Faith Evans to Pay Biggie’s Mother’s Trust up to $14 Million in Lawsuit Settlement

WHO:

Rolling Stone Music - Voletta Wallace appointed Barrow executor of her estate.

Billboard - Faith Evans, the Notorious B.I.G.’s estate, Voletta Wallace’s trust, and trustee for Wallace’s trust are involved in the estate lawsuit.

Billboard - The trustee for Voletta Wallace’s trust is also involved in a separate lawsuit with the rapper’s son, CJ Wallace.

AllHipHop - Faith Evans and Voletta Wallace’s trust are parties to the dispute over money owed to the trust.

WHAT:

Rolling Stone Music - The $12.5 million payment is described as being owed to the Notorious B.I.G.’s former manager.

Billboard - The Notorious B.I.G. estate lawsuit ended with Faith Evans set to pay Voletta Wallace’s trust up to $14 million.

AllHipHop - A judge awarded Voletta Wallace’s trust $12.5 million that Faith Evans owed.

AllHipHop - The judge also awarded interest on the payouts.

WHEN:

Rolling Stone Music - Voletta Wallace died in 2025.

WHY:

AllHipHop - The award followed Faith Evans’ unsuccessful fight over the $12.5 million owed to Voletta Wallace’s trust.

HOW:

Billboard - The lawsuit’s resolution requires Faith Evans to send payment to Voletta Wallace’s trust.

AllHipHop - The financial award consists of the $12.5 million owed plus interest on the payouts.

(UPDATED October 29, 2026 23:09 UTC)

A judge has awarded Voletta Wallace’s trust $12.5 million, plus interest, in a dispute with Faith Evans over money owed to the trust. The Notorious B.I.G.’s estate lawsuit ended with Evans required to pay the trust up to $14 million, after her challenge to the debt failed. Wallace, who died in 2025, had appointed Barrow as executor of her estate, and the trust’s trustee is also involved in a separate lawsuit with her son, CJ Wallace.

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(UPDATED October 29, 2026 21:06 UTC)

A lawsuit over money owed to Voletta Wallace’s trust has ended with a judge ordering Faith Evans to pay $12.5 million, plus interest, with the total potentially reaching $14 million. The award followed Evans’ unsuccessful effort to contest the debt, and the resolution requires her to send payment to the trust. The Notorious B.I.G.’s estate and the trust’s trustee were also involved in the lawsuit, while the trustee is separately involved in a case with the rapper’s son, CJ Wallace.