A pair of never-before-seen mugshots of each Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. are set to hit the public sale block quickly — and a long time after their murders, their legacies nonetheless translate into hundreds of thousands.
GottaHaveRockandRoll has all the products for its upcoming public sale — to be held from Oct. 25 to Nov. 10 — and TMZ Hip Hop has discovered it’s going to additionally embrace clear footage of Biggie’s ultimate efficiency … recorded December 26, 1996, in the course of the Sting competition in Kingston, Jamaica.
The “One More Chance” rapper carried out in a wheelchair together with his leg nonetheless in a forged after a automotive accident with Lil Cease behind the wheel — and, tragically, it will be his final ever live performance earlier than he was murdered on March 9, 1997.
The web has been touting grainy footage of the occasion for years however GHRock certifies the OG video has been unreleased, and the profitable bidder will get it with a full copyright.
They’ll additionally get a replica of the settlement Biggie signed with Sting to affix the competition lineup.
Biggie’s household, on his mom’s facet, hails from Jamaica and Sting promoter Isaiah Laing recollects the legendary rapper instantly asking to be attached with “the good ganja weed,” and had a nice keep on the famed Jamaica Pegasus Hotel.
TMZ.com
GHRock estimates the footage will web anyplace between $1 mil to $2 mil, and the mug photographs are anticipated to draw a really massive stack of Benjamins, too!!!
Tupac’s OG mug shot taken with a Polaroid has by no means been launched to the general public, and is estimated to promote for $20k – $40K. Biggie’s mug comes with a signed thanks notice from jail, and is predicted to draw an identical quantity as Pac’s.
A retired Vegas detective not too long ago testified earlier than a grand jury that he believes each rapper’s murders are linked to the identical characters — a principle that is resurfaced within the aftermath of cops not too long ago arresting Duane “Keefe D” Davis for Pac’s homicide.
Las Vegas police really feel they nabbed the final dwelling suspect within the 1996 slaying … making any collectibles from Tupac or B.I.G. that rather more invaluable.
Discussion about this post