Timeline of Grief and Legacy: How Biggie Smalls' Family and Widow Honor His Name

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The relationship between Faith Evans and Christopher Wallace developed at breakneck speed. The two met at an August 1994 photo shoot for Bad Boy Records, the fledgling label run by Sean "Puffy" Combs where both were signed as flagship artists. Just nine days later, on August 4, 1994, they married in a quiet ceremony. The union caught friends and peers completely off guard. Decades later, rapper Redman, Evans’ high school sweetheart, candidly admitted in interviews that hearing about the spontaneous wedding made him genuinely jealous, reflecting how suddenly Evans stepped into Wallace’s orbit.

The marriage faced severe turbulence from the outset. As Biggie's debut album, Ready to Die, went multi-platinum, his personal life grew increasingly chaotic. An intense, documented extramarital affair with Junior M.A.F.I.A. protégé Lil' Kim created persistent friction. Concurrently, Tupac Shakur falsely insinuated an intimate connection with Evans on the incendiary 1996 diss track "Hit 'Em Up", a toxic claim Evans repeatedly and vehemently denied. By late 1996, despite the birth of their son Christopher Jordan "C.J." Wallace, the couple had separated, though they remained legally married and emotionally tied until Wallace's final moments.