Many of Biggie’s lyrics are far too dirty to be sharing in this article, but we have however, featured an awesome collection of inspirational Biggie Smalls quotes and sayings. Take a look below, and don’t forget to share on social media! 27 Biggie Smalls Quotes And Sayings. “I’m living everyday like a hustle, another drug to juggle. Christopher (Biggie Smalls) Wallace Christopher George Wallace (1972-1997)—also known as “Notorious B.I.G.”—was a rap musician who was murdered on March 9, 1997. The FBI opened a civil rights/color of law investigation into the murder; the case was closed in 2005. STORY HIGHLIGHTS • Hundreds of pages from the FBI files are available on the FBI website • The documents are heavily redacted, hiding names • The FBI investigated suspicions a rogue LAPD officer was involved • The rapper was gunned down in Los Angeles in 1997 Los Angeles (CNN) -- The 1997 murder of Christopher Wallace, the rapper also known as The Notorious B.I.G. And Biggie Smalls, remains an unsolved crime despite Los Angeles police and FBI investigations that lasted for years. The FBI, which joined the case five years after the shooting, opened up its files this week by publishing hundreds of pages of investigation reports and notes from its probe on the agencies website. Readers get a behind-the-scenes look at the FBI and LAPD's work, but the documents are heavily redacted, hiding the names of sources, investigators and suspects. The drive-by shooting, in front of dozens of witnesses who were leaving a music industry party in Los Angeles on March 9, 1997, spurred several conspiracy theories, but no arrests. Smalls, 24, was killed six months after his former friend and rap rival Tupac Shakur was gunned down on a Las Vegas street, causing suspicion that both shootings were part of an 'East Coast versus West Coast' hip hop war. Shakur recorded for Marion 'Suge' Knight's Los Angeles-based Death Row Records, while Smalls was signed with New York-based Bad Boy Entertainment, founded by Sean 'Puffy' Combs. Ek dil hai hd. The FBI opened its case in December 2002 because of 'multiple source information' that Smalls was killed 'in retaliation for the murder of Tupac Shakur' and that a rogue LAPD officer was involved, an FBI report said. The FBI's case was closed in January 2005 when the U.S. ![]() Biggie Smalls Death Photo![]() Tupac DeathAttorney in Los Angeles decided there was enough evidence for indictments in the case, according to one letter in the files. The files include a Los Angeles Times newspaper story that suggested the FBI was pressured by the city of Los Angeles to drop its probe after the lead FBI investigator was named as a witness in a $400 million lawsuit Smalls' mother filed against the city. Biggie Smalls Death Scene![]() Smalls' mother and his estate claimed that an LAPD officer, who was later convicted of bank robbery, was involved and that the police department was ignoring evidence. The lawsuit was later dismissed. The newly-published documents, despite the redactions, do indicate tension between the FBI and LAPD. Near the end of the FBI probe, the lead agent writes that he had been ordered to have no contact with the civil lawyers for the Smalls family. Who Killed Biggie SmallsThe agent notes in one report that he would not contact a certain source 'because he/she is one of the main witnesses' in the civil suit against the LAPD. Retired Los Angeles Police Detective Russell Poole, who worked on the Smalls' case, told CNN earlier this year that he believes Suge Knight was behind the murder, even though the Death Row Records' boss was serving time on a probation violation at the time.
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