A series of love letters written by Tupac Shakur and a crown worn by Notorious BIG during a photoshoot a few days before his death are among the items up for auction at Sotheby’s first ever hip-hop-themed sale. Shakur’s letters include correspondence with Jada Pinkett-Smith, who was a former school friend and girlfriend of the rapper, with the auction house estimating they will fetch $60,000 – $80,000 (£45,000 – £60,000). Letters written by rapper Tupac Shakur in high school. In 2015 the 1962 management contract for the Beatles fetched £365,000 at a London-based Sotheby’s sale, but this is the first time a major auction house has dedicated a sale to hip-hop. In 2017, Madonna successfully prevented the auction of Tupac’s letters, which were sent to her when they were a couple.

Source: The Guardian August 26, 2020 12:49 UTC