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Notorious

Notorious

No dream is too B.I.G.

20096.92h 2m

Overview

"Notorious" is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler (once selling crack to pregnant women) to one of the greatest rappers of all time: The Notorious B.I.G. Follow his meteoric rise to fame and his refusal to succumb to expectations - redefining our notion of "The American Dream."

Directed by George Tillman Jr.
Written by Reggie Rock Bythewood, Cheo Hodari Coker
Produced by George Paaswell, Voletta Wallace, Mark Pitts
Box Office0Revenue: $43.1M

Top Cast

Jamal Woolard

Jamal Woolard

Christopher 'Biggie' Wallace

Derek Luke

Derek Luke

Sean 'Puffy' Combs

Naturi Naughton

Naturi Naughton

Lil' Kim

Anthony Mackie

Anthony Mackie

Tupac "2Pac" Shakur

Antonique Smith

Antonique Smith

Faith Evans

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Voletta Wallace

Marc John Jefferies

Marc John Jefferies

Lil Cease

Sean Ringgold

Sean Ringgold

Suge Knight

C.J. Wallace

C.J. Wallace

Biggie (age 8-13)

Dennis L.A. White

Dennis L.A. White

Damion 'D-Roc' Butler

Themes & Keywords

rap musicghettomurderdeathboom boxrappingcrack addictgold toothpraying

About Notorious

Notorious is a music, drama, history film released in 2009 exploring themes of rap music, ghetto, murder, death, boom box, rapping. Directed by George Tillman Jr., it stars Jamal Woolard, Derek Luke, Naturi Naughton. "Notorious" is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler (once selling crack to pregnant women) to one of the greatest rappers of all time: The Notorious B.I.G. Follow his meteoric rise to fame and his refusal to succumb to expectations - redefining our notion of "The American Dream."

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