A Delaware court sides against Faith Evans in the fight over Notorious B.I.G.'s catalog

A Delaware court has ruled against Faith Evans in her fight over control of the Notorious B.I.G. catalog, AllHipHop reported on August 8, siding instead with a trust run by Wayne Barrow.

According to Bloomberg Law, the judge found that Barrow's trust, which holds assets from Biggie's late mother Voletta Wallace, is a legitimate member of the LLC that co-owns the rapper's music catalog and likeness rights, meaning Evans cannot keep Barrow and the Wallace estate locked out of proceeds from a deal with Primary Wave Music.

The dispute traces back to Primary Wave's acquisition of a 50 percent stake in Biggie's catalog in February 2025, around the time Voletta Wallace died. Barrow claims Evans seized control of the business afterward and refused to distribute the Wallace trust's share of the proceeds. Judge Kathaleen St. J. McCormick opened her ruling by quoting Biggie's own lyrics from "Ten Crack Commandments," which warned against mixing family and business.

Evans had tried to pause the Delaware case while a separate will challenge plays out in Pennsylvania, where Biggie's children allege Barrow manipulated their grandmother into naming him trustee and executor. McCormick rejected that request, ruling the two cases involve independent legal issues that can be resolved separately, and made clear that whatever happens with Barrow's role as trustee in Pennsylvania does not change his trust's membership in the Delaware LLC.

The Primary Wave deal was reportedly worth around $100 million and covers Biggie's music, name and likeness. The rapper, born Christopher Wallace, built his legacy in the mid-1990s with songs including "Juicy" and "Big Poppa" before he was killed in an unsolved drive-by shooting in 1997.