Whoops. Target is facing a major lawsuit from the estate of Notorious B.I.G., Republic Merchandising, and photographer Barron Claiborne, accusing the retail giant of profiting from the rapper’s ...

The Biggie Smalls estate’s IP company, Republic Merchandising, and photographer Barron Claiborne just recently submitted their straightforward suit to an Illinois federal court. On the opposite ...

The plaintiffs in the case are The Notorious B.I.G. LLC, Republic Merchandising, and photographer Barron Claiborne, Billboard reported. The plaintiffs allege the photo has been used illegally ...

Contact sheet for "King of New York," a 1997 photo of rapper Biggie Smalls by Barron Claiborne. (U.S. District Court document via Courthouse News) CHICAGO (CN) — Photographer Barron Claiborne and the ...

According to Billboard, the two major retailers have allegedly profited off a famed Barron Claiborne photo taken of Biggie titled "The King of New York" without authorization. Republic ...

The estate of deceased four-time Grammy nominated rapper The Notorious B.I.G has entered a lawsuit against iCanvas, a small printing company, and major U.S. retailers Target and Home Depot among ...

The company is at the center of a lawsuit filed by the estate of The Notorious B.I.G., Republic Merchandising, and famed photographer Barron Claiborne, accusing Target and others of illegally ...

The crown worn by Notorious B.I.G. when photographed by Barron Claiborne as the King of New York is displayed during a preview at Sotheby’s for their Inaugural HIP HOP Auction on September 12 ...

Sotheby’s Used in Biggie’s last recorded photoshoot, the plastic crown is dated and signed by both rapper and photographer Barron Claiborne, and sold with autographed prints of the famous ...

The photos — taken by photographer Barron Claiborne, who is also named as a plaintiff in the lawsuit — are some of the most well-known images of the late rapper. One is featured in a huge ...