Parents aren't supposed to Like it, "It suits my flashy life style" (388). Biggie
struggled financially growing up. He was teased and considered "just another fat kid" he dropped
out of high school and couldn't get a good job. When he was 15 he began selling crack on a street
corner. He did this on and off for several years to make a living, until one day he discovered
"Gangsta Rap" which brought him to quick fame, success, and money. His first album, "Ready to
Die" sold over one million copies. Biggie's American dream career and lifestyle, in the end, is
what brought him to his demise.
March 9, 1997 Biggie was a guest of the after-party for the Soul Train Music Awards. Biggie and
a few friends decided to leave the festivities a little early, and got into Biggie's GMC Suburban.
Biggie's friend got in the drivers seat and biggie sat in the back seat on the passengers side. Biggie
had lost his license due to drug possession. An observer noted and stated for Susan Waxman's
Washington Post article "More Critics Allege LAPD cover-up", that "Biggie appeared breathless
and altered, suffering a broken leg at the time"(A-13). He was a frequent drug user which resulted
in his health issues and license suspension. They left the parking lot and began driving, when a
passing car pulled next to the suburban and fired several shots at Biggie. One witness reported "A
lone gunman in a passing car fired several shots from a 9 mm handgun hitting the 24 year old
rapper" (Farley, 45). The other passengers called 911 and Biggie was put in an ambulance,
however unfortunately Biggie didn't make it to the hospital and died on the way.
The main reason Biggie was killed was the East coast vs. West coast rapper rivalries. Biggie
"represented" the east coast and was with Sean "Puffy" Combs record company, Bad Boy
Records. Biggie's main rival was 2Pac Shakur who was from the West coast and was signed with
Sug Knight's Death Row Records. Both rappers sang and "predicted" their murders. It is believed
that Biggie was killed in retaliation to 2Pac's death. It is believed that Biggie was responsible for
2Pac's murder because they were constantly competing through the media. 2Pac claimed that he
had slept with Biggie's wife at the time, Faith Evans, who dined this. Weather or not it is true this
is a prime example of their competition. In 1994 2Pac was outside a record studio, which Biggie
was currently inside. 2Pac was attacked and blamed Biggie. Sug Knight and Sean "Puffy" Combs
are often associated in the murders.
On April 9, 2002 a civil lawsuit was filed against LAPD police chief Bernard Parks and two
former chiefs, David Mack and Amir Muhammad, for "deliberate indifference" of Biggie's
murder. It is believed that the two former chiefs murdered biggie and were paid off by Sug Knight.
It is also believed that the LAPD covered up the accusations and deliberately ignored leads. This
is the reason that no progress has been made on the case. Lawyer Sullivan believes "Wallace's
case is being ignored because the suspicious officers were black. If they were white, the case
would be brought back up." (Waxman, A-13) He believes the cover-up is related to racism.
Biggie would have enjoyed the great lifestyle he made for himself if didn't get so deeply and
aggressively involved in the coast rivalries. He brought himself up from having to sell drugs to get
paid to living a very posh lifestyle. What probably began as a conflict for how ended up fatal.
There are a few ideas on the death of Biggie, none of which have been proven. Biggie's murder
illustrates how far people take things and how aggressive people are.
