Notorious Walking Tour: Biggie Smalls' Life & Legacy in Brooklyn
Overview
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2 hours 30 minutes
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Your tour guide, Marcus, is a lifelong hip-hop fan. The early and mid-90s are still his favorite music era. During the walking tour around Brooklyn, you'll learn about the childhood, life, career, & legacy of Christopher Wallace, aka The Notorious B.I.G.
You'll visit some of the childhood places that shaped him, art and locations that honor him today, and a few spots you'll recognize from his lyrics. If you love Biggie's music or are a music lover, this tour is for you!
You'll leave knowing more about "Big Poppa" than you did before. As Biggie said, "If you don't know, now you know!"
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Manhattan Bridge
We'll see the bridge.
Fulton Street Mall
Biggie hung out here and freestyled. Lil Kim shouts it out in "Put Your Lighters Up!"
What‘s Included
Professional English Guide
A Walking Tour about Biggie Smalls
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Notorious Walking Tour: Biggie Smalls' Life & Legacy in Brooklyn
Reviews
31 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
If you don't know, now you know....
michellez881,Mar 10, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour was amazing, learned a lot about Biggie and other rappers. Marcus was a great tour guide and former radio host. Marcus has met a lot of rappers in his time and was happy to share his encounters with us during the tour. My family and I really enjoyed the tour and got our cardio work out for the week.
Great tour
149nienkev,Mar 1, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very fun and informative tour!
Big time recommendation!
R6767BKrickd,Feb 11, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Marcus is great, despite the cold we had a great time. Great fun for both die hard Biggie fans and people that are just interested in this fundamental piece of Brooklyn history. Highly recommend!
Best tour ever
377robbied,Dec 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing tour, Marcus is incredible! There is literally nothing this man does not know about biggie. He informative, funny and has the most incredible accent! 100 percent recommend this. I’d book it up again in a heartbeat.
Exceptional Tour Experience
genevievedN6205BP,Dec 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Booked this tour already knowing alot about Biggie'a history... Not only was it really special to be in the places we've read about but Marcus exceeded our expectations with stories we had never heard. This tour blends hip-hop history, local Brooklyn culture, and storytelling in the best way possible. Marcus was deeply knowledgeable about Biggie’s life and the neighborhoods he grew up in, and so great at weaving stories that made every stop feel meaningful. Whether you’re a longtime Biggie fan or just hip-hop history, Marcus brings the experience alive with details, context, and personality that you can’t get from a book or screen. We walked through iconic Brooklyn spots that shaped Biggie’s early years from places referenced in his lyrics to murals and landmarks that honor his legacy today. It was such a cool way to understand the environment that influenced one of hip-hop’s greatest. The pace was perfect — informative without being rushed, and just long enough to keep us fully immersed. Highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting NYC especially if you love music, culture, and stories that stick with you long after the walk ends. Definitely a 5-star experience!
Notorious BIG/Hip Hop tour
690PeterS690,Nov 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was a great and very informative tour. The guide was very knowledgeable and brought the experience to life. I would. Highly recommend it.
Legendary Tour for the Greatest!
bretttP4753UQ,Oct 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00By far the best walking tour I’ve ever been on. Marcus was brilliant and knew everything there was to know about Biggie and the Brooklyn areas. For a fan like me it was so interesting to learn new things about him and where he grew up but my family (who aren’t huge fans) loved the tour and were just as involved because Marcus was including them so well. The tour was a perfect length as we weren’t rushing everywhere and took time in places that we wanted to, but it didn’t take a full day up. 10/10 would recommend and hope to be back soon. Thanks Marcus!
Highly recommend
Freedom696940,Oct 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We love old-school hip hop, and taking the NYC Biggie Smalls tour with tour guide Marcus Hillman was like walking and talking with a hilarious, versatile, knowledgeable friend. We’ve done many tours in many places, but when you’re on a walking tour and the conversation is appealing and every word holds interest, it makes a difference. We can honestly say we learned so much more than just about Biggie but about Brooklyn itself. This tour speaks volumes, and it’s definitely one for the books. We highly recommend Marcus if you want to know more about hip hop and beyond, and you never know who you’ll run into along the way with him ( we met Spike Lee 🥰). We definitely will tour with him again.
Highly recommended experience for all the hip-hop enthusiasts!
andrei bstars,Oct 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I would surely recommend Marcus and this experience for all of the Notorious BIG aka Biggie Smalls fans and general hip-hop enthusiasts. If you are interested in hip-hop, this experience will be very powerful: discovering streets of Brooklyn with top-notch professional, charismatic and very interesting guide like Marcus - will bring your NYC experience to just another level. Highly recommended!
Marcus doesn’t miss a beat. Unforgettable.
smellsl,Sep 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We cannot recommend this tour enough. Marcus is not only knowledgable but his unique insights are shared with such passion and authenticity, you feel as if you have transcended the ordinary. Biggie’s legacy was never in question but this tour gave us a context and a sense of place that exceeded our expectations and deepens our understanding and respect not only for the man himself but the neighbourhood he called home. Next level.
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