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Voletta Wallace celebrates the music of her legendary son, the late hip-hop star Notorious B.I.G., in a new memoir: Biggie. As she works to keep the investigation into his death open, Ms. Wallace looks back on the night her son was killed, and tells us what she believes was behind his murder.

Music: “Hypnotize” and “Mo Money, Mo Problems” from “Life After Death;” “Big Poppa” and “Juicy” from “Ready To Die” and “Only You (Bad Boy Remix)” from “112”; all albums released by Bad Boy Records.