Notorious B.I.G's Daughter Celebrates Sweet 16 Birthday

By Alicia Cruz

Senior writer

Theblackurbantimes

Feliz Cumpleanos!

My, how time flies when it comes to children. Look who has graduated to "young lady" status. Yes, that's the daughter of late rapper, Notorious B.I.G. (aka Biggie Smalls).

T’Yanna Wallace is Biggie's oldest child. She just celebrated her 16th birthday in pure style...just like her father would have wanted, I'm sure.

T'Yanna was a mere toddler when her father was murdered as he sat in a vehicle in Los Angeles, California on March 9. 1997. Biggie, born Christopher Wallace, was gunned down while leaving a Vibe magazine party after the Soul Train Music Awards. His rise to success began during his short tenure as a crack dealer on the streets of New York. Thanks to producer, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Biggie left the lifestyle to hone his skills as a gifted rapper.

On the night of the mysterious shooting, as hundreds left the party, Biggie's entourage rolled out of the parking garage of the Petersen Automotive Museum in the Wilshire district with Rap mogul, Combs riding ahead of Biggie's vehicle.

The famed gangsta rapper's vehicle was sitting at a traffic light when a dark Chevy Impala pulled up alongside Biggie's vehicle and fired seven shots from a blue steel 9mm semi-automatic into the SUV's front passenger door.

Four of the bullets hit Biggie.

The 24-year-old Jamaican sensation was pronounced dead less than an hour later shortly after arriving at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

The shooter, described as a black male in a suit and bow tie has never been found.

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