So, I wanted to do something that would keep his name alive and also have me included in it.” Christopher Wallace’s rise to fame is told in the Netflix documentary, ‘Biggie: I Got A Story To Tell.’ (Courtesy of Netflix) 4. I wanted to do something where I could continue his legacy and I don’t do music, so it wasn’t going to be that. So that’s how the name Notoriouss came out and that’s how I started doing my clothing line straight from college. My major was business and then around my sophomore year I was like I really want to start a clothing line and I really want to do something dedicated and kinda inspired by my dad. “I’ve always been into fashion, since high school…” she told iHeart Radio. T’yanna runs Notoriouss, a clothing boutique in Brooklyn, New York. He was just a big bundle of joy and everyone loved him and everyone loved being around him.”Ī post shared by T'yanna Dream Wallace👑💖 What does T’yanna do for a living? I don’t ever feel like someone can come up to me and be like, ‘I don’t really know how my dad was.’ No, I get it. “They’re all in my life so I hear stories all the time so I…do get the idea of who he was. “That’s the best thing about my mom and my stepmom Faith …and all my dad’s friends,” she said. T’yanna revealed what she knows about her father’s personality in a 2017 Hot 97 interview. T’yanna doesn’t remember her dad, but she feels like she knows him. It wasn’t something that happened and then we went with it.” 2. We had been together for four years already, so it wasn’t a fly by night thing. “I had my daughter when I was 22-years-old,” she said. She also made it clear that her “daughter’s taken care of by her father.”ĭuring the interview with the radio station, Jan also shared details of her romance with Biggie. “T’yanna has a trust fund in place for her education to make sure that that happens the way her father wanted,” Jan told Hot 97 in a 2012 interview, which you can see above. It seems that, even though he died when T’yanna was still a toddler, Biggie was still able to provide for his child. Notorious B.I.G.’s Kids: Everything to Know About His 2 Children, T’yanna & C.J. “Are you in a position to be a father…?” she asked him. as a teen, admitted that she was concerned about how her son (who was on the cusp of fame), planned to support his child. Wallace, who was born in Jamaica before immigrating to the U.S. From what I gather that was his ‘girlfriend’ and, all of a sudden, they broke up,” she said about the romance. Who is T’yanna Wallace’s mother?īiggie Smalls’ mother Voletta Wallace mentions T’yanna’s mom, Jan Jackson, in the Netflix doc while reminiscing about her son becoming a father. Here’s what we know about the fashion designer, who is using her talent to make a name for herself while celebrating her dad’s legacy: 1. (AP)īut, while much is known about Christopher Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls, the Brooklyn native who was tragically killed in March 1997 at just 24, T’yanna is less famous. T’yanna Wallace (center), with her paternal grandmother Voletta and brother C.J. That includes old photos of his now 27-year-old daughter. In Netflix’s new documentary, Biggie: I Got A Story To Tell (which premieres on the streaming service on March 1), viewers will get to see The Notorious B.I.G.’s rise to fame. Search Hollywood Life Search Trending Navigation Trendingīiggie Smalls: Who Is Responsible For The Murder Of The Notorious B.I.G.?ĭiddy Posts Heartbreaking Video Of His ‘Love’ Kim Porter On What Would’ve Been Her 50th Birthday No word on whether he’s a Biggie Smalls fan yet.Latest Hollywood Celebrity & Entertainment News Primary Menu Menu Close Menu “She’ll run into the room and yell, ‘Dance party!’” “She’s a big music fan now, but it doesn’t matter to her what we put on ,” he said. She no longer listens only to Biggie, her dad said. To not have a crying baby, I’d play that song 1,000 times.”Īlso on the baby’s playlist was Jay Z’s “H to the Hizzo.” “We must have listened to that song 100 times,” her dad said, noting that Rachel was too young to understand any of the lyrics. Notorious B.I.G.’s song “Hypnotize” is what stuck.

We tried rock, rap, reggae, jazz and blues.” ”So when she was crying, we would do anything – make funny faces, play music, anything.

“It was our first experience having a newborn,” said her father, Dave. In a video posted on YouTube, a baby girl named Rachel from Connecticut won’t stop crying until she hears Notorious B.I.G. When it comes to soothing a crying baby, here’s a trick most parents probably haven’t tried.

The notorious big baby