10 Undisclosed facts you didn’t know about The Notorious B.I.G (With Pictures)

7. Biggie Is Jamaican-American

Biggie has Jamaican roots. He is a proud Jamaican American among other greats such as Bob Marleyand Usain Bolt.

Biggie’s parents were Jamaican immigrants. “His Jamaican heritage, punctuated by his mom’s thick accent, was often a source of ridicule in his childhood. His father wasn’t around to witness any of it – he left when Biggie was a 14-month baby,” reports houstonpress.com.

Biggie was the only child of Voletta Wallace, a Jamaican preschool teacher, and George Latore, a welder and small-time Jamaican politician. His pops left home when Big was just two years old, leaving his mom to work two jobs while raising him.