text: Hi Im Voletta Wallace, Biggies mom
  I wish to thank you for your kind words
  You warm gestures and your constant support over the years
  I also need to share with you a few words about my son
  Please take a few moments and listen
  I hope you gain something from it, thanks
  As a child Christopher was outspoken
  When it suited him at times he was quiet
  And of course he was mischievous as all little boys are
  As a young man he liked to do everything
  He liked to read, he liked to be with his friends
  As young kids or young boys he enjoyed life
  Everything that would make him happy or comfortable
  He would do but mostly he enjoyed being with his friends and family
  His early inspirations toward rap music were
  The LLs of the world, the Sugar Hills, the Mr. Magics
  And the Fat Boys of the rap channel
  Those were all the things I heard in the house
  Even though I called it noise and banging
  I know now, it is a accepted musical art form
  I was a single parent, I raised my son on my own
  His father had no influence on his decision
  Towards the musical outlet or career he chose
  My son had a mind of his own, even if his father was around
  He would have turned to rap he loved music, he loved rap
  At a point in my sons life he developed paranoia
  About death and about the dying
  We are living in a world of imperfect human beings
  Where greed, jealousy and envy
  Are manifested by what others have accomplished in life
  My son was very very much aware of that
  He appreciated his station in life on the directions
  In which he was going or traveling
  On the other hand there were others
  Who I should use the hip hop phrase player hating
  And I think that is what resulted in his paranoia
  If I had to change anything in my sons life
  That would have allowed him to be here today
  I would have deterred him from a career in music
  Im aware that millions appreciate his music, millions loved his music
  Be that it may if he hadnt chosen that lifestyle, that career
  My son would be alive today
  If I could sum up Christopher in one word the word would be generous
  The thing that my son loved most about life was the fact that
  He was in a position to help, position to share
  Position to give to others who needed, to others who wanted
  To others appreciated the gifts that he gave