It’s been twenty-two years since we lost The Notorious B.I.G. to senseless gun violence back in 1997, and since then he has risen to legendary status as one of the greatest rappers of all time.
At the time of his death his youngest child, CJ Wallace, was only five months old but now he’s a twenty-two year old entrepreneur with a budding career within the cannabis industry. And in honor of his late father he has named a new strain of marijuana after him.
Like Father Like Son
While speaking with Esquire magazine (via Hot New Hip Hop) CJ, whose mother is R&B superstar Faith Evans, admitted his love for marijuana by relaying a story in which he discovered the age his father began smoking.
“I got to talk to my uncle…I think he was actually the first person my dad smoked weed with, and I found out that we actually smoked weed around the same age. I was 16. His first experience was way cooler than mine, in Jamaica. You know, in his homeland. I can only imagine the experience that he had. And he was with family, so he was probably very comfortable.”
CJ also admitted that he grew up around marijuana his entire life which more than likely prompted him to invest in the booming cannabis industry. CJ, along with his business partners Willie Mack and his stepfather, Faith’s ex-husband Todd Russaw, formed the Think Big company which encourages the use of cannabis as a tool for creativity, contemplation and healing. And aside from recreation, CJ is also welll aware of the medicinal benefits cannabis has to offer.
“My little brother, Ryder, has non-verbal autism and through research, my family heard about Jayden’s Juice and other CBD products for kids with epilepsy and autism. Watching him calm down and be less frustrated when trying to express himself was the big sign of cannabis being used for medicine, and that solidified my belief in the powers of the cannabis and hemp plants.”
CJ is truly about his business and also wants to use his company to pay homage to his father, a man still highly respected in the music industry. And the name he’s chosen for this new strain is a perfect way to show his respect.
