Question 1

True or false: Biggie's mother, Voletta Wallace, was a Jamaican-born teacher who initially disapproved of his rap career.

Accepted Answer

True. She was a strict teacher and wanted him to pursue education. She only supported his music after he found success.

Question 2

True or false: Biggie once sold crack cocaine outside a Brooklyn courthouse to support his family.

Accepted Answer

True. He dealt drugs as a teenager, even selling near courthouses. This gritty past heavily influenced his lyrics.

Question 3

True or false: Biggie's birth name was Christopher Wallace, but his nickname 'Biggie Smalls' came from a childhood friend.

Accepted Answer

True. He was called 'Biggie Smalls' as a kid due to his size, later adopting it as his stage name before legal issues forced a change.

Question 4

True or false: Notorious B.I.G.'s debut album 'Ready to Die' was recorded in just two weeks.

Accepted Answer

False. The album was recorded over several months in 1994, not two weeks. Biggie meticulously crafted tracks, often taking multiple takes.

Question 5

True or false: Biggie was a high school dropout who later earned a GED while in jail.

Accepted Answer

True. He left school at 17 but earned his GED during a short prison stint, surprising many who assumed he had no formal education.

Question 6

True or false: Biggie's verse on 'Mo Money Mo Problems' was recorded just days before his death.

Accepted Answer

False. The verse was actually recorded months earlier in 1996. The song was released posthumously in 1997.

Question 7

True or false: The song 'Juicy' samples Mtume's 'Juicy Fruit', which Biggie personally cleared the rights for.

Accepted Answer

False. The sample was cleared by his label, Bad Boy Records. Biggie had no direct role in sample clearance.

Question 8

True or false: Notorious B.I.G. was the first rapper to have a posthumous number-one album on the Billboard 200.

Accepted Answer

False. Tupac had a posthumous number-one album ('The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory') before Biggie's 'Life After Death'.

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