When novice thespian Jamal Woolard was picked out of a sea of unknowns to depict one of rap's most iconic figures — The Notorious B.I.G. — he knew few people had faith in his ability to pull off such a critical role in his first ...

You love to hear the story, again and again: Young boy trapped in poverty, chooses crime over the classroom, rises to infamous heights only to be gunned down at the apex of success. But the film "Notorious," a biography of the rapper Notorious B.I.G ...