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<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1972</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Notorious B.I.G. is Born</div><div class='timeline-text'>On May 21, 1972, Christopher George Latore Wallace, also known as Notorious B.I.G., was born in Brooklyn, New York.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1989</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Begins Rapping</div><div class='timeline-text'>Wallace starts rapping under the name Biggie Smalls.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1993</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Signed by Sean Combs</div><div class='timeline-text'>Biggie was signed to Bad Boy Records by Sean Combs.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1994</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Releases Debut Album</div><div class='timeline-text'>Notorious B.I.G.'s debut album "Ready to Die" is released, becoming a significant success.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1995</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Wins Billboard Music Awards</div><div class='timeline-text'>Biggie wins several awards at the Billboard Music Awards including Rap Artist of the Year.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1996</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Involved in Rap Feud</div><div class='timeline-text'>Biggie becomes heavily involved in the East Coast-West Coast hip hop feud.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1997</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Murdered in Los Angeles</div><div class='timeline-text'>On March 9, 1997, Notorious B.I.G. was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles.</div></div></div>
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