Theyre already poor and this fakkit had the nerve to steal from her
"lying to my mama, fukking stealing out her purse."
His moms was a teacher and he was her only child. They weren't poor. His childhood best friend admitted during that Mic Check interview that Biggie only starting chillin on Fulton and selling dope so that he would seem real when his rap career popped off.

Microphone Check Live: The Stories Of The Notorious B.I.G.