Notorious B.I.G. Estate Signs With WME Legends Group

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WME has signed a management deal with the estate of The Notorious B.I.G. After expanding into the celebrity estate and brand management business with WME’s Legends group, the Hollywood agency has partnered with Voletta Wallace, the mother of the late rapper, who was also known as Christopher Wallace, as his family oversees his estate.

WME has inked the Estate of the Notorious B.I.G., the latest signing for the agency since it launched WME Legends, its new division that is focused on managing estates and brands. The deal, unveiled Tuesday, was struck with the Brooklyn-born rap icon’s mother Voletta Wallace and his family.

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