Notorious (2009 film)
Notorious is a 2009 American biographical film about the life and murder of Christopher Wallace, an American rapper better known by the stage name The Notorious B.I.G. The film, directed by George Tillman, Jr. and starring Jamal Woolard, Angela Bassett, Derek Luke and Anthony Mackie, was released by Fox Searchlight Pictures in North America on January 16, 2009.
When his girlfriend, Jan Jackson Julia Pace Mitchell, informs him that she is pregnant, he begins to take his drug dealing more seriously, so he can make more money to support his upcoming child. Christopher eventually takes part in a rap battle, which he wins, but his mother, Voletta Wallace Angela Bassett, throws him out of the house after finding drugs underneath his bed.Christopher gets caught in possession of weapons and cocaine, and is sentenced to two years in jail but only serves nine months before making bail. Christopher meets Kim Jones Naturi Naughton and they have sex but Kim refuses to pursue a relationship due to her abusive past. After reconciling with his mother and visiting his newborn child, Christopher records a demo called Microphone Murderer under the name Biggie Smalls, which catches the attention of Puffy, an ambitious producer for Uptown Records. Puffy promises Biggie a record deal but Biggie finds out that Puffy is no longer employed by Uptown Records, frustrating him. Soon after, Biggie and DRoc are again caught with drugs, but DRoc takes the fall for the both of them to allow Biggie to pursue his rap career. ........
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