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Even decades after his untimely passing The Notorious B.I.G. continues to influence fashion. Versace’s newest eyewear campaign is inspired by the later rapper’s signature shades.
As per High Snobiety, the Italian luxury brand has launched a new collection of lenses inspired by The Notorious B.I.G.’s go-to sunglasses. Aptly called the “Biggie,” these frames replicate the pair that Big Poppa frequently wore during his career. In the “One More Chance” video he is spotted wearing the Versace 424 Col 852 model and the Versace 413A model in the “Hypnotize” video. He would also be frequently seen with the Versace T75, which did not feature the label’s Medusa emblem but rather the Greca branding on the temples.
Donatella Versace explained the brand’s approach to the new collection in a statement. “From Notorious B.I.G. to the extraordinary talent of today, the Biggie community are rebels, groundbreakers, and champions of the true Versace spirit,” she said. Versace has enlisted the talents of musician Sabrina Carpenter and NBA center Alexandre Sarr to bring the new collection to life. Included in the this drop are new color ways, both for sun and optical purposes. The Washington Wizards taken explained why working with Versace on the rollout made so much sense to him. “I’ve seen Biggie sunglasses worn by everyone — my NBA teammates, friends I’ve made across the globe, business guys and kids playing basketball in the yard. Biggies are for anyone who wants to give and take a bit more from life.”
You can shop the new Biggie eyewear collection here.
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Unbeknownst to many, Cam’ron was actually supposed to be one of the first artists to be a part of The Notorious B.I.G.’s record label, Undeas, before Biggie’s untimely death.
Fast forward a few decades and a few record labels later, Cam’ron reflected on the first time he met the Hip-Hop legend/Icon and admits that he was actually starstruck by the OG King of New York. In the latest episode of It Is What It Is, Killa Cam reminisced about his first interaction with Biggie after his co-host Treasure “Stat Baby” Wilson spoke about LeBron admitting he felt like Michael Jordan was “Black Jesus” when he first met the NBA GOAT.
Though Cam wouldn’t go as far as to call Biggie any kind of iteration of “Jesus,” he did feel the man was a different kind of deity in the Hip-Hop game. “I’ma be totally honest with you, when Mase took me to Biggie Smalls’ house, I was like, ‘Yo. We did it,’” Cam’ron said. Back when Biggie was reigning supreme in the rap game, just seeing him out in the street would’ve been enough for any Hip-Hop head to feel blessed, but to meet him on a personal level would’ve been next level.
“You gotta realize, Mase already got songs with Biggie and they worked together,” Cam’ron continued. “But I really wasn’t going to the studio in the beginning because, you know, Mase had to get his feet in the door so I had to just stay home in the beginning a lot because it was his turn. And it wasn’t to bring the whole crew and bring everybody in the beginning. So I didn’t meet Biggie in the beginning.”
Though Cam didn’t get to meet the rap Gawd for a minute until Mase was finally a rap star in his own right, he finally got his moment and did what he was born to do, rap.
“When Mase sent me to Biggie Smalls’ house to rap for him, I acted like I’d been there a thousand times. No smiling, no handshakes, no ‘Yo, what’s up?’ Throw the beat on and I’ma rap — that was that.”
Likening that moment to LeBron meeting Jordan for the first time, Cam said, “Yeah, that was probably it for me.”
We feel you, Killa.
Check out Cam talk about meeting Biggie at the 22:30 mark below. Let us know your thoughts in the comments section.
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