Notorious B.I.G.’s Son CJ Wallace Says He Was ‘Tired’ of Being Typecast As The ‘Chubby Best Friend’In Movies

The 29-year-old, who’s also the son of R&B singer Faith Evans, made the admission alongside his sister T'yanna Wallace during an interview with Reginae Carter in the September 17 episode of her podcast, Heir Time. Wallace recalled having “no interest” in starring in Notorious before some convincing from his grandmother, Voletta Wallace, who passed away last February. “And I remember we was in LA. Go to the audition and they was like, ‘Yo, he did the best out of everybody,’” Wallace recalled. Even after shining in the musical biopic, Wallace has shifted his efforts into fashion, film producing and other creative endeavors, although he’s also starred in films Monsters and Men, Kicks and Scream. “I ain't going to lie. I was kind of tired of getting typecasted as the chubby best friend, too. So, I had to like get in that gym, get right,” he admitted. While Wallace continues to build his resume, he’s currently secured a default win against producer Jonathan Hay after accusing him of "calculated smear campaign" over a series of interviews conducted between 2024 and 2025. The producer alleged that Wallace and Sean '“Diddy” Combs,” who signed Biggie to Bad Boy Records, had engaged in “sexual relations” and that Wallace arranged for Hay to be sexually violated by the music mogul. Wallace has claimed that the allegations stemmed from fallout over a 2020 remix collaboration with Hay that stalled after the failure of its only single, "Ready to Dance."

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