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* HeelFaceTurn: When Big is locked up for being caught selling drugs, he decides he will keep pursuing his rap career against all odds, to make his mother proud and provide for his daughter.
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* HeelFaceTurn: When Big is locked up for being getting caught selling drugs, he decides he will keep pursuing his rap career against all odds, to make his mother proud and provide for his daughter.
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!!I love it when you call [[Music/TheNotoriousBIG me]] big Troper!:
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* AnachronismStew:
** In the scene where Biggie engages in a rap battle in Brooklyn, a poster for ''{{Film/Juice}}'' can be seen for a brief moment. This scene is based on a moment in Biggie's life where he was freestyling outside of a Brooklyn bodega in 1989, whereas ''Juice'' began filming in March of 1991 and didn't begin its marketing until late that year.
** In the scene where Biggie engages in a rap battle in Brooklyn, a poster for ''{{Film/Juice}}'' can be seen for a brief moment. This scene is based on a moment in Biggie's life where he was freestyling outside of a Brooklyn bodega in 1989, whereas ''Juice'' began filming in March of 1991 and didn't begin its marketing until late that year.
* DespairEventHorizon: When Puffy breaks the bad news that he got fired from Uptown Records, which means Biggie's deal also falls through, he gives up on rapping temporarily and goes back to selling drugs. This gets him thrown in jail, where he rediscovers his passion for rap.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: D-Rock refuses to sell crack to a pregnant woman, Chris is fine with it.
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* HeelFaceTurn: When Big is locked up for being caught selling drugs, he decides he will keep pursuing his rap career against all odds, to make his mother proud and provide for his daughter.
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Biggie is given this throughout the whole film but a notable example is in the final stretch, after Tupac's death. Upon hearing the news, Biggie undergoes a borderline DespairEventHorizon and is extremely saddened by his former friend's passing. Afterwards, he decides to make amends with everyone and focus on making more positive music. To say this is not an accurate reflection of the real history is an understatement, and there is no mention made of the numerous disses Biggie hurled at Tupac around that time period and after, including "The Ugliest" which he made with Music/BustaRhymes and "Long Kiss Goodnight", which he rapped on the radio in Los Angeles shortly before his murder.
* HistoricalVillainDowngrade: As mentioned above, Biggie's role in the beef with Tupac is massively downplayed here, and that extends to Puffy, who is proven to have thrown some barbs Pac's way on his own on mixtapes. In the film, Biggie and Puffy are clearly uncomfortable with and confused by Tupac's increasing hostility and paranoia, and deliberately refuse to stoop to his level. Biggie playing along with the idea that "Who Shot Ya" is a diss towards Pac is treated as the sole yet crucial defining moment the beef really turns ugly.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: The film insists that "Who Shot Ya" was not written as a diss track toTupac. But Tupac (which is true as it was written some time before Tupac's shooting in Quad Studios), but Biggie Smalls decides to embrace it the common misconception at a concert unfortunately right before concert, which helps set off the East Coast-West Coast beef. In real life, Biggie showed no sign of personally embracing "Who Shot Ya" as a possible Tupac is killed.diss; if anything, Bad Boy itself did by releasing it shortly after Tupac's shooting.
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Biggie is given this throughout the whole film but a notable example is in the final stretch, after Tupac's death. Upon hearing the news, Biggie undergoes a borderline DespairEventHorizon and is extremely saddened by his former friend's passing. Afterwards, he decides to make amends with everyone and focus on making more positive music. To say this is not an accurate reflection of the real history is an understatement, and there is no mention made of the numerous disses Biggie hurled at Tupac around that time period and after, including "The Ugliest" which he made with Music/BustaRhymes and "Long Kiss Goodnight", which he rapped on the radio in Los Angeles shortly before his murder.
* HistoricalVillainDowngrade: As mentioned above, Biggie's role in the beef with Tupac is massively downplayed here, and that extends to Puffy, who is proven to have thrown some barbs Pac's way on his own on mixtapes. In the film, Biggie and Puffy are clearly uncomfortable with and confused by Tupac's increasing hostility and paranoia, and deliberately refuse to stoop to his level. Biggie playing along with the idea that "Who Shot Ya" is a diss towards Pac is treated as the sole yet crucial defining moment the beef really turns ugly.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: The film insists that "Who Shot Ya" was not written as a diss track to
* MythologyGag:
** At one point, Biggie can be seen in a red and black plaid jacket with a matching hat, a reference to his song, "Juicy".
