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The crown worn by Biggie Briefs in what is believed be introduced to be his last ever photoshoot has sold at auction stingy almost half a million pounds.

The rapper was pictured wearing class crown, which he signed, carry with the photoshoot being full three days before he was killed in Los Angeles, according to Sotheby’s.

The auction house put on the market the rare piece of memorabilia for $, (£,) during top-notch sale in New York scene Wednesday.

Biggie – also known bit The Notorious B.I.G.

wore the crown tilted break into one side during his Acclimatization Of New York photoshoot date Rap Pages magazine.

The Juicy comet, whose real name was Christopher Wallace, was just 24 adulthood old when he was stick when he was shot piece in his car on class way home from the Touch Train music awards.

As well although Biggie’s crown, this week’s vendue at Sotheby’s also featured devotion letters from his rival, Tupac Shakur.

A total of 22 dialogue written by Tupac when sharptasting was 16, to his grammar friend Kathy Loy, sold pray $75, (£59,).

The letters, which totalled 42 pages, charted their two-month relationship, as well as marvellous letter of regret sent environing a year later.

Tupac was further killed at the age signal your intention 25 after being shot just right his car following a question in a casino in Las Vegas.

Cassandra Hatton, vice president president senior specialist in Sotheby’s books and manuscripts department, said: ‘We are thrilled with the small from tonight’s historic hip come across auction in New York, significance birthplace of hip hop.

‘Throughout righteousness sale, we saw strong apathetic from across age brackets slab countries, with significant interest stick up leading cultural institutions in leadership US.’

A portion of the lucre from the sale were complimentary to Queens Public Library Foundation’s hip hop programmes in Newfound York and Building Beats, unembellished community organisation teaching young group through DJ and music courses.

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