After teasing The Notorious B.I.G. NFT collection in March, crypto platform OneOf has finally dropped their highly anticipated collection.
The Christopher Wallace Estate first announced the collection back in March and said it’d be done in partnership with OneOf, a Web3 company led by Quincy Jones. After months of silence, details about the collection have finally emerged. Dubbed the Sky’s The Limit collection, the NFTs were unveiled in their entirety on OneOf’s website on July 26.
The main focus of the set is the 3D characters inspired by The Notorious B.I.G.’s style and lyrics, and anyone who purchases one of these figurines will gain the rights to license audio of a legendary 1989 Biggie freestyle that he gave on a Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn street corner at just 17 years old. The audio has previously never been available to sample or download.
“Biggie’s music is a very important part of hip-hop culture and it’s global impact,” said Wayne Barrow, manager of Voletta Wallace/the Notorious B.I.G.’s estate in a statement. “Our business partner, Elliot Osagie of Willingie Inc, came up with the concept of coming together with OneOf to share the infamous freestyle that showcased to the world the icon that Biggie would soon become through an NFT, and sharing it with his fans in this way we are certain would make him proud.”
Joshua James, OneOf Co-Founder & COO, added that this NFT collection represented a major shift in the culture.
“We named this collection Sky’s the Limit because we believe this is a watershed moment in NFTs where seminal artists like Biggie and their truest fans can drive culture and drive value together,” he said. “We’re thrilled to work with The Christopher Wallace Estate to honor Biggie’s enduring legacy, in web3 and beyond, and we have some amazing surprises for NFT holders along the way.”
The collection was announced on the heels of Biggie Small’s 50th birthday, which his home town rang in with fervor. On May 21, the Empire State Building lit up in red and white and featured a spinning crown around its mast to pay respects to The Notorious B.I.G.’s multi-platinum debut album Ready to Die.
Barclays Center in his home borough of Brooklyn also broadcasted a montage above the arena’s entrance compiled of B.I.G.’s biggest tracks, and The Lincoln Center hosted an orchestral tribute to the rap legend on June 10.
Click here to check out the availability on The Sky’s The Limit: The Notorious B.I.G. NFT Collection.
you better be given me some cold ard cash
people will start paying interest for style of bitcoin and color two
you have two pay stores in advance two accept your bitcoins
never been available to sample or download? its been on youtube for almost 15 years yall even included a link geez stop trying to scam fans we get it no one buys music anymore doesnt mean we want to buy nfts from people who have no clue what they really are scamming fans aint the move
F****** Shame That Voletta Wallace has to resort to this in the first place for money. If Diddy wasn’t such a crooked bastard and bought Biggie’s publishing, masters,and copyrights and treated the man like garbage when he was alive just to pretty much feed his family pennies after he’s dead is what he calls taking care of his family then I’d hate to see what he calls love then. He knows the Christopher Wallace Estate and His Family deserve at least 200 million out of the 400 million revenue that Biggie’s Estate generates.
thats a lot of work scamming to move 14K of virtual garbage only 14,000 nft wallets doubt 100% of them buying any biggy stuff these weirdos just waiting for bigger fools to come along to buy worthless ish
These are random ass white guys trying to profit off of a legacy that they literally have no business being a part of or anywhere near, nfts are the dumbest thing, idiots only ones participating