On March 8, 1997, Biggie presented an award at the 11th Annual Soul Train Music Awards in Los Angeles. After the ceremony, Wallace attended an after party hosted by Vibe magazine and Qwest Records at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. On March 9, 1997, at around 12:30 a.m., Wallace left with his entourage in two GMC Suburbans to return to his hotel after the Fire Department closed the party early because of overcrowding.
By 12:45 a.m., the streets were crowded with people leaving the event. Wallace's truck stopped at a red light 50 yards from the museum. A black Chevrolet Impala pulled up alongside Wallace's truck. The driver of the Impala, an African American male dressed in a blue suit and bow tie, rolled down his window, drew a 9 mm blue-steel pistol and fired at the GMC Suburban; four bullets hit Wallace in the chest. Wallace's entourage rushed him toCedars-Sinai Medical Center, but he was pronounced dead at 1:15 a.m.
Wallace's murder remains unsolved and there are many theories regarding the identities and motives of the murderers.
Where Brooklyn At - Biggie Smalls Freestyle Cartoon
(audio from his 1994 freestyle at Madison Square Garden)
