Hip-Hop Memorabilia Auction @ Sotheby’s
The world’s biggest auction house Sotheby’s announced their second annual Hip Hop auction. Titled The Art and Influence of Hip Hop, the sale spans art, fashion, photography, hand-written documents, historic studio equipment, important artifacts, NFTs and more, representing key moments from the late 1970s through the present, demonstrating the influence of Hip Hop on art and culture.
The selection is led by an unpublished booklet of haikus written and illustrated by Tupac Shakur when he was just 11 years old, on offer from his godfather, Jamal Joseph (lot 100), a Black Panther activist who was gifted the booklet by Tupac 40 years ago while incarcerated with fellow Panthers at Leavenworth Prison.
Check out the full list of items here. The auction ends on March, 30th.
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