Voletta Wallace poses for a portrait on August 17, 2017, in New York. (Photograph: AP)
February 21, 2025
Voletta Wallace, the Jamaican-born mom of late rap legend Christopher “The Infamous BIG” Wallace, has died.
Based on US media experiences, Wallace died of pure causes at her residence in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. She was 72.
Initially from the northwest Jamaica parish Trelawny, Wallace relocated to Brooklyn, New York in the USA to pursue a profession in training.
Her son Christopher was the one little one of Voletta and fellow Jamaican immigrant George Latore.
Following her son’s homicide in 1997, Voletta spent many years preserving his legacy and performed a number one position in managing his property which is now reportedly valued at US$160 million.
Voletta is survived by her 101-year-old mom, who nonetheless resides in Trelawny, her grandchildren CJ and T’yanna, and different kinfolk.
