With each year that passes, the hip-hop community gets to readying Notorious B.I.G. playlists in the days leading up to the anniversary of his death. But in the decades that have gone by since his untimely passing, it hasn't only been radio stations, streaming sites, and the late rapper's fans who've come to anticipate March 9.
More and more collectors have begun to exploit the famous date as an ideal time to put Biggie memorabilia up for sale, thus it comes as no surprise that for the second consecutive year Moments In Time is advertising a rare item that some diehard may want as a keepsake.
Fans will recall that around this point in 2017, Moments In Time had the 1997 GMC Suburban Big owned up for auction. The asking price stood at $1.5 million, which matched the selling price of the BMW that 2Pac was shot in. For those who couldn't imagine putting up that much money for something that will serve no purpose to them, this year' exclusive takeaway might fall in their ballpark.
For a cool $36K, an eager buyer can take home a personalized mugshot that was taken of Big after a 1994 run-in with the law. According to sources, an employee at the jail he was booked in happened to be most familiar of the Bad Boy artist through his 14-year-old sister, who he just knew would have loved nothing more than an autograph from the man who was on his way to being recognized as the King of New York. So he requested that Big maybe write something nice on the photo, and Big happily obliged.
“To: Megan, Much Love, ‘Thanks 4 the phone call’ B.I.G.,” the image reads in his handwriting.
Source: pagesix.com
