Judge orders Faith Evans to pay $12.5 million to Biggie's estate trust

A Delaware judge ordered Faith Evans' company to pay $12.5 million to a trust established by Voletta Wallace, the mother of the late rapper Christopher Wallace, also known as The Notorious B.I.G. The ruling came after the court determined that Evans' firm had improperly withheld profits that were owed to the trust following Wallace's death in 2025.

The legal conflict began after Wallace passed away in 2025. Evans, Wallace's widow, controlled the company that managed the estate's assets. The trust was created by Wallace to manage financial proceeds from her late son's music and legacy. The judge's decision confirms that specific earnings from that period were not transferred to the trust as required.

The dispute is part of a larger financial settlement. In 2025, the family finalized a $100 million deal for the rights to Christopher Wallace's music. This contract generated the specific profits that are now the subject of the $12.5 million judgment. The estate documents governing these transfers were drawn up by Wallace before her death.

Christopher Jordan "CJ" Wallace, the son of the rapper, is currently challenging the authority of Wayne Barrow, his father's former manager. CJ Wallace argues that Barrow made unauthorized changes to his grandmother's estate documents in the final days of her life. This legal battle adds another layer to the ongoing scrutiny of how the estate's assets are managed.

The court's decision on the $12.5 million payment is final in the specific case of the withheld profits. However, the wider dispute over the estate's administration continues in separate proceedings. The ruling requires Evans' company to remit the funds to the trust established by Voletta Wallace.