Hip-hop: The Notorious B.I.G's crown is up for auction

It's a cheap, plastic crown, but it could cost you well over $200,000 thanks to its position as possibly the most famous icon of Hip-hop, worn in a photo shoot by the late Notorious B.I.G to declare himself "King of New York" in 1997.

The crown is up for sale in Sotheby's first ever Hip-hop auction - along with memorabilia from other performers like Tupac Shakur and Salt-N-Pepa. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Queens Public Library Foundation, to support their Hip-hop program, coordinated by “Uncle” Ralph McDaniels.

"Radio stations didn't want to play this music, they thought it was a fad, they thought it was ghetto music, and now it's become the number one music in the world."

(The crown worn by Notorious B.I.G. on display at Sotheby's New York. Credit: Getty Images)