web stats
THE SNEAKERS
  • Home
  • Music
    • All Music
    • Freestyles
    • Mixtapes
  • Videos
  • News
  • Exclusives + Premieres
    • Premiere
    • Exclusive Interviews
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Music
    • All Music
    • Freestyles
    • Mixtapes
  • Videos
  • News
  • Exclusives + Premieres
    • Premiere
    • Exclusive Interviews
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
News

Notorious B.I.G.’s Plastic Crown Sells for $600,000 at Auction

Navjosh by Navjosh
September 16, 2020
Notorious B.I.G.’s Plastic Crown Sells for $600,000 at Auction

The Notorious B.I.G.’s famous plastic crown got sold at an auction today for a whopping $594,750.

The signed plastic crown from the 1997 ‘K.O.N.Y. (King of New York)’ photo session, along with several other important pieces of hip-hop history were on sale, courtesy of Sotheby’s first-ever hip-hop auction which took place on Tuesday.

The first estimate for the sale of the crown, originally bought for just $6, was $200,000 and $300,000 but that got easily beaten. Biggie’s crown was put up for sale by photographer Barron Claiborne, who had kept the item since shooting the rapper as the “King of New York” in a photo shoot for Rap Pages magazine.

“This crown is a novelty item; I bought it at a place on Broadway called Gordon’s,” said the 57-year-old photographer who lives in Brooklyn. “Without Biggie, the crown would not be worth [six figures]. I only paid six bucks for it.”

“Some people have told me that it’s too low,” Claiborne stated when the item originally opened with an estimate of $200,000. “That shows you how strong the symbol really is. I always thought Biggie was a king.”

Other lots at the auction included a five-piece drum kit once used by Questlove of The Roots, and one of rapper Slick Rick’s diamond eyepatches, which sold for $30,240 and $25,200 respectively.

A pair of “Push It” Jackets worn by hip hop duo Salt-N-Pepa in a 2015 Super Bowl commercial went for just under $24,000. A collection of 22 love letters that Tupac Shakur wrote to his high school sweetheart were also up at the auction. A portion of proceeds from the sale will be donated to charities including New York’s Queens Public Library Foundation, which coordinates hip hop community programs.

Related Posts

Azealia Banks Shows Off “6-year-old girl’s skull” During Live Interview
News

Azealia Banks Shows Off “6-year-old girl’s skull” During Live Interview

1 day ago

...

Read more
Soulja Boy Accused of Sexual Assault and Battery; Rapper Denies It
News

Soulja Boy Accused of Sexual Assault and Battery; Rapper Denies It

2 days ago

...

Read more
Watch The Full Replay of Ashanti vs. Keyshia Cole ‘VERZUZ’ Battle
News

Watch The Full Replay of Ashanti vs. Keyshia Cole ‘VERZUZ’ Battle

2 days ago

...

Read more
Megan Thee Stallion Addresses “Fake” Reports That Tory Lanez Assault Charged Got Dropped
News

Megan Thee Stallion Addresses “Fake” Reports That Tory Lanez Assault Charged Got Dropped

2 days ago

...

Read more
Drake Announces That ‘Certified Lover Boy’ Has Been Pushed Back
News

Drake Announces That ‘Certified Lover Boy’ Has Been Pushed Back

3 days ago

...

Read more
Donald Trump Officially Pardons Lil Wayne and Kodak Black
News

Donald Trump Officially Pardons Lil Wayne and Kodak Black

4 days ago

...

Read more
Load More
ADVERTISEMENT

POPULAR

Music

Young Thug & Juice WRLD Join Forces on New Song & Video ‘Bad Boy’: Watch

January 15, 2021
Music

Pusha T & Vince Staples join Indian Rapper DIVINE on New Song ‘Jungle Mantra’: Listen

January 15, 2021
News

Kendrick Lamar & Dave Free’s ‘pgLang’ Announces Calvin Klein Collab, New Music with Brent Faiyaz & Baby Keem

January 14, 2021

Sign up for our NEWSLETTER for breaking stories and exclusives.

We never share your email with any 3rd party. You can unsubscribe at any time.

HipHop-N-More

© 2008-2020 HipHop-N-More. All Rights Reserved.

HHNM

  • About
  • Contact Us
  • Submit Music
  • Advertise With Us

FOLLOW US

No Result
View All Result
  • Music
  • Videos
  • News
  • Exclusive Interviews
  • Premiere
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise With Us
  • New Artist Submissions
  • Read us on Google News
  • Read us on Apple News

© 2008-2020 HipHop-N-More. All Rights Reserved.