Notorious
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- George Tillman Jr.
Summary
George Tillman Jr.'s biopic of Christopher Wallace, the Notorious B.I.G., starring Jamal Woolard as Biggie, Angela Bassett as Voletta Wallace, Derek Luke as Sean Combs and Anthony Mackie as Tupac. Produced with the involvement of Wallace's mother and former managers, with the on-screen story running from his Brooklyn childhood to his 1997 death in Los Angeles.
Hip-hop relevance
The first studio biopic dedicated to a single hip-hop artist of Biggie's stature, setting a template that would later be applied to Straight Outta Compton and All Eyez on Me. Its participation by the Wallace estate makes it a primary, if partial, narrative source.
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