Ever since I was about 17 or so, I have enjoyed listening to music by The Notorious Big or Christopher Wallace( his real name ). He became a famous rapper from Brooklyn, New York. On March 9, 1997, he attended the Soul Train Music Awards and went to the after party hosted by Vibe magazine and Qwest Records. After he left, Biggie was sitting in an SUV on the street when he was shot several times by an unknown assailant. He died almost instantly. He was only 24 years old when he was killed. Well back in 2009 Twentyth Century Fox made a movie about his life and all the hardships he went through to get where he was at in his life before he was killed.