March 6th, 2008

Gravy to play Biggie Smalls

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“Rapper Jamal Woolard (a.k.a. Gravy, pictured) has landed the lead in the biopic Notorious, based on the life of rapper Notorious B.I.G., killed in 1997. Woolard won the role after a nationwide search that began online in August, and stars Angela Bassett, who plays Biggie’s mom, Voletta Wallace; Anthony Mackie (We Are Marshall), who’s been cast as Wallace’s rival Tupac Shakur; and Derek Luke (Antwone Fisher) as Sean Combs. George Tillman Jr. (Men of Honor) will direct the Fox Searchlight film, which begins shooting March 24 in New York City.”

“Like Biggie, Woolard was a drug dealer before he became a rapper. He had released a number of albums on indie labels in the 1990s before being signed by Warner Bros.”

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16 Responses to “Gravy to play Biggie Smalls”

  1. INTERNET GANGSTER Says:

    shoulda stayed with gorilla black IMO

  2. INTERNET GANGSTA Says:

    YO INTERNET GANGSTER WATS GOOD I SEE U TOOK MY NAME SON BUT ITS ALL GRAVY JUS LIKE THIS FAT ASS NIGGA IN THIS PICTURE U TRYNA GET DOWN WITH THEM IG’S SON U GOTTA PROVE URSELF MY DUDE AND JUS ATTACK SOMEONE LIKE HOW I DID THAT UGLY ASS TURKEY NECK BOY CLIPZ. BUT YEA LOOK AT THIS UGLY MOTHAFUCKA PLAYIN BIGGIE SOMEONE GET THIS NIGGA SOME A DOMINOES 5 5 5 DEAL FOR THAT 15 DOLLAR CHIN HE GOT THIS NIGGA IS A DISGRACE WHY LET THIS NIGGA STAR IN A MOVIE THAT HE GON MAKE MAD BREAD IN NOW HE GON DIE FROM BACON OVERDOSE DONT EGG THIS NIGGA ON HE LOOK LIKE THAT FAT RETARTED NIGGA FROM I LOVE NEW YORK 2

  3. bored as all hell Says:

    yea truthfully should of just left it with gorilla black .. thats the only nigga honestly who resembles bigs swag .. fuckin politics.. haha