Online bidding starts at $1000 and is open until Friday morning a portion of the proceeds will go to benefit the Shawn Carter Foundation. Heir To The Throne: An NFT In Celebration Of Jay-Z’s Reasonable Doubt 25th Anniversary is being sold by Sotheby’s in a special single-lot auction. My portraits aim to capture the sensibility, optimism and beauty of urban life, and in JAY’s work I’ve found tremendous kinship.” It tells the story of someone from Brooklyn occupying the urban space - a place that is as central to my own work as it is to his. JAY’s album Reasonable Doubt changed the game 25 years ago, and continues to influence so many of us. “With this NFT project, we jointly embrace the opportunity to further the conversation about how artists of different mediums contribute to a more inclusive society. “Over the years JAY has collected and supported my work, and so this collaboration is particularly fulfilling,” Adams says.

You can see a static image of it above the full animated version features glowing red embers and smoke rising from Jay-Z’s cigar in the shape of the number 25. Heir To The Throne, which was the album’s original title, is a one-of-one animated digital artwork created by multidisciplinary artist Derrick Adams. And to celebrate the anniversary, Jay-Z is auctioning off… *checks notes*… an NFT inspired by the album cover.

JAY – Z has asked Mannion to stop, but he refuses to do so.Jay-Z’s landmark debut Reasonable Doubt turns 25 today. And withou t that permission, Mannion has no legal right to do so. But JAY – Z never gave Mannion the right to use his likeness for these or any other purposes.

Mannion has done so on the arrogant assumption that because he took those photographs, he can do with them as he pleases. Mannion has developed a highly – profitable business by selling copies of photographs of JAY – Z on Mannion’s website and retail store, and by selling licenses to others to use JAY – Z’s image. The complaint says that “ JAY – Z brings this action to stop Jonathan Mannion from exploiting JAY – Z’s name and image without JAY – Z’s consent. The lawsuit was filed in federal court accusing Mannion of misusing his likeness on merchandise which includes photo prints, shirts, and turntable mats, and licensing his image to others without Jay-Z’s permission. According to Reuters, Jay-Z is suing photographer Jonathan Mannion, the photographer who shot the iconic cover of his 1996 debut album “Reasonable Doubt” and other notable pictures of the legendary rapper on Tuesday in Los Angeles, California.

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