Christopher Wallace Jr., the son of late rap legend The Notorious B.I.G., is challenging his grandmother Voletta Wallace’s will in court, claiming a major change was made just 15 days before her death.
Voletta, Biggie’s mother, died in February 2025. According to Christopher’s court filing, she had previously signed a will in 2020 that left most of her personal and real estate holdings to her two grandchildren.
That earlier will covered a wide range of assets, including Voletta’s fur collection, jewelry, Biggie’s music awards, a Mercedes-Benz SUV, property in Jamaica and other properties. Her brother was also named to receive certain items.
But Christopher says that plan was dramatically altered shortly before Voletta died.
According to his filing, Voletta signed an amendment 15 days before her death that removed Christopher and his sister as beneficiaries and named Wayne Barrow, a former manager of Biggie, as executor of the estate.
Christopher is now asking a judge to invalidate that amendment.
The circumstances surrounding the document are also central to his challenge. Christopher claims Voletta was in declining health during her final days, was taking numerous medications and was frequently confined to bed.
He also questions the signatures on the amendment, describing them in the filing as appearing “facially inconsistent” with Voletta’s signatures and saying they warrant further scrutiny, potentially by an expert.
Those allegations have not been established as fact. Christopher is asking the court to determine whether the amendment is valid and to remove Barrow as executor while the dispute moves forward.
The case also intersects with the ongoing financial interests surrounding Biggie’s estate.
After Biggie was killed in 1997, Voletta acquired a 50% interest in the company managing his estate. She managed that interest alongside her son’s widow, Faith Evans, until Voletta’s death.
Barrow previously scored a victory in a separate legal dispute involving Evans, with a judge ruling that Evans had to provide him access to Voletta’s portion of profits from the Biggie trust.
That development adds another layer to Christopher’s challenge, because the disputed amendment could affect who has authority over Voletta’s estate and related interests.
Sources familiar with the separate case say Evans has no financial interest in Christopher’s current legal challenge and is holding the disputed funds in her capacity as a fiduciary for Notorious B.I.G., LLC until the courts determine who should receive them.
For Christopher Wallace Jr., the immediate question is whether the amendment signed near the end of his grandmother’s life will stand—or whether the court will ultimately return the estate to the terms of her earlier will.
