Voletta Wallace

Getty Images. Last week, word hit the interwebs that plastic surgery-loving MC Lil Kim was not happy with her portrayal in the Notorious BIG biopic, Notorious. She apparently thinks the actress chosen to play her, Naturi Naughton , is "tasteless and talentless." She wrote in a Facebook note: I feel like I was not portrayed how I should have been in this movie. I was in love with BIG and he was in love with me. I was never a JUMP-OFF, I know this and BIG knew this. I wasn’t even able to choose who I wanted to portray me in this movie. I ... Read Full Story

Notorious B.I.G. aka Christopher Wallace biopic was released January 16 is a must see for hip hop film goers. The anticipated film features the struggle and success of the Notorious B.I.G. (Jamal Woolard) and the people who impacted his life, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs (Derek Luke), Voletta Wallace (Angela Bassett), Faith Evans (Antonique Smith), Lil Kim (Naturi Naughton), Lil Cease (Marc John Jefferies), and Tupac Shakur (Anthony Mackie). Even though B.I.G. died in 1997 at the age of 24 his life still lives on through this film. The film opens the eyes of an audience that only knew him as a rapper; it shows ... Read Full Story

Voletta Wallace (pictured above with Biggie's daughter), the mother of the late rap legend Christopher Wallace, wants to speak with her son's mistress Lil' Kim , because she feels Kim could give her answers to some questions that she has about her son. Voletta Wallace admits reliving her son's  life through the new movie, Notorious.  She says it gave her a chance to see a side of her son that she didn't see while he was living and feels she should embrace the people who were close to her son. Here's what she told ESSENCE: "There were things about him that I never knew ... Read Full Story

Biggie’s mom Voletta Wallace speaks with Essence on a one one interview, about how she felt about the movie and Biggie’s Legacy. She also want’s to speak to Lil Kim about her and Biggie’s relationship. This is what Mrs. Wallace had to say: “I gained strength from it. There were things about him that I never knew that I wanted to see for myself on film. I saw a side of my son that I heard of but I haven’t accepted. I’m angered by certain things, disappointed and shocked. So this film taught me tolerance and to be less critical. I would love to ... Read Full Story

She's played numerous icons (Betty Shabazz, Katherine Jackson, Tina Turner, Rosa Parks and most recently Voletta Wallace) on the big and small screen, has the respect of many of her peers, and is currently appearing on the last season of NBC's 'ER,' but Angela Bassett is about to embark on a journey not shared by many of her female colleagues. The Hollywood Reporter states that Bassett will make her directorial debut with 'United States,' an indie feature she's also producing with her Bassett/Vance Productions partner and husband Courtney B. Vance. 'United States,' based on the novel 'Erasure' by Percival Everett, is a dramatic comedy ... Read Full Story