Notorious (2009)

Jamal Woolard plays slain rapper Notorious B.I.G. in Notorious

Notorious, the long-awaited biopic of East coast rapper Notorious B.I.G., follows Big Poppa from the streets of Brooklyn to rap superstardom. Starring unknown rapper Jamal Woolard (plucked from obscurity during a nationwide casting call in fall 2007), the film also features actors playing famous faces such as Puff Daddy, Faith Evans, Tupac Shakur, and Lil' Kim.