The recent passing of Voletta Wallace, mother of The Notorious B.I.G., is a tragic one to hip hop culture. Wallace played a big part in keeping her late son’s legacy alive., which brings us a group of women who definitely deserve their moment of recognition is the women that gave us some of our favorite rappers. Without these badass moms who raised and supported their sons and daughters, we would not be able to celebrate and enjoy the music of legendary Black rappers such as Biggie, Tupac and Kendrick Lamar, so let’s take the time to get to know them too.