The Murder of Biggie Smalls

For years the Bloods and Crips have waged a vicious turf war across America; in the late '90s the bloodshed claimed two of rap music's superstars. The first was Tupac Shakur, gunned down in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996.Then, in March 1997, Tupac's east coast rival, Biggie Smalls, was gunned down in a drive-by in Los Angeles. Was it retaliation for Tupac? A calculated act with record-sales money the motive? Or just a random outgrowth of the escalating violence connected with the rap scene?In this follow-up to her bestselling book, The Killing of Tupac Shakur, author Cathy Scott dissects the life and death of rap star Christopher Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls and Notorious B.I.G., from his childhood to his murder at age 22. Scott explores the shooting, the police investigation, and the myriad motives behind this as yet unsolved mystery.Scott, Cathy is the author of 'The Murder of Biggie Smalls' with ISBN 9780929712345 and ISBN 092971234X.