T’yanna Wallace is continuing to expand her father’s cultural legacy — this time through food. The entrepreneur and daughter of late rap legend The Notorious B.I.G. has revealed plans to open Big Poppa’s, a Caribbean-infused steakhouse in Midtown Manhattan named after Biggie’s classic track Big Poppa.
Wallace shared the update on social media following a private tasting event previewing the restaurant’s concept and menu. The gathering, held earlier this month in Manhattan, gave invited guests a first look at dishes designed to blend upscale steakhouse staples with Caribbean flavors — a nod to Biggie’s Jamaican heritage through his mother, Voletta Wallace.
Photos from the tasting showed several themed menu items, including a Big Poppa Burger, Brooklyn Strip Steak, jerk-seasoned wings with mango-pineapple glaze, and Caribbean-style stew chicken referencing Biggie’s Bedford-Stuyvesant roots. Other dishes playfully reference the rapper’s career and collaborators, such as a “Lil Ceasar Salad,” inspired by fellow Lil’ Cease.
According to Wallace, the event was designed as a test run for the menu ahead of the restaurant’s official launch. The upcoming venue is expected to open in Midtown Manhattan later in 2026, though the exact address has not yet been announced.
The tasting also drew members of Biggie’s extended circle, including rapper Lil’ Kim and other affiliates from the Brooklyn collective Junior M.A.F.I.A., helping turn the preview into both a culinary showcase and a tribute to the late icon’s legacy.
Fans quickly responded to Wallace’s announcement online, with the post earning thousands of likes and enthusiastic replies. Many supporters praised the venture as another example of how Biggie’s legacy continues to inspire new creative and entrepreneurial projects decades after his death. Some even suggested additional lyric-inspired menu items — including T-bone steak, cheese eggs and grape soda — referencing lines from the rapper’s songs.
Big Poppa’s marks the latest venture for Wallace, who has spent recent years building businesses connected to her father’s brand. In 2018 she launched Notoriouss B.I.G., a women’s streetwear-inspired clothing line that incorporates imagery and references from the rapper’s career. The brand features hoodies, T-shirts and other apparel drawing from Biggie’s Brooklyn roots and iconic visuals.
Since his death in 1997, the legacy of The Notorious B.I.G. has extended well beyond music. The rapper’s catalog remains influential in hip-hop, while films and documentaries — including the biopic Notorious and the Netflix documentary Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell — have continued to introduce his story to new generations of fans.
With Big Poppa’s, Wallace is now bringing that legacy into New York’s dining scene, combining steakhouse tradition with Caribbean flavor and hip-hop history in a concept that pays homage to one of the genre’s most enduring figures.
