Netflix is bringing The Notorious B.I.G., also known as Biggie Smalls, back to our screens in a new documentary.
On Monday, the streaming platform dropped the first trailer for the upcoming film, Biggie: I Got A Story To Tell which hits the screen on March 1.
The documentary explores the legendary Brooklyn rapper’s rise to fame, his legacy in the music industry and his untimely death back in 97.
It will feature never-before-seen footage filmed by his best friend, Damion ‘D-Roc’ Butler, with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs serving as executive producer.
The trailer features interviews with the rapper’s closest friends and family members in order to offer an inside look into a side of Biggie that the world never knew.
“Every legend has an origin story. Christopher Wallace, AKA The Notorious B.I.G., remains one of Hip-Hop’s icons, renowned for his distinctive flow and autobiographical lyrics. This documentary celebrates his life via rare behind-the-scenes footage and the testimonies of his closest friends and family,” goes the caption accompanying the trailer.
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell is the definitive portrait of the man who became The Notorious B.I.G.
With unprecedented access granted by the Wallace estate, this cinematic documentary is said to be an emotional and personal journey through the people, places, and events that created the one of the greatest hip-hop artist of all-time.
It kicks off with Biggie dropping one of his most famous lines, “That’s all it was. Was a dream”, followed by several clips of other individuals’ interviews including his mother’s.
“Biggie blew up overnight. We have no origins from what rap planet this guy came from,” says Diddy in the trailer.
Biggie is regarded as one of the best rappers ever, with a catalogue of hits that include Hypnotize, Juicy, Mo Money Mo Problems and Big Poppa to name just a few.
He was shot and killed on March 9, 1997 with his second album Life After Death being released a few weeks after he passed on.
