The crown worn by Notorious B.I.G. when photographed by Barron Claiborne as the King of New York is displayed during a preview at Sotheby's for their Inaugural HIP HOP Auction. Getty Images At ...

If you have any hip hop memorabilia stashed inside your house now might be a good time to find it as there is a high-end collector’s market for items from this music and arts cultural movement.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - 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 ...

It belonged to the late Christopher Wallace, best known as Biggie, Biggie Smalls and Notorious B.I.G. The crown, also adorned with multi-colored plastic beads made to resemble gemstones ...

One of the most iconic items up for auction is the crown worn by Brooklyn-born Biggie Smalls during the 1997 “King of New York” photo shoot. The portrait he took with that crown was his last ...

On Sept. 13, 1994, the same day President Clinton signed the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, rapper Christopher Wallace, better known as Biggie Smalls, or the Notorious B.I.G ...