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Description	The Notorious B.I.G. wearing a plastic crown, taken by photographer Barron Claiborne on March 6, 1997, three days before Biggie's death. This photo, known as the "King of New York" symbolizes the Notorious B.I.G.'s self-proclaimed status as the King of New York
Author or copyright owner	Barron Claiborne
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Original publication: Rap Pages magazine Immediate source: https://toddmerrillstudio.com/shop/fine-art/artists-fine-art/barron-claiborne/barron-claiborne-biggie-smalls-king-of-new-york-usa-1997/
Date of publication	April 1997
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	The Notorious B.I.G.
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	for visual identification of the person in question, at the top of their biographical article
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	No, Biggie Smalls is dead
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	Only a single copy will be used in the relevant article.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	The use is strictly non-commercial, for educational purposes, and does not affect the market value of the original image.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of The Notorious B.I.G.//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%22King_of_New_York%22_Biggie_Smalls.jpgtrue

|Other information = The subject of the photograph has been deceased since: March 9, 1997
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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	00:00, 9 July 2024		285 × 349 (79 KB)	DatBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	21:23, 7 July 2024	No thumbnail	300 × 367 (140 KB)	Wcamp9 (talk \| contribs)	shrunk
	13:50, 7 July 2024	No thumbnail	654 × 800 (387 KB)	Wcamp9 (talk \| contribs)	Uploading a non-free historic portrait using File Upload Wizard

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