‘The King of New York’: Art exhibit pays tribute to Biggie

Dozens of Notorious B.I.G.  fans gathered at the Bishop Gallery in Bedford-Stuyvesant for a special tribute exhibition marking the 22nd anniversary of the rapper’s death.

News 12 Staff

Mar 9, 2019, 11:27 PM

Updated 1,938 days ago

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‘The King of New York’: Art exhibit pays tribute to Biggie
Dozens of Notorious B.I.G.  fans gathered at the Bishop Gallery in Bedford-Stuyvesant for a special tribute exhibition marking the 22nd anniversary of the rapper’s death.
News 12 reporter Joanna Hernandez attended the event which showcased never before seen photographs through the lens of Barron Claiborne.
The exhibition will be opened until the end of March.
Christopher Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls, is widely regarded as one of the best rappers of all time. He was killed in a drive-by shooting while in Los Angeles in 1997 – a case that remains unsolved.


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