A fortunate (and wealthy) individual could be the new owner of a unique Brooklyn property. The Notorious B.I.G.’s old apartment, where he recorded his legendary album Ready To Die, has been put on the market. The flat, a two-bedroom, two-bathroom residence in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene area, is now advertised for $1.7 million, according to The New York Post. The property is also a few blocks from the street in Brooklyn named after the late rapper.
Caroline Duncan, the costume designer The New York Post interview spoke with, spoke further about the apartment. “When I moved in, the basement was just a raw space with concrete floors,” she said. “I framed and put up all the walls and created a bathroom with barn wood and modern finishes.” She continued, “Upstairs had been carved into a series of puzzling small rooms so I did the opposite, and knocked down all the walls to create a lofted open space,” adding that she loved “the fact the building is on the Historic Register and had the bones of a true artist’s residence.”
Biggie’s estate-approved Netlfix documentary Biggie: I Got A Story To Tell was launched on the streaming platform a few months ago. According to the film’s description, it “offers a fresh look at one of the greatest, most influential rappers of all time by those who knew him well,” as well as a “intimate representation of a man whose quick climb and sad death has been at the center of rap history for more than two decades.”
