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The crown was worn and signed a mere three days before the rapper's death. Notorious B.I.G.’s iconic crown sells for nearly $600,000 at hip-hop auction Skip to main content
Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), known by the stage names the Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, [1] and Biggie, [2] was an American rapper. Rooted in the New York rap scene and gangsta rap traditions, he is widely considered one of the greatest rappers of all time.
One of Claiborne's most significant achievements in the urban music community is a series of portraits of The Notorious B.I.G wearing a plastic gold crown in front of a deep red backdrop. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The pictures were made in Claiborne's New York studio in March 1997, only three days before the rapper's untimely death in Los Angeles ...
One of the pieces in the exhibit is an installation surrounding Barron Claiborne’s group of portraits of The Notorious B.I.G wearing a plastic gold crown in front of a bright red backdrop. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] The pictures were made in March 1997, three days before the rapper's untimely death.
Bidders will be able to vie for the crown worn and signed by the Notorious B.I.G. during a 1997 photo shoot held three days before he was killed in Los Angeles. Biggie’s crown and Tupac Shakur ...
Biggie Smalls’ King of New York crown and love letters from a teenaged Tupac Shakur exceeded bid expectations at Sotheby’s first-ever rap auction.
Life After Death is the second studio album by American rapper the Notorious B.I.G., released on March 25, 1997, on Bad Boy Records and Arista Records. [5] A double album, it was released sixteen days after his murder.
Hip-hop experts join the show to celebrate the life of one of the greatest rappers ever. It is impossible to […] The post Remembering the life and legacy of Biggie Smalls appeared first on TheGrio.