Title: Murder of The Notorious B.I.G.
Content: accusations thrown out of court. Murder of The Notorious B.I.G. The murder of Christopher Wallace, better known by his stage names "The Notorious B.I.G." and "Biggie Smalls", occurred in the early hours of March 9, 1997. The hip hop artist was shot four times in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles, California, one of which was fatal. Despite numerous witnesses and enormous media attention and speculation, no one was ever formally charged for the murder of Wallace. The case remains officially unsolved, as police have searched for years for more details without success. In 2006, Wallace's mother, Voletta Wallace; his

Title: Murder of The Notorious B.I.G.
Content: Murder of The Notorious B.I.G. The murder of Christopher Wallace, better known by his stage names "The Notorious B.I.G." and "Biggie Smalls", occurred in the early hours of March 9, 1997. The hip hop artist was shot four times in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles, California, one of which was fatal. Despite numerous witnesses and enormous media attention and speculation, no one was ever formally charged for the murder of Wallace. The case remains officially unsolved, as police have searched for years for more details without success. In 2006, Wallace's mother, Voletta Wallace; his widow, Faith Evans and his

Title: The Notorious B.I.G.
Content: success, a protégé group composed of his childhood friends. In 1996, while recording his second album, Wallace was heavily involved in the growing East Coast–West Coast hip hop feud. Wallace was murdered by an unknown assailant in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles on March 9, 1997. His double-disc album, "Life After Death", released sixteen days later, rose to number one on the U.S. album charts. In 2000, it became one of the few hip-hop albums to be certified Diamond. Wallace was noted for his "loose, easy flow", dark semi-autobiographical lyrics, and storytelling, which focused on violence and hardship. Three

Title: Life After Death
Content: made guest appearances on albums by Jay-Z and Luther Campbell amongst others. The album was supposed to be released on Halloween in 1996, but was pushed back to 1997. Two weeks before its release, on March 9, The Notorious B.I.G. was shot four times in a drive-by shooting and was pronounced dead at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Conflict with other rappers is a major theme throughout the album. Numerous songs contain references to B.I.G.'s rivals, some subtle and some obvious. The track "Kick in the Door" is directed at Nas, Jeru the Damaja, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah and even

Title: Murder of The Notorious B.I.G.
Content: murdered in a drive-by by rival gang members. Christopher Wallace traveled to Los Angeles, California in February 1997 to promote his upcoming second studio album, "Life After Death", and to film a music video for its lead single, "Hypnotize". On March 5, he gave a radio interview with "The Dog House" on San Francisco's KYLD, in which he stated that he had hired security because he feared for his safety. Wallace cited not only the ongoing East Coast–West Coast hip hop feud and the murder of Tupac Shakur six months prior, but his role as a high-profile celebrity in general,

Question: In which month in 1997 was The Notorious B.I.G. gunned down?
Answer: March