• Who Shot Notorious Big

But, according to many conspiracy theorists, it is because there was no murder and, like many celebrities before and after him who went to an early grave, he faked his own death. The 300-pound rapper, whose real name was Christopher Wallace, was shot dead in a drive-by execution in Los Angeles on March 9, 1997, at the age of just 24.

Who Shot Notorious Big

Notorious B.I.G., real name Christopher Wallace, died at the age of 24 on March 9, 1997 in Los Angeles, California. He was shot by an 'unknown assailant' in a drive-by shootin g in Los Angeles. Fifteen days after his death, the double disc album Life After Death was released and reached number one on the US Album Charts.