Brooklyn Street to be Renamed in Honor of Notorious B.I.G.

Notorious B.I.G. (Des Willie/Redferns)
Notorious B.I.G. (Des Willie/Redferns)

Notorious B.I.G.’s childhood road in Brooklyn will quickly be renamed in his honor, Rolling Stone studies. On Wednesday, the Brooklyn Community Board 2 authorised the re-naming petition for a stretch of St. James Place, between Gates Avenue and Fulton Street, to be renamed Christopher Wallace Way, after the rapper’s authorized title. The dedication is now anticipated to be authorised by Mayor Bill De Blasio and the City Council.

Last yr, A&E aired a brand new documentary in regards to the rapper’s life known as Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G.. Earlier that yr, the Brooklyn Nets honored the 20th anniversary of his passing by retiring the jersey quantity 72 for the yr that he was born.

Read Pitchfork’s assessment of Biggie’s 1994 debut album, Ready to Die.

 
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