Faith Evans Loses Multimillion-Dollar Battle

Faith Evans has lost a multimillion-dollar legal battle with the estate of the late mother of Notorious B.I.G. over distribution of funds tied to the late rap star's trust, as reported by Rolling Stone.

A Delaware judge awarded a $12.5 million judgment to Voletta Wallace Revocable Trust, including interest, for payouts made to Notorious B.I.G., LLC, the trust overseeing Biggie's intellectual property. The trust is headed by Wayne Barrow, the Notorious B.I.G.'s former manager.

Biggie's son, Christopher Jordan Wallace, has challenged Barrow's control of Wallace's estate, which Wallace granted Barrow executorship of before her death in February 2025. The judge rejected Evans' request to limit the judgment to $48,612 and ruled she must pay the full $12,518,336 awarded to Wallace's trust.

The decision entitled the trust to distributions dating back to Wallace's death. The judge also ordered prejudgment interest on those distributions, calculated from the dates the payments were made and compounded quarterly at the statutory rate.

This matters to listeners because it affects the management and distribution of Notorious B.I.G.'s music and legacy.