Notorious B.I.G. Biopic To Star Unknown Rapper

March 6th, 2008 9:58am EST  Post a comment

A little known New York rapper will portray slain star Notorious B.I.G. in a biopic of the late hip-hop icon's life. Producers Fox Searchlight - who wanted to avoid recruiting a well-known name - picked Brooklyn-based Jamal Woolard out of 100 hopefuls for the film, which will document the tragic rapper's childhood, his rise to fame and his untimely 1997 death in a Los Angeles drive-by shooting.

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