Faith Evans is the widow of Christopher George Latore Wallace.
Faith Evans . Other than her recording career , Evans is mostly known as the widow of New York rapper Christopher `` The Notorious B.I.G. '' Wallace , whom she married on August 4 , 1994 , a few weeks after meeting at a Bad Boy photo shoot . Christopher George Latore Wallace ( May 21 , 1972 -- March 9 , 1997 ) , better known by his stage names The Notorious B.I.G. , Biggie , or Biggie Smalls , was an American rapper .