Faith Evans Ordered to Pay $12.5M to Notorious B.I.G.'s Estate

American singer Faith Evans has lost a legal battle concerning the estate of her late husband, hip-hop icon The Notorious B.I.G. A judge from the Delaware Court of Chancery, Kathaleen St. J. McCormick, ruled that Evans must pay $12.5 million to the estate of Voletta Wallace, the rapper's mother.

The court's decision was based on disputes over trust funds and intellectual property revenues. Evans' legal team had requested a reduction of the judgment to $48,612, but this was denied, confirming the full award of $12,518,336 to the Voletta Wallace Revocable Trust.

The trust is managed by Wayne Barrow, the late rapper's former manager, who was appointed executor before Voletta Wallace's passing in February 2025. The ruling occurs amid ongoing disputes involving CJ Wallace, Evans and The Notorious B.I.G.'s son, who is challenging Barrow's control of his grandmother's estate in separate court proceedings.

Despite requests to place the contested funds under state control, the judge ruled that the trust is entitled to the distributions.