Massive Poppa’s Caribbean-Infused Steakhouse To Open This Yr

by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton

March 10, 2026

The occasion was held on the anniversary of Biggie’s dying.

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T’yanna Wallace, the daughter of legendary recording artist Christopher Wallace — higher referred to as The Infamous B.I.G.— just lately hosted a personal tasting for her latest enterprise, Massive Poppa’s Caribbean-Infused Steakhouse, a restaurant named after one in every of her father’s well-known aliases. The occasion carried particular that means, going down on March 9, the anniversary of the dying of the enduring rapper also called Biggie Smalls.

T’yanna Wallace, a serial entrepreneur, provides this enterprise to her listing of endeavors, which features a clothes retailer, a pop-up museum, and a pizzeria co-owned with Run-DMC DJ Jam Grasp Jay’s daughter, Tyra Myricks.

She posted on Instagram, “Thanks to everybody who got here to my personal tasting yesterday! I had this occasion to get some opinions on the meals & determine precisely what I wished to maintain on my menu! Thanks all on your trustworthy opinions and all people keep tuned for the grand opening of Massive Poppa’s the tip of the yr ! 👑🥩”

Pictures shared on Wallace’s Instagram provide a glimpse contained in the restaurant’s elegant inside, the place visitors gathered for the personal tasting. The pictures additionally showcase a number of the dishes set to look on the menu, together with French fries served in bins branded with the restaurant’s title and sliders topped with a picture of Biggie’s face topped in tribute. Whereas a full visitor listing wasn’t launched, Lil Stop — Biggie’s shut good friend and a member of Junior M.A.F.I.A.— was amongst these in attendance.

In accordance with the Instagram account of EMPOWERED PRESS, the restaurant serves Caribbean delicacies as a tribute to Biggie’s and his mom’s Jamaican heritage. Massive Poppa’s Caribbean-Infused Steakhouse is situated in New York Metropolis and is planning an official public opening later this yr, with a date but to be introduced. 

The Brooklyn rapper, hailed by many as one of many biggest emcees, was shot and killed in Los Angeles on March 9, 1997. Almost three a long time later, his homicide stays unsolved.

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