After Voletta died in February 2025 at age 78, Evans rejected the trust’s request for payment, even though she and Voletta co-owned Notorious B.I.G. Under the company’s operating agreement, Voletta and Evans each transferred half of their rights to company distributions to Biggie’s children, Ty’anna Wallace and Christopher Jordan “CJ” Wallace. That left Voletta, Evans, Ty’anna, and CJ each entitled to 25 percent of the company’s payouts. The judge’s new ruling means Barrow, as trustee of Voletta’s trust, is entitled to receive her 25 percent share of distributions from the Primary Wave deal. Lawyers and representatives for Evans and CJ did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Monday.