▁ra pper ▁Not orious ▁B . I . G . ▁ ▁Tra dem ark ▁Tre vor ▁Ch own ing ▁is ▁the ▁cre ator ▁and ▁tra dem ark ▁holder ▁of ▁" ¥ £ $ ", ▁the ▁combination ▁of ▁mon et ary ▁symbols ▁for ▁the ▁Y en , ▁British ▁P ound , ▁and ▁United ▁States ▁D ollar ▁features ▁in ▁his ▁art work ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁prints ▁and ▁post ers . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁original ▁paint ings ▁featuring ▁the ▁s log an ▁util izes ▁gold ▁leaf ▁for ▁the ▁symbols ▁and ▁is ▁stud ded ▁with ▁thirty ▁genu ine ▁diam onds . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Ch own ing ▁is ▁a ▁supporting ▁artist ▁of ▁the ▁Asp ie ▁Art ▁project ▁that ▁benefits ▁artists ▁who ▁have ▁As per ger ▁synd rome , ▁a ▁condition ▁on ▁the ▁aut ism ▁spectrum . ▁ ▁Pre - art ▁life ▁Ch own ing ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁A & R ▁representative ▁and ▁studio ▁manager ▁for ▁Ant ique ▁B out ique ▁Audio ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁before ▁re loc ating ▁to ▁Southern ▁California . ▁While ▁with ▁AB ▁Audio ▁he ▁signed ▁former ▁Death ▁Com et ▁C rew ▁founder ▁Shin ichi ▁Sh im ok awa , ▁Gram my ▁Award ▁Nom ine e ▁Larry ▁Te e , ▁Alex i ▁De L ano ▁among ▁others . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁with ▁NASA ▁club ▁founder , ▁Sc otto , ▁hosting ▁a ▁week ly ▁night ▁at ▁NY C ' s ▁club ▁Car bon , ▁the ▁same ▁ven ue ▁that ▁was ▁hosting ▁Michael ▁Al ig ' s ▁club ▁night