Notorious (2009 film)

Notorious
Notorious
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	George Tillman Jr.
Written by	Reggie Rock Bythewood; Cheo Hodari Coker;
Produced by	Voletta Wallace; Wayne Barrow; Mark Pitts; Robert Tietel; Trish Hofmann;
Starring	Angela Bassett; Derek Luke; Jamal Woolard; Anthony Mackie;
Cinematography	Michael Grady
Edited by	Dirk Westervelt; Steven Rosenblum;
Music by	Danny Elfman
Production; companies	Fox Searchlight Pictures; Voletta Wallace Films; By Storm Films; State Street Pictures; Bad Boy Films;
Distributed by	Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release date	January 16, 2009;
Running time	123 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Box office	$44.4 million

Notorious is a 2009 American biographical drama film based on the life of Brooklyn-based hip-hop artist Christopher "Biggie Smalls" Wallace / the Notorious B.I.G.. The film was directed by George Tillman Jr., and written by Reggie Rock Bythewood and Cheo Hodari Coker. Jamal Woolard stars as Wallace, with Angela Bassett, Derek Luke, and Anthony Mackie in supporting roles.

The film dramatizes key events in Biggie's life: his criminal lifestyle, arrest and release from prison, his relationships with Sean Combs (who serves as executive producer), Tupac Shakur, Lil' Kim, and Faith Evans, his involvement in the East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry, and his drive-by-shooting murder on March 9, 1997. Biggie's mother, Voletta, served as a producer for the film, alongside his former managers Wayne Barrow and Mark Pitts.

Notorious was released in the United States on January 16, 2009, by Fox Searchlight Pictures. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with praise mainly aimed at Woolard's performance and grossed $44.4 million on a $20 million budget.