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Honoring his death, Madame Tussauds made a wax figure after his passing.
On May 21, 1972, The Notorious B.I.G. AKA Biggie Smalls, AKA Christopher G. Wallace was born. In 1997 he scored a number one single titled Hypnotize. Later that year he died at the age of 24. Since then, he has sold over 17 million records in the US.