Mugshots of 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G., never before released to the public, are going on sale at an upcoming auction — and they can be yours… if you have tens of thousands of extra dollars sitting around.
Beginning on October 25, the auction house Gotta Have Rock and Roll is holding a “Hip Hop Auction” where they are selling rare Hip Hop memorabilia including signed albums and photos from N.W.A and the Beastie Boys.
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But most notable are items from Biggie and ‘Pac. Among the items being hyped by places like TMZ are video footage of Big’s final performance in Jamaica, rapper-signed paperwork from that show, and the mugshots.
‘Pac’s New York State mugshot, taken with a Polaroid, is dated October 12, 1995. That was the day he was released on bail from Clinton Correctional Facility. According to recording engineer Dave Aron, ‘Pac immediately flew to Los Angeles and recorded “Ambitionz az a Ridah” and “I Ain’t Mad At Cha.”
Biggie’s photo dates from 1996, and comes with a thank you note addressed to someone named Megan (“Thanks 4 the phone call!!”). The rapper was arrested several times that year — in March for an alleged assault on autograph seekers and in July after a search of his house turned up firearms and marijuana. It is unclear from the photo which incident of the two the photo dates from, or if it is from a different run-in with the police.
A photo from the New Jersey arrest, previously auctioned by a different house, shows Big wearing a different outfit than in the GottaHaveRockandRoll.com shot, but the prior auction shows that while being booked, Big signed a similar thank you note to someone named Teddy.
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According to TMZ, the mugshots are expected to sell for between $20,000 to $40,000 each. Footage of Big’s final concert may, the outlet says, go for over $1 million.
Check out the mugshots below:
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