(ANSA) - NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 16 - Hip hop debuts at auction in New York and rains millions of dollars.
The golden plastic crown worn by rapper Notorious BIG during the "King of New York" photo shoot for "RapPages" magazine a few days before he was killed was sold for nearly $ 600,000, while a series of love letters from teenage Tupac Shakur they raised $ 76,000.
The auction was the first Sotheby's dedicated to the world of rap after the huge success of rock memorabilia for years. Approximately 400 would-be customers from 19 countries around the world and over two million dollars in receipts. The legendary vinyl single by Rammellzee and K-Rob "Beat Bop" in the original lining designed by Jean Michel Basquiat has multiplied the last starting point by 50 times, reaching 126 thousand dollars: considered "the Holy Grail" of rap music for its rarity, it is became the most expensive vinyl record sold at auction last night.
91% of the lots found a buyer. Part of the proceeds will go to charity: among the recipient institutions, the Queens Public Library for its hip-hop programs.
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