Faith Evans has lost a significant legal battle concerning the distribution of funds tied to the late Notorious B.I.G.'s trust. According to reports from AllHipHop, Judge Kathaleen St. J. McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a ruling on October 27, awarding $12,518,336 to the Voletta Wallace Revocable Trust. This judgment includes interest and covers payouts made to Notorious B.I.G., LLC, the entity overseeing the rapper's intellectual property.
The court rejected Evans' legal team's request to cap the judgment at $48,612. Instead, the judge affirmed that the full amount is owed to the trust, which is headed by Wayne Barrow, the former manager of Notorious B.I.G. The dispute centers on Evans' refusal to distribute proceeds earned from the LLC, including revenue from a partnership with Primary Wave announced in March 2025 involving Biggie's name, image, and likeness.
Complicating the situation is a separate challenge brought by Christopher Jordan Wallace, known as CJ, the son of Biggie and Evans. CJ has contested Barrow's control over the estate, alleging that his grandmother, Voletta Wallace, was manipulated into appointing Barrow as executor before her death in February 2025. Both Evans and CJ had proposed placing the disputed funds under state control pending the resolution of these questions.
Judge McCormick dismissed this proposal, citing Pennsylvania law which protects acts of administration performed in good faith by a personal representative. She noted that Barrow received Letters Testamentary on April 21, 2025, making him the sole executor of the estate. The judge ruled that pending proceedings in Pennsylvania would not invalidate actions Barrow took or alter the trust's entitlement to distributions as of Wallace's date of death.
The ruling further established that the trust became a member of Notorious B.I.G., LLC on December 12, 2025, when Barrow executed written consent for its membership rights. Consequently, the trust is entitled to distributions dating back to Wallace's death rather than the smaller amount argued by Evans. The court also ordered prejudgment interest on these distributions, calculated from the payment dates and compounded quarterly at the statutory rate.
Judge McCormick has granted Barrow 20 days to submit a final order reflecting the judgment. While this Delaware decision solidifies the trust's rights to the funds, the separate legal challenge in Pennsylvania regarding Barrow's appointment remains pending.
Sources: Rolling Stone.