Notorious

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Voletta Wallace
Angela Bassett
Tupac Shakur
Anthony Mackie
Sean Combs
Derek Luke
Notorious B.I.G.
Jamal Woolard

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Synopsis

Genre: Biography | Drama

In just a few short years, Notorious B.I.G. rose from the streets of Brooklyn to become one of the most influential hip hop artists of all time. B.I.G. was a gifted storyteller; his narratives about violent life on the streets were told with a gritty, objective realism that won him enormous respect and credibility. His stories were universal and gave a voice to his generation.

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NOTORIOUS Opens In Theaters TOMORROW!

Published on: January 15, 2009

Notorious tells the life and death story of Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace), who came straight out of Brooklyn to take the world of rap music by storm.

There are now almost a DOZEN video diaries from the set of NOTORIOUS! Among them: get a sneak peek as the actors shoot a larger-than-life concert scene for NOTORIOUS, or meet the actual members of Biggie's group Junior M.A.F.I.A., and the actors who portray them in the film! You can view a slew of actual clips from the movie at Yahoo! Movies. But you can be sure to find the mother lode of video, photographic and editorial content at the official Web site for NOTORIOUS, which is here!

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See What the Critics Are Saying!
- "Riveting. The first must-see movie of 2009. NOTORIOUS captures the soul and spirit of this larger-than-life figure." (Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter)
- "The film transcends gangster-flick cliches because of the outsized talents of the artist and the actor who portrays him... Pitch-perfect." (Jesse Washington, The Associated Press)
- "Managed to stun, unsettle and move me. The film does a wonderful job of revisiting that dangerous yet creatively rich time in music history." (Allison Samuels, Newsweek)
- "A rock-solid biopic with a foolproof rise-and-fall storyline and a warmly nuanced performance by Jamal Woolard." (John Anderson, Variety)
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