** At one point, Biggie can be seen in a red and black plaid jacket with a matching hat, a reference to his song, "Juicy".
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* WhatTheHellHero: D-Roc is not happy with Biggie selling crack to a pregnant woman. Biggie retorts that he's not "no social worker".
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''Notorious'' is a 2009 {{Biopic}} about the life and death of Brooklyn rapper Christopher Wallace, aka Music/TheNotoriousBIG, starring fellow Brooklynite and rapper Jamal "Gravy" Woolard as Big Poppa himself. The film also stars Creator/DerekLuke as Music/SeanCombs, Creator/AngelaBassett as Voletta Wallace; Biggie's mother, Wallace (Biggie's mother), Antonique Smith as Faith Evans, Creator/NaturiNaughton as Lil Kim, and Creator/AnthonyMackie as Music/TupacShakur.
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* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: The film insists that "Who Shot Ya" was not written as a diss track to Tupac. But Biggie Smalls, Smalls decides to embrace it at a concert unfortunately right before Tupac is killed.
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* BrilliantButLazy: Biggie has potential to be good in school, but he skipped classes because he would rather pursue a life as a drug dealer.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Biggie cheats on Faith multiple times, but loses his cool by attacking her whenever he believes she's sleeping with Tupac.
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* ArmorPiercingSlap: Violeta does this with Biggie.
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* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Biggie is convinced that rapping over Mtume's "Juicy Fruit" will earn him ridicule, as he and his friends crack up just hearing the beat. Little does he know, this will become one of his greatest hits, and go on to be considered one of the greatest hip-hop songs of all time.
-->'''Biggie:''' If I spit this, niggas gonna be laughin' at me!
-->'''Puffy:''' If you spit this, niggas gonna be laughin' at you all the way to the ''bank'', Big!
-->'''Biggie:''' If I spit this, niggas gonna be laughin' at me!
-->'''Puffy:''' If you spit this, niggas gonna be laughin' at you all the way to the ''bank'', Big!
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* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Angela Bassett doesn't use an accent when portraying Voletta Wallace, a Jamaican immigrant.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** As with just about anyone who is a low-level crack dealer, Biggie and D-Rock are caught and arrested for possession with Biggie's attempt to throw away the evidence not fooling the police.
** A lot of the interpersonal conflicts between Biggie and other characters, especially Tupac, never really get resolved. In reality, sometimes people just drift in and out of your life and you don't always get to confront someone before either they or you meet an untimely demise.
** As with just about anyone who is a low-level crack dealer, Biggie and D-Rock are caught and arrested for possession with Biggie's attempt to throw away the evidence not fooling the police.
** A lot of the interpersonal conflicts between Biggie and other characters, especially Tupac, never really get resolved. In reality, sometimes people just drift in and out of your life and you don't always get to confront someone before either they or you meet an untimely demise.
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Not to be confused with ''Film/Notorious1946'', a midcentury spy thriller.
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** As with just about anyone who is a low-level crack dealer, Biggie and D-Rock are caught and arrested for possession with Biggie's attempt to throw away the evidence not fooling thepolice.police.
** A lot of the interpersonal conflicts between Biggie and other characters, especially Tupac, never really get resolved. In reality, sometimes people just drift in and out of your life and you don't always get to confront someone before either they or you meet an untimely demise.
** As with just about anyone who is a low-level crack dealer, Biggie and D-Rock are caught and arrested for possession with Biggie's attempt to throw away the evidence not fooling the
** A lot of the interpersonal conflicts between Biggie and other characters, especially Tupac, never really get resolved. In reality, sometimes people just drift in and out of your life and you don't always get to confront someone before either they or you meet an untimely demise.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: As with just about anyone who is a low-level crack dealer, Biggie and D-Rock are caught and arrested for possession with Biggie's attempt to throw away the evidence not fooling the police.
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* RealityEnsues: As with just about anyone who is a low-level crack dealer, Biggie and D-Rock are caught and arrested for possession with Biggie's attempt to throw away the evidence not fooling the police.
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* OhCrap: Puffy immediately recognizes how awful things will be when Suge Knight's thinly veiled insults to Bad Boy will become the East Coast-West Coast Rivalry.
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* GreaterScopeVillain: Given he only appears twice in the film, Suge Knight is not a major character in the film. But he is presented as creating the East Coast-West Coast Rivalry and seems to have brought out the worst in Tupac.
