Faith Evans Ordered to Pay $12.5 Million to Notorious B.I.G.’s Mother’s Estate

American singer Faith Evans has been ordered to pay more than $12.5 million to the estate of Voletta Wallace, the late mother of legendary rapper The Notorious B.I.G.

The ruling follows a legal dispute over distributions linked to the late rapper’s intellectual property and business interests.

According to AllHipHop, a Delaware judge awarded $12,518,336, including interest, to the Voletta Wallace Revocable Trust. The money relates to payments made to Notorious B.I.G., LLC, the company responsible for overseeing the rapper’s intellectual property.

Delaware Court Rejects Faith Evans’ Request to Reduce Payment

The judgment was delivered on Tuesday, October 27, by Judge Kathaleen St. J. McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery.

Evans’ legal team had asked the court to limit the payment to $48,612 instead of the full $12.5 million awarded to the trust.

However, the judge rejected the request and ruled that the trust was entitled to distributions dating back to Voletta Wallace’s death.

The court also ordered prejudgment interest on the payments. The interest will be calculated from the dates the distributions were made and compounded quarterly at the statutory rate.

Dispute Over Control of Notorious B.I.G.’s Estate

The case is connected to a wider dispute over the management of Voletta Wallace’s estate.

Before her death in February 2025, Wallace appointed Wayne Barrow, the late rapper’s former manager, as executor of her estate.

Barrow later received Letters Testamentary on April 21, 2025, giving him authority to act as the estate’s executor.

The Delaware court ruled that the trust became a member of Notorious B.I.G., LLC, on December 12, 2025, when Barrow signed a written consent establishing its membership rights.

This decision entitled the trust to distributions made from the date of Wallace’s death.

Notorious B.I.G.’s Son Challenges Barrow’s Appointment

Meanwhile, Christopher Jordan Wallace, popularly known as CJ, has challenged Barrow’s control of his grandmother’s estate.

CJ, the son of The Notorious B.I.G. and Faith Evans, alleges that Barrow manipulated his grandmother into changing her estate arrangements and giving him sole control.

A previous version of Wallace’s estate plan reportedly named CJ and Barrow as co-trustees. However, the document was changed shortly before her death, leaving Barrow in control.

CJ has filed a separate case in Pennsylvania seeking to challenge the arrangements.

The Delaware judge, however, ruled that the pending Pennsylvania proceedings would not affect the trust’s entitlement to distributions already due to it.

The court also rejected a proposal by CJ and Evans to have the disputed funds placed under state control while the Pennsylvania case continues.

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The legal disagreement between Faith Evans and Wayne Barrow also involves proceeds generated by Notorious B.I.G., LLC.

The company’s business interests include a partnership with Primary Wave, announced in March 2025. The deal covers commercial rights associated with the late rapper’s name, image and likeness.

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The Delaware court has now established the trust’s right to the disputed distributions. However, the separate Pennsylvania case challenging Barrow’s appointment remains ongoing.

Judge McCormick gave Barrow 20 days to submit a final court order reflecting the judgment and the court’s previous decisions.

Faith Evans and The Notorious B.I.G.’s Marriage

Faith Evans married Christopher Wallace, widely known as The Notorious B.I.G., on August 4, 1994. The couple reportedly met just eight days earlier during a Bad Boy Records photoshoot.

Their marriage produced a son, CJ Wallace.

Tragedy struck on March 9, 1997, when The Notorious B.I.G. was shot and killed in a drive-by attack in Los Angeles, California. He was 24 years old.

The latest Delaware ruling resolves the trust’s entitlement to the disputed distributions, but the wider legal battle over the management of Wallace’s estate is still before the courts.