Biggy Smallz

Tim Bigelow (born 1978 or 1979), known professionally as Biggy Smallz, is an American rapper. He is mainly known for having provoked the name change of rapper The Notorious B.I.G. from his previous stage name "Biggie Smalls".

Biography Tim Bigelow was born in and hails from California. He started recording music in 1991, at 12 years old, with his stage name deriving from the character Biggie Smalls from the film Let's Do It Again (1975). was mentioned in a 1991 Boston Globe article as among "Persian Gulf curiosities". Eventually, Wallace announced his professional name change to "The Notorious B.I.G." during an interview, in response to what he said was a threat of a lawsuit by Bigelow. He is reported to have died in 1994, but this has not been confirmed by those close to him.

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