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* TrueCompanions: With Puffy, who really does want the best for Biggie. After doubting Puffy could support him, Biggie truly gives up drug dealing and becomes a star.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: While he started off as a decent guy, Biggie starts doing questionable things (beating Lil Kim and his wife Faith) in the climax of the film.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: TookALevelInJerkass:
** While he started off as a decent guy, Biggie starts doing questionable things (beating Lil Kim and his wife Faith) in the climax of thefilm. film.
** Tupac is first seen as a fun, if volatile, guy who is a friend of Biggie. After the Quad studio shooting, he is always extremely hostile to Biggie Smalls, lies about sleeping with Faith Evans, and seems to be escalating the East Coast-West Coast rivalry.
* WhereAreTheyNow: The pregnant addict is later shown as a sober mother.
** While he started off as a decent guy, Biggie starts doing questionable things (beating Lil Kim and his wife Faith) in the climax of the
** Tupac is first seen as a fun, if volatile, guy who is a friend of Biggie. After the Quad studio shooting, he is always extremely hostile to Biggie Smalls, lies about sleeping with Faith Evans, and seems to be escalating the East Coast-West Coast rivalry.
* WhereAreTheyNow: The pregnant addict is later shown as a sober mother.
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* DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster: How Christopher Wallace feels about being a crack dealer. But then he goes to jail [[ToughLove and she refuses to pay his bail, so that he understands the consequences of what he has done.]]
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* DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster: How Christopher Wallace feels about being a crack dealer. But then he goes to jail [[ToughLove and she his mother refuses to pay his bail, so that he understands the consequences of what he has done.]]
* EvenEvilHasStandards: D-Rock refuses to sell crack to a pregnant woman, Chris is fine with it.
* TheOneWhoMadeItOut: D-Rock goes to jail so Chris can make it as a rapper. D-Rock later is released and is proud of Biggie Smalls.
* TrueCompanions: With Puffy, who really does want the best for Biggie. After doubting Puffy could support him, Biggie truly gives up drug dealing and becomes a star.
* TrueCompanions: With Puffy, who really does want the best for Biggie. After doubting Puffy could support him, Biggie truly gives up drug dealing and becomes a star.
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* TheOneThatGotOut: D-Rock goes to jail so Chris can make it as a rapper. D-Rock later is released and is proud of Biggie Smalls.
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* BrilliantButLazy: Biggie has potential to be good in school, but he skipped classes because he would rather pursued a rap career.
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* BrilliantButLazy: Biggie has potential to be good in school, but he skipped classes because he would rather pursued pursue a rap career. life as a drug dealer.
* DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster: How Christopher Wallace feels about being a crack dealer. But then he goes to jail [[ToughLove and she refuses to pay his bail, so that he understands the consequences of what he has done.]]
* DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster: How Christopher Wallace feels about being a crack dealer. But then he goes to jail [[ToughLove and she refuses to pay his bail, so that he understands the consequences of what he has done.]]
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* TheOneThatGotOut: D-Rock goes to jail so Chris can make it as a rapper. D-Rock later is released and is proud of Biggie Smalls.
* TheOneThatGotOut: D-Rock goes to jail so Chris can make it as a rapper. D-Rock later is released and is proud of Biggie Smalls.
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''Notorious'' is a 2009 {{Biopic}} about the life and death of Brooklyn rapper Christopher Wallace, aka Music/TheNotoriousBIG, starring fellow Brooklynite and rapper Jamal "Gravy" Woolard as Big Poppa himself. The film also stars Derek Luke Creator/DerekLuke as Music/SeanCombs, Creator/AngelaBassett as Voletta Wallace; Biggie's mother, Antonique Smith as Faith Evans, Creator/NaturiNaughton as Lil Kim, and Creator/AnthonyMackie as Music/TupacShakur.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Biggie is caught cheating on Faith in a hotel room.
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* ArmorPiercingSlap: Violeta does this with Biggie.
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* EmbarrassingNickname: Biggie understandably hates it when his mother calls him “Chrissy Poo.”
