A logo sculpture by Phase 2 is displayed during a press preview at Sotheby's hip-hop auction. AFP
The crown worn by Notorious BIG, when photographed as the King of New York, is displayed during a press preview at Sotheby's first hip-hop auction on September 10, 2020 in New York City. AFP
Sotheby's specialist Cassandra Hatton holds the plastic crown worn and signed by the Notorious BIG. Photographer Barron Claiborne provided the crown prop to portray Biggie Smalls as the king of New York during a 1997 photo shoot for the cover of 'Rap Pages' magazine, held three days before the rapper was killed. AP photo
Autographed love letters written by Tupac Shakur at the age of 16 to a high school sweetheart are on display at Sotheby's in New York. Shakur wrote the letters in 1987 and 1988 to Kathy Loy, a fellow student at the Baltimore School for the Arts. AP photo
An archive of 22 love letters from Tupac Shakur to a high school sweetheart is displayed. AFP
Fab 5 Freddy's gold and diamond 'MTV' ring is displayed during a press preview at Sotheby's for their Hip-Hop auction. AFP
Jackets are displayed during a press preview at Sotheby's for their hip-hop auction. AFP
A woman holds Fab 5 Freddy's MTV ring at Sotheby's auction house in New York, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. AP photo
An employee walks past The Wall of Boom by DJ Ross One, an art installation featuring 32 vintage boomboxes as a working sound system displayed during a press preview at Sotheby's for their hip-hop auction. AFP
Salt-N-Pepa's personal 'Push It' jackets worn in the 2015 Geico Super Bowl Commercial are displayed during a press preview at Sotheby's. AFP
Daniel Arsham x Hajime Sorayama 1000% BE@RBRICK (2G) sculpture is displayed during a press preview. AFP
A police shield by artist LA2/LAROC (Angel Ortiz) is displayed during a press preview at Sotheby's Hip-Hop acution. AFP
A logo sculpture by Phase 2 is displayed during a press preview at Sotheby's hip-hop auction. AFP
The crown worn by Notorious BIG, when photographed as the King of New York, is displayed during a press preview at Sotheby's first hip-hop auction on September 10, 2020 in New York City. AFP
Sotheby's specialist Cassandra Hatton holds the plastic crown worn and signed by the Notorious BIG. Photographer Barron Claiborne provided the crown prop to portray Biggie Smalls as the king of New York during a 1997 photo shoot for the cover of 'Rap Pages' magazine, held three days before the rapper was killed. AP photo
Autographed love letters written by Tupac Shakur at the age of 16 to a high school sweetheart are on display at Sotheby's in New York. Shakur wrote the letters in 1987 and 1988 to Kathy Loy, a fellow student at the Baltimore School for the Arts. AP photo
An archive of 22 love letters from Tupac Shakur to a high school sweetheart is displayed. AFP
Fab 5 Freddy's gold and diamond 'MTV' ring is displayed during a press preview at Sotheby's for their Hip-Hop auction. AFP
Jackets are displayed during a press preview at Sotheby's for their hip-hop auction. AFP
A woman holds Fab 5 Freddy's MTV ring at Sotheby's auction house in New York, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. AP photo
An employee walks past The Wall of Boom by DJ Ross One, an art installation featuring 32 vintage boomboxes as a working sound system displayed during a press preview at Sotheby's for their hip-hop auction. AFP
Salt-N-Pepa's personal 'Push It' jackets worn in the 2015 Geico Super Bowl Commercial are displayed during a press preview at Sotheby's. AFP
Daniel Arsham x Hajime Sorayama 1000% BE@RBRICK (2G) sculpture is displayed during a press preview. AFP
A police shield by artist LA2/LAROC (Angel Ortiz) is displayed during a press preview at Sotheby's Hip-Hop acution. AFP
A logo sculpture by Phase 2 is displayed during a press preview at Sotheby's hip-hop auction. AFP
