2023-07-28 19:43:41
New York
Now it’s clear who bought Tupac Shakur’s million dollar ring
A ring that belonged to late rap legend Tupac Shakur has sold for $1 million at auction. Now it is clear who the new owner is.
Published28. July 2023, 21:43
This ring, which belonged to Tupac Shakur, fetched a million dollars at auction.
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In 1996, at the age of 25, he was shot dead in a Las Vegas street under unclear circumstances.
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The new owner of the ring is Canadian musician Drake.
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Sotheby’s previously estimated the crown-shaped ring with gold, diamonds and rubies at only around $300,000.
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A ring belonging to rap legend Tupac Shakur, who was shot dead in 1996, has sold for $1 million at auction.
The new owner is Canadian musician Drake.
Shakur had the jewelry made to celebrate his engagement to his girlfriend Kidada Jones.
The Canadian musician Drake has revealed as the new owner of a ring designed by rapper Tupac Shakur, who died in 1996 at the age of 25, and wore on his last public appearance. Drake, 36, posted a picture of a hand with the ring on Instagram on Friday. The auction house Sotheby’s then confirmed that Drake, who is currently one of the most successful musicians, acquired the piece of jewellery.
The ring was auctioned on Tuesday for around one million dollars (around 870,000 francs). At the auction in New York, according to the auction house, there was a “determined competition between bidders”. Drake finally won this competition with a sum of 1.016 million dollars. Sotheby’s previously estimated the crown-shaped ring with gold, diamonds and rubies at only around $300,000. It said the amount raised was the highest ever paid for a hip-hop memorabilia at auction.
In 1996 he was shot
Shakur (“All Eyez on Me”) was one of the most successful rap artists of the 90s. In 1996, at the age of 25, he was shot dead in a Las Vegas street under unclear circumstances. Back then there were clashes between rival rappers from the east and west coasts.
Shakur had the jewelry made to celebrate his engagement to girlfriend Kidada Jones, Sotheby’s said. The inscription “Pac & Dada 1996” is engraved in the ring. In 1996, the musician wore the ring at the MTV Video Music Awards, his last public appearance. Now his godmother Yaasmyn Fula released the piece for auction.
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