Delaware Judge Orders Faith Evans to Pay $12.5M Plus Interest

A Delaware judge has ordered Faith Evans to pay over $12.5 million in Biggie’s estate profits to his mother’s Voletta Wallace Revocable Trust.

On Tuesday, October 27, Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery ordered R&B singer Faith Evans to immediately pay $12,518,336 in profits from the estate of The Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace) to the trust established by his late mother, Voletta Wallace. Accounting for interest, that amount comes to nearly $14 million.

The ruling settles a long-running legal dispute between Evans, who serves as the sole manager of Biggie’s IP, and Wayne Barrow, manager for the late rapper and trustee of his mother’s estate following her death last year. Barrow first filed suit against Evans in July 2025, alleging that the trust was owed a 25% share of estate revenue, which includes earnings from a significant catalog deal with Primary Wave Music.

Evans argued that Barrow lacked the required legal documentation to make that claim. But Chancellor McCormick ruled this past August that the trust held valid documentation as of December 2025. Now, the judge has clarified in her latest decision that the financial rights took effect immediately upon Voletta Wallace’s death on February 21, 2025.

“All economic rights associated with Ms. Wallace’s member interest in the LLC transferred to her estate upon her death,” wrote McCormick. “The Trust, as the ultimate beneficiary, is entitled to distributions accrued as of the date of Ms. Wallace’s death.”

Those profits, accrued between February and December last year, amount to $12.5 million—but with accrued interest, the payout increases to nearly $14 million. The funds will be directed to the Christopher Wallace Memorial Foundation per the terms of Voletta’s will.

Meanwhile, Barrow remains embroiled in a separate lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania by the late rapper’s son, Christopher “CJ” Wallace, Jr., who is contesting changes made to his grandmother’s will just weeks before her death. The modifications replaced a joint-trustee agreement between Barrow and CJ, granting Barrow sole control over the estate.

CJ’s lawsuit alleges that Barrow manipulated Voletta Wallace on her deathbed, which Barrow denies. Barrow also claims that Evans is working with CJ behind the scenes on the action, which Evans’ legal team denies. That case remains ongoing.