Remembering The Notorious B.I.G. Christopher George Latore Wallace was born on May 21, 1972 and died on on March 9, 1997. Here are five facts to <br />celebrate the rapper. 1. B.I.G. originally stood for “Business Instead <br />of Game,” and his foundation later made it <br />stand for “Books Instead of Guns.” 2. B.I.G. was the first artist to <br />have two No. 1 hits posthumously <br />on the ‘Billboard’ Hot 100. 3. He didn’t write his lyrics down. 4. Diddy discovered Biggie in the<br />"Unsigned Hype" section of <br />hip-hop magazine 'The Source.' 5. He is considered <br />to be one of the <br />greatest and most <br />influential rappers. R.I.P The Notorious B.I.G.
