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Who is the OTHER Biggie Smalls?

I see from the article that B.I.G. quit using biggie smalls, when he found someone else using that name. I'd like to know who this other person is, and what they've produced?
~ender 22:19:PM MST 21 March 2012

Jojo

I have a feeling this page was protected because of all the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure fans. But just a word to the approved editors. On January 15th 1998 a creature (Supernatural “Stand” ability according to the franchise) was introduced in the manga JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Vento Aureo that was named after him. This was after his death. Do whatever you will with this information.

Uhh....who is this about?

So this is an article about Biggie Smalls right? Who the eff is this Wallace character?

Semi-protected edit request on 19 August 2022

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Remove or edit the paragraph about The Notorized B.I.G.'s performance in Sacramento that lead to a confrontation with E-40. Since the the current paragraph does not mention the chronology of the event it amounts to little more than poorly written anecdote. 134.215.217.169 (talk) 01:32, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Madeline (part of me) 20:34, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 15 April 2023

In the 1997 Life After Death section, this part: "That month Wallace was involved in a domestic dispute with girlfriend Charli Baltimore at the Four Seasons hotel, over pictures of Wallace and other girls. Wallace had told Lil' Cease the night prior to take the bag with the photos out of the room, but she had not." I believe it should be "he had not," as it's referring to Lil' Cease, unless I'm misunderstanding something. 24.191.71.133 (talk) 16:51, 15 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Good looking out

Done

Aaron106 (talk) 02:00, 16 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Biggie Smalls was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, not as a Catholic. 46.69.170.81 (talk) 06:07, 2 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 07:01, 2 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Image on Infobox

I changed the infobox image to the famous "King of New York" photo. However, that was reverted and the user who did it suggested this be on a talkpage, further adding that the infobox has been unchanged for years. What should we do? Wcamp9 (talk) 20:29, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't like how the image you used has biggie with a crown, Tupac is king not biggie. And wasn't the image you added copyright or something? HumansRightsIsCool (talk) 23:59, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2Pac is like a poet, but in skill, Biggie is easily better. Anyways, the photo not only says that it is from a photoshoot or will be added. Yes, it is copyrighted. However, the other Biggie photo is copyrighted, and both follow the Wikipedia:Non-free content criteria Wcamp9 (talk) 02:57, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Real Notorious B.I.G.

In a post from WuTangCorp.com, a rapper by the name of Notorious B1 is detailed. Notorious B1 (Big1), a Gulfport rapper, claims that Biggie or Diddy stole his name and beat for the song Juicy from his song Big Daddy, a name similar to Big Poppa. B1 said this: In 1993 i was signed to a small record label called Dragon Records in Gulfport Mississippi. I had a song that i wrote to Mtume called Juicy Fruit. I wrote the song to the actual record and it was called Big Daddy. Big Daddy was the lead single off the Mississippi Dough Boyz Album that was released in september 1993. It was released on the same day as Snoop Dog’s first album Doggystyle. The dough boyz album was made by two Gulfport rappers Tilidie and myself The Notorious Bigg One. (Notorious B1). Yeah I had the name and song first. I know it might be hard to believe but it is 100% the truth. We was on the radio first and in in the stores first. We sent packages to all the major Labels shopping for distribution. Just image my surprise when people started calling me saying they’ve just seen my video. We was trying to get the truth out back then but after B.i.g’s death i decided to leave it alone out of respect. I’m not fat anymore and a lot has changed but before i leave this b#### I want everybody to know the truth. I was the original Notorious Bigg One. Can we incorporate this into any Biggie article in one way or another Wcamp9 (talk) 04:28, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]