T'yanna Wallace
T'yanna Wallace
T'yanna Wallace is the daughter of famed rapper The Notorious BIG. She is the first of Notorious B.I.G.'s two children. Her younger brother, Christopher Wallace Jr., is an aspiring actor.
Early Years & Education
T'yanna Wallace schooled from Penn State University in 2015, majoring in business. She also worked at a cafeteria during that time to earn extra pocket money.
Wallace told New York radio station Hot 97 in 2015:
“I work at the school cafeteria.
I don’t need a job, but honestly, I’m independent.
If I want extra pocket money I don’t feel like I should have to call anyone and be like, ‘Can I transfer…’ No, I’ll just make my own money.”[7]
According to a 2014 interview, Wallace launched her own clothing line Notoriouss in 2013 saying:
"I can’t believe how far I’ve gotten with it.
I’m very proud and excited for it to continue to grow.
Can’t wait for everybody to see the new stuff I release at the end of February.
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She also talked about how she got started saying:
"I always wanted to be involved in fashion.
I had been designing clothes and accessories since high school, so once I got to college, I made the final decision to seriously start a clothing line.
It’s heavily influenced by my dad, his music, and his birthplace, New York…I’m hoping with my clothing line, Notoriouss, I can keep [Biggie Smalls’] legacy alive."
Social Media
Argument with Diddy
In a bunch of now-deleted tweets, Wallace said, "The bad boy concert is for my dad’s bday but I got NOT ONE TICKET.
Just wanna point that out."
A subsequent message read, "Haven’t spoken to Puff in years.
I guess that’s why I didn’t get a ticket to the concert."
She concluded with "Puff does nothing for my family.
Tired of lying for his lame a**!"[7]
Personal Life
T'yanna's parents, Christopher Wallace and Jan Jackson, were high school sweethearts.
T'yanna was just 3 years old when her father was shot dead in Los Angeles, California in 1997.[7]
In a 2013 interview, Wallace said about her dad:
"The biggest misconception of my dad was he was a big-time drug-dealing gangster.
When my mom or my grandma or even my dad’s friends tell me stories about him, I never get that vibe.
He seemed like such a funny, outgoing, and caring guy."[7]
On her father’s birthday in 2015, Wallace took to Twitter answer fan questions about her dad. She was asked, among other things, about her opinion of her father’s beef with 2Pac. Wallace wrote, "I honestly think it was a miscommunication hyped by media." Wallace also said that she still has jewelry that her father bought for her while she was baby. She also wrote, "I was a bigger fan when I got older. I noticed his talent more when I understood the music." Wallace added in a separate tweet, "Some songs I was like, “Is He Serious?”. But I realized he was just creatively telling a story."[7]