A pair of Brooklyn business groups enlisted the help of local artist Sherwin Banfield to honor the legacy of Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G” Wallace in the late rapper’s home borough with a newly erected statue near the entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge. The interactive installation is a nine-foot structure made of stainless steel and bronze. It features ...

The Notorious B.I.G.‘s timeless classic “Juicy” soundtracks the first teaser trailer for the forthcoming new film, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. Released on Thursday (December 1), the trailer features star Anthony Ramos (In The Heights) along with everyone’s favorite Transformers, Bumblebee and Optimus Prime, as they ...

Fans can see a virtual performance from a “hyper-realistic” avatar of the late rapper via Meta Horizon World with Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro starting Dec. 16. Meta announced that a virtual concert from the late Notorious B.I.G., born Christopher Wallace, is coming to the metaverse. In partnership with the Wallace estate, “The Notorious B.I.G. Sky’s The Limit: A VR Concert Experience” will be available on Dec. 16.

“The Notorious B.I.G. Sky’s The Limit: A VR Concert Experience” is part of his estate’s year-long celebration of what would have been his 50th birthday. Viewers can see the VR experience with Meta Horizon Worlds and Meta Quest TV via Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro. Fans are also able to watch a 2D version on Meta’s Facebook page. ...

Move over, Wade Wilson! It's hip hop legend Christopher "Notorious B.I.G." Wallace's world and the Merc With a Mouth is just living in it on a special, limited-edition cover of DEADPOOL (2022) #1 by Alyssa Wong and Martin Coccolo. Created by artist Ken Lashley in association with hustl., the DEADPOOL #1 cover finds Notorious B.I.G. sitting upon a golden throne and wearing his iconic crown with Deadpool standing at his back. The variant cover, which features the rapper's first ever appearance on a Marvel Comics cover, is available to purchase at TheHaul.com starting today, November 2 in very limited quantities. ...

Shaquille O'Neal has worked with numerous rap artists during his music career including The Notorious B.I.G. In fact, Shaq recently revealed that he still has an unreleased verse from the late rapper. During his recent appearance on Drink Champs, Shaq aka Diesel came through with an interesting story about his studio session with Biggie Smalls for their 1996 single "You Can't Stop The Reign." The former NBA star recalled rerecording his verse ahead of his session with the Bad Boy rapper. Once they got in the studio, Biggie not only liked Shaq's bars but also laid down several verses himself. ...

Most NBA players still drawing checks from their rookie deal listen to more modern artists like Drake or Future. Herb Jones shared during media day that he has both on his playlist, in between some Gunna and Meek Mill. Zion Williamson went old school, ending his Media Day availability with a story of being inspired by the Notorious B.I.G.

Williamson cited ''Ready to Die'' as a go-to album to get him through tough times. It helped to change his perspective on dealing with stress and feeling like the weight of the world is on his shoulders. "That album, lyrically, how he talked about stress, what he was dealing with feeling the weight of ...