Late rapper the Notorious B.I.G.’s children, 16-year old C.J. Wallace and 19-year old T’yanna Wallace, could become the stars of their very own animated series that also serves as a tribute to their deceased father. With the 16th anniversary of Biggie’s murder having just passed on March 9, Ossian Media announced that the teens are slated to star in a new show called “House of Wallace.”
The show features the kids working to maintain their legendary father’s recording studio and battling to keep it out of the hands of an evil corporation. Biggie is even expected to appear as a spirit that helps guide his children through adversity.
It is being reported that there will be other musical guests on the series.
A representative for Ossian says “a few serious networks are in discussion.”Since his death, Biggie has been featured on “South Park” and was the subject of a 2009 biopic, Notorious.
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