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When I was first thinking of doing this sale, I thought, `Wouldn't it be great to track that crown down?"' Hatton said. Sean "Diddy" Combs, owner of Biggie's label Bad Boy Entertainment, was with the rapper on the photo shoot. Claiborne had provided the prop, hoping to portray Biggie as the king of New York. The crown has been in photographer Barron Claiborne's possession since he captured Biggie for the cover of Rap Pages magazine. also known as Biggie Smalls - were gunned down within months of each other. Onetime friends who became rivals in a hype-fueled war between the East and West Coast rap scenes, Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. Pusha T: Are fans taking rap beefs too seriously? The estimates for the headlining lots - $200,000 to $300,000 US for the crown and $60,000 to $80,000 for the letters - are low, with the hope that the auction house can attract first-time bidders and show it is not just a stuffy place for multi-million-dollar watches and paintings. I wanted to have a sale that really recognized how massive that impact really is," said Cassandra Hatton, the Sotheby's senior specialist who organized the sale.
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"The impact of hip-hop is everywhere - sneakers, clothing, jewelry, art, music. The items can be viewed in person - reservations are required during the pandemic - at Sotheby's in New York City and the exhibition will also be available to the public online via its digital gallery. 15 and features over 120 hip-hop-related lots.
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They'll also get to bid on an archive of 22 autographed love letters written by Shakur at the age of 15-17 to a high school sweetheart. during a 1997 photo shoot held three days before he was killed in Los Angeles. and Tupac Shakur are being united for an auction at Sotheby's, the first-ever dedicated hip-hop auction at a major international auction house.īidders will be able to vie for the crown worn and signed by the Notorious B.I.G. Rivals in life, the rappers Notorious B.I.G.