Biggie’s Mother Speaks Out About Diddy, Says She Wants to 'Slap the Daylights Out of Him'

The remarks from the mother of the late Notorious B.I.G. comes after the recent release of an extensive investigative piece from 'Rolling Stone.'

May 30, 2024

The Notorious B.I.G. and Sean Combs pose together at an event, both wearing sunglasses and gold chains, with The Notorious B.I.G. in a dark suit and Sean in a white suit — Image via Getty/Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection

Voletta Wallace, mother to the late Notorious B.I.G., says she wants to "slap the daylights out of" Diddy.

In comments provided to Rolling Stone, Wallace was quoted as saying that she was “sick to my stomach” over the numerous allegations against the Bad Boy Records founder. Wallace also said that she was praying for Cassie, adding that she’s seen the recently released surveillance footage showing Diddy assaulting her at a Los Angeles hotel in 2016.

"I hope that I see Sean one day and the only thing I want to do is slap the daylights out of him. And you can quote me on that," Wallace told the publication. "Because I liked him. I didn’t want to believe all the awful things, but I’m so ashamed and embarrassed."

Shortly after the aforementioned footage was made public, Diddy shared a statement to Instagram in which he said he was taking "full responsibility for my actions in that video."

An investigative piece from Cheyenne Roundtree and Nancy Dillon for RS, notably half a year in the making, spurred numerous headlines earlier this week. Around the same time, CNN cited sources as saying that multiple accusers could soon be appearing before a federal grand jury.

Biggie, a Bad Boy signee, is mentioned several times in the explosive RS piece. Specifically, long-speculated claims of him having been frustrated with Diddy and Bad Boy are broached, with photographer Monique Bunn quoted as saying that she knows "for a fact" that Biggie was planning to leave the label.

Both Ready to Die, Biggie’s 1994 debut, and the posthumously released Life After Death were released under the Bad Boy banner. The latter features the Hot 100 hit "Mo Money Mo Problems," which also featured then-labelmate Mase. During a recent episode of his and Cam'ron's It Is What It Is podcast, Mase, who released three albums through Bad Boy, said he was "saving my takes" on Diddy "for the documentary."

Biggie was just 24 years old when he was fatally shot in a drive-by in Los Angeles in 1997. Two months after his death, Biggie was honored with a tribute track from Diddy and Faith Evans featuring 112. The Police-sampling song, titled "I'll Be Missing You," became a Hot 100 No. 1 hit and ultimately won a Grammy.