NOTORIOUS BIG'S MOTHER SLAMS COMBS AND LIL' KIM IN BOOK

Late rapper NOTORIOUS BIG's mother VOLETTA WALLACE has accused SEAN 'DIDDY' COMBS and LIL' KIM of using her son for their own gain in her upcoming book BIGGIE: VOLETTA WALLACE REMEMBERS HER SON.

Notorious BIG - real name CHRISTOPHER WALLACE - was murdered in 1997, and eight years on his mother believes Combs and Lil' Kim have exploited his legend for their own benefit.

In the book, she writes, "I'm glad my son does not have to witness that the very people that he thought he could ride and die with wouldn't think twice about using his mother.

"I am glad that he's not here to see how they have used his image and his name.

"I believe Sean loved my son - after he was dead. I used to tell Christopher all the time not to trust Sean."

Voletta Wallace reserved particular disdain for her son's sometime lover Lil' Kim, describing her outrage at the time she allowed the convicted rap star to use her home for a magazine photoshoot.

She says, "The first picture I saw was Kim wearing my son's mink coat, holding his chain and wearing his hat. I was in shock.

"I felt violated. I read the entire article and learned that not only was Kim wearing things belonging to my son, but she claimed that the home belonged to her as well.

"This experience helped me draw my own opinions about Kim. And they weren't good."