Entertainment By Florence Adu-Yeboah June 3, 2014 13:02
The son of the late rapper Notorious B.I.G has
graduated two weeks short of what would have
been the hip-hop icon's 42nd birthday.
Christopher Wallace Jr honoured his father's
legacy when he walked across the stage to
accept his high school diploma from Santa
Margarita Catholic High School.
The 17-year-old, who is the 2nd child of R&B
Star Faith Evans and bares a striking
resemblance to his late father, smiled his way
through the Graduation Ceremony as family
and friends looked on.
Evans married the late hip-hop star Biggie in
August 1994. The couple welcomed their son
in October 1996. At the time, Biggie and Evans
already had daughters Tyanna and Chyna from
previous relationships.
Christopher Wallace Jr., pictured with mum
Faith Evans on his graduation
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A beaming Evans posted a photo of the proud
moment on her instagram page with the
caption "My first born son & #proud"
At the time of his father's death Wallace Jr.,
was just one year old. The celebrity tot, who is
now all grown up and goes by the initials CJ,
is already creating music of his own and has a
growing following on social media sites.
The Notorious B.I.G was killed in a drive-by
shooting in Los Angeles in March
1997. Wallace's murder remains unsolved but
it has been widely speculated to have been
caused by the East Coast-West Coast feud in
the hip-hop scene.
The fastest train the United States is the Acela Express, which travels between Washington DC and Boston at speeds as high as 150 miles per hour (though the average speed is lower than that). Trains are a lot faster elsewhere in the world, especially in Europe and Asia. One of the fastest commercial trains in the world is the Shanghai Maglev Train, which travels up to 268 miles per hour.
Japan is looking to surpass China with a new train that can go more than 310 miles per hour. Passengers got an opportunity to ride the new train this week:
What's being tested this week is the first section of a longer route that is slated to be finished in 2027. The Daily Mail reports that "When completed in 2027, their exceptional speed capacity will cut the travel time by half, linking Tokyo's Shinagawa Station with Nagoya in about 40 minutes, a journey which currently takes approximately 80 minutes."
Could technology like this come to the United States? Amtrak released a proposal in 2010 that could allow trains to carry passengers from Washington to New York in as little 96 minutes, and from New York to Boston in just 84 minutes. But building the system would cost $117 billion and the project won't be finished until 2040 at the earliest.
