The top lot in the sale was Biggie Smalls’ (a.k.a. Notorious B.I.G. and Biggie) worn and signed crown used for the 1997 “K.O.N.Y.” photo shoot that fetched $594,750, nearly double its ...

On Tuesday night the plastic bejeweled crown worn by late rapper Notorious B.I.G. (aka Biggie Smalls, né Christopher Wallace) in the final photoshoot before his 1997 death sold to a bidder for ...

It started out as just a plastic prop from a party shop but the gold colored crown that American rapper Biggie Smalls wore on the last photo shoot before his death could fetch hundreds of ...

Biggie Small’s iconic crown and love letters sent by Tupac will go on sale at a Sotheby’s first-ever hip-hop auction. The 22 letters written by Tupac to his high school sweetheart are e… ...

The Notorious B.I.G. did the crown photo shoot days before his death For this photo shoot, Claiborne had another idea: to style Biggie like the king he was.

Sotheby’s will pay tribute to Hip Hop next week with its first auction dedicated to the culture. It will feature items from Biggie and Tupac.

Author Justin Tinsley discusses the life and legacy of the Notorious B.I.G., who was killed in 1997: "You can't talk about the story of hip-hop without mentioning the name Biggie Smalls." ...

Biggie Smalls’ mom Voletta Wallace once shared what she really thought about how Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs treated her a son.

Biggie Smalls’s mother, a preschool teacher and devout Jehovah’s Witness, didn’t listen to her son’s music until his death. After his killing in 1997, Voletta Wallace’s life’s work ...

This photo, provided by Sotheby's, shows the crown worn and signed by rapper Notorious B.I.G. during a 1997 photo shoot, three days before he was killed in Los Angeles. The item is up for auction ...

Notorious B.I.G. aka Biggie Smalls performing at Meadowlands, New Jersey, 29 June 1995. (Photo credit: David Corio/Redferns via Bang Media) The Notorious B.I.G. ‘s plastic crown has sold for ...