Other than her recording career, Evans is most known as the widow of New York rapper Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G." Wallace, whom she married on August 4, 1994, a few weeks after meeting at a Bad Boy photoshoot.

The major reason for the decline in their relationship and marriage was infidelity on B.I.G's part. Evans soon found out about her husband having an affair with fellow rapper, Lil Kim.

In 1997, the iconic rapper behind “Hypnotize” and “Big Poppa” died at the age of 24. He was survived by Evans and their son, CJ Wallace. Since then, Evans moved on with music producer Stevie J. Though, the Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta couple's love story would come to an abrupt halt after Stevie J accused Evans of cheating.

Smith played Faith Evans in Notorious, based on the life of Evans' late husband, rapper The Notorious B.I.G. She received rave reviews. The Los Angeles Times called her "delicious in the role", while Rolling Stone said she was "terrific".

But for the most part, he was just a really cool, lovable, funny person that most people loved being around." Reflecting on where he would be now, Evans says he "definitely would've done more albums" and "had a couple more artists." She also says she would've worked with him on her 2017 album The King & I.

Damion “D-Roc” Butler For years, Damion “D-Roc” Butler has hinted at the hours of home video footage he recorded of his best friend. Butler famously took a gun charge for Wallace and served time in prison in the early 1990s.

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Christopher Wallace, an American rapper known professionally as the Notorious B.I.G., was assassinated in a drive-by shooting in the early hours of March 9, 1997, in Los Angeles, California. He was 24 years old. Murder of the Notorious B.I.G.

But in 1992, Biggie's childhood friend and running buddy Roland (Olie) Young was killed by his uncle, Carl (I-God) Bazemore, in a street dispute, and afterward, Biggie turned hard toward music. By that time, Biggie had already appeared in the Source magazine's Unsigned Hype column.

March 9, 1997, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United StatesThe Notorious B.I.G. / Died

Tragically, Young was murdered by his own uncle and gang boss Carl Bazemore, aka I-God, just months before his best friend became famous, and was never able to see their dreams come into fruition. Smalls then showed through interviews and lyrics that he would never forget his friend.

After being called up to the studio by Biggie's affiliated rapper Lil' Cease, Pac was shot, beaten, and robbed of his jewellery. Later finding Biggie and Puff inside the building, Pac was lead to believe that Biggie was behind the shooting.