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Notorious B.I.G.'s crown is the Mona Lisa of hip-hop - and it's up for auction

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29.08.2020 - 10:07

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The sale - on the 15th September - is not only the first ever hip hop auction at Sotheby’s, it’s the first at any established auction house.

But hip hop hit the big time in the 1970s not too long after traditional rock music, which has already had many prestigious auction sales around the world.

So what’s taken so long?On the phone from New York, Cassandra Hatton, Vice President & Senior Specialist in Sotheby’s Books & Manuscripts Department told Telegraph Luxury that she’s been planning the sale for seven years. “One of the reasons it’s taken a long time is because we had to build the thing from scratch,” she said. “Sotheby’s is known more for jewels, for fine art and watches and so it’s a lot of work to establish something new.” Hatton,.

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