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''Notorious'' is a 2009 {{Biopic}} about the life and death of Brooklyn rapper Christopher Wallace, aka Music/TheNotoriousBIG, starring fellow Brooklynite and rapper Jamal "Gravy" Woolard as Big Poppa himself. The film also stars Derek Luke as Music/SeanCombs, Creator/AngelaBassett as Voletta Wallace; Biggie's mother, Antonique Smith as Faith Evans, Naturi Naughton Creator/NaturiNaughton as Lil Kim, and Creator/AnthonyMackie as Music/TupacShakur.
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Woolard would later reprise his role as Biggie in the tupac biopic ''Film/AllEyezOnMe'', eight years later.
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''Notorious'' is a 2009 {{Biopic}} about the life and death of Brooklyn rapper Christopher Wallace, aka Music/TheNotoriousBIG, starring fellow Brooklynite and rapper Jamal "Gravy" Woolard as Big Poppa himself. The film also stars Derek Luke as Music/SeanCombs, Creator/AngelaBassett as Voletta Wallace; Biggie's mother, Antonique Smith as Faith Evans, Naturi Naughton as Lil Kim, and Creator/AnthonyMackie as Creator/TupacShakur.
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Woolard would later reprise his role as Biggie in the tupac biopic ''Film/AllEyezOnMe'', eight years later.
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* BadassBoast: The song “Hit Em Up” by Tupac is considered this.
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* BrilliantButLazy: Biggie has potential to be good in school, but he would rather pursue a rap career.
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* BrilliantButLazy: Biggie has potential to be good in school, but he skipped classes because he would rather pursue pursued a rap career. career.
* FatBastard: Biggie eventually becomes this.
* FatBastard: Biggie eventually becomes this.
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* KilledOffForReal: Tupac and Biggie both get shot and killed.
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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Faith beats the everloving crap out of the mistress she caught Biggie cheating on her with.
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[[caption-width-right:260:No dream is too big.]]
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* BrilliantButLazy: Biggie has potential to be good in school, but he would rather pursue a rap career.
* GetOut: Twice in this film.
** The teacher tells Biggie to get out of his classroom after Biggie compares his salary to a salary of a garbage man.
** Biggie's mother also tells Biggie to get out of her house after Biggie is revealed to be selling drugs.
* GetOut: Twice in this film.
** The teacher tells Biggie to get out of his classroom after Biggie compares his salary to a salary of a garbage man.
** Biggie's mother also tells Biggie to get out of her house after Biggie is revealed to be selling drugs.
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* WouldHitAGirl: Biggie attacks Faith after he accuses her of sleeping with Tupac.
* YourCheatingHeart: Biggie is caught cheating on Faith in a hotel room.
* YourCheatingHeart: Biggie is caught cheating on Faith in a hotel room.
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* TheNinties: TheNineties: Biggie’s music career. career.
* {{Biopic}}: The film as a whole received mixed to positive reviews, but Jamal Woolward's performance was praised by nearly all who saw it.
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* TheSeventies: Biggie’s childhood.
* TheEighties: Biggie’s teenage years.
* TheNinties: Biggie’s music career.
* GoodParents: Biggie’s mother was a loving mother towards her only son. Biggie himself zig-zags this trope with his daughter he had with Jan. He’s accused of being a deadbeat, but he did love his daughter.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Lil Kim and Biggie was this until the latter married Faith.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Biggie resorts to drug dealing to support his baby’s mother, Jan and his daughter.
* MisplacedRetribution: Tupac blames Biggie for being set up to be robbed and shot at Quad Studios.
* TookALevelInJerkass: While he started off as a decent guy, Biggie starts doing questionable things (beating Lil Kim and his wife Faith) in the climax of the film.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Biggie and Tupac eventually become this, as this was the apparent cause of both of their deaths.
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* TheSeventies: Biggie’s childhood.
* TheEighties: Biggie’s teenage years.
* TheNinties: Biggie’s music career.
* GoodParents: Biggie’s mother was a loving mother towards her only son. Biggie himself zig-zags this trope with his daughter he had with Jan. He’s accused of being a deadbeat, but he did love his daughter.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Lil Kim and Biggie was this until the latter married Faith.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Biggie resorts to drug dealing to support his baby’s mother, Jan and his daughter.
* MisplacedRetribution: Tupac blames Biggie for being set up to be robbed and shot at Quad Studios.
* TookALevelInJerkass: While he started off as a decent guy, Biggie starts doing questionable things (beating Lil Kim and his wife Faith) in the climax of the film.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Biggie and Tupac eventually become this, as this was the apparent cause of both of their deaths.
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