Open casting call for the Notorious B.I.G. biopic

In what is probably the smartest move they could have pulled, the producers of the upcoming Notorious B.I.G. biopic are holding an open casting call in hopes of finding an unknown to play the late rapper (real name: Christopher Wallace.) Usually a good sign.

What's most interesting to us about all this? We didn't realize that Biggie was only 24 years old when he was shot and killed in 1997. That makes his career that much more amazing to us, frankly. What were you doing at that age?