Voletta Wallace, the mother of late rapper The Notorious B.I.G, has died at 78. She died at her home in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania of natural causes after spending time in hospice care, the local coroner told the Associated Press .

She played the rapper music as a child, stood by his side during his meteoric career and navigated the legal and artistic questions that arose after his killing.

Voletta Wallace, who maintained her son Notorious B.I.G.’s memory after his 1997 killing, is dead. She was 78. Wallace’s family confirmed her death in a statement through the rapper’s estate, calling it “a tremendous loss.

Hamas freed two hostages and was set to release four more from Gaza on Saturday in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees, after Israel confirmed that a body handed over hours earlier was that of hostage Shiri Bibas.

Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas's community confirmed her death Saturday after new remains were returned from Gaza, as the seventh hostage-prisoner exchange under a fragile Gaza ceasefire was set to go ahead.

The family of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas confirmed on Saturday receipt of her remains, just ahead of the seventh hostage-prisoner exchange under a fragile Gaza ceasefire. Bibas and her two young sons had become symbols of the ordeal suffered by Israeli hostages since the Gaza war began.

Tyga revealed on social media that his mother, Pasionaye Nguyen, passed away in January at 53 but did not disclose the cause.

Tyga has announced that his mother has passed away. On Friday, February 21, the "Taste" rapper revealed his mom Pasionaye Nicole Nguyen died last month. In a heartbreaking Instagram post, Tyga posted a series of photos of him with his mom.