The search for the actor that will play slain rapper Biggie Smalls has finally come to an end. The lucky man that will play what many call one of the greatest rappers to ever live will be Actor jamal "Gravy" Woolard.

According to sources "representatives for the rapper confirmed that Gravy had landed the role over hundreds of hopefuls".

Notorious will also have stars Angela Basset as Biggie's mother, Derek Luke as "Diddy", and Anthony Mackie as Tupac Shakur.

Notorious will be a depiction of Biggie's life as well as his rise to stardome

Biggie whose real name is Christopher Wallace was murdered on March 9 1997 while coming from a party with Sean "Diddy" Combs. The killer has still not been fount.