Rivals in life, the rappers Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur are being united for an auction at Sotheby’s, the first-ever dedicated hip-hop auction at a major international auction house.

Multiple stores are named as allegedly selling merchandise with an unauthorized image of Biggie, real name Christopher ... rapper is wearing a plastic gold crown in front of a red backdrop.

The famous image features The Notorious B.I.G. wearing a crown and a serious expression ... their fame and extraordinary financial value,” Biggie’s estate wrote in the suit.