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Synopsis

NOTORIOUS is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler (once selling crack to pregnant women) to one of the greatest rappers of all time; THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. Follow his meteoric rise to fame and his refusal to succumb to expectations – redefining our notion of “The American Dream.”

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George Tillman Jr.

George Tillman, Jr. (born January 26, 1969) is an American film producer, writer, and director. Tillman is most notable for directing the films Soul Food (1997) and Men of Honor (2000). He is also the producer of the Soul Food: The Series on television and the three films in the Barbershop series: Barbershop, Barbershop 2: Back in Business, and Beauty Shop. He also directed the 2009 biopic Notorious about the New York-born rapper Notorious B.I.G.. Tillman was nominated for the Black Film Award for Best Director for Soul Food (1997). Tillman was also nominated for the Black Reel Award for Best Director and Best Screenplay for Notorious (2009). —Wikipedia 

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jaime

16May11

I couldn't help myself from being totally into this. The actors they got to play the actual people were fun to see. Lil' Kim was badass.

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He Died for the Funk - 3.5 stars

By lolo341 on November 27, 2011

Notorious is the story of a pudgy little kid (played by Biggie’s son with Faith Evans) from Brooklyn who rose to become one of hip hop’s undisputed best ever. It’s not meant to be more than that. Biopics…  read review

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