Ma$e, Lil Kim, Faith Evans & Others Attend Voletta Wallace’s Funeral

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On Feb. 21, the Hip-Hop world was saddened to learn that the mother of the legendary Notorious B.I.G., Voletta Wallace, had passed away at the age of 78 years old.

Her funeral service was held Wednesday (March 12), at Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel in New York City almost 30 years after it held the service to lay her son, Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace, to rest. Many of his Hip-Hop peers showed up to bid Ms. Wallace goodbye.

According to Rolling Stone, the guest list to attend the funeral was strict and limited, but quite a few of your favorite music stars from yesteryear made the service. The likes of Ma$e, Lil’ Cease, Lil’ Kim and Faith Evans were in attendance to pay their respects to the woman who birthed the greatest rapper of Hip-Hop’s golden era.

Other notable figures who attended Ms. Wallace’s funeral included Jay-Z’s mother, Gloria Carter, Diddy’s son, Christian Combs, and of course her grandchildren, T’yanna and Christopher Wallace.

It’s pretty cool to see a mini Junior Mafia reunion going all these decades later. Maybe they’ll work on some new music at some point. Just sayin’.

A public viewing was held for Voletta Wallace Tuesday (March 11), and fans were invited to pay their respects. “This will be an opportunity for all of us, together, to acknowledge and pay tribute to the matriarch who built her son’s memory into the legacy that stands today, allowing his iconic music and his legendary style to touch and inspire generations upon generations of music, hip hop and popular culture fans across the globe,” Voletta Wallace’s Instagram post read.

Rest In Power, Queen.

We hope you and your son spend eternity making up for the lost time you were robbed of here on Earth.

P.S. Tell Biggie the rap game is “meh” these days.