Drake confirmed he’s the owner of a rare jewellery piece that belonged to Tupac Shakur. On Friday, the rapper took to his Instagram Story, sharing a close-up shot of the gold, ruby, and diamond-encrusted ring on his finger to promote Travis Scott’s latest album Utopia — released today— which features Drake on the track “Meltdown”. READ MORE: Drake Takes Swipe At Pusha T And Pharrell On Travis Scott ‘Meltdown’ ‘Utopia’ Collab The 14 karat yellow gold piece was sold to Drake earlier this week for $1,016,000 at a Sotheby’s auction.
Tupac wore the ring during his last public appearance at the 1996 VMAs on September 4 before he died a few days later on Sept.
13 after being fatally shot. It appears the “Rich Flex” rapper references the hefty jewellery purchase on his “Meltdown” verse, in which he raps: “I pull out a million to stare at this sh*t.” READ MORE: Tupac-Related Las Vegas Raid Ends In Face-Off: Hard Drives And Photos Seized From House The ring, which has been deemed the most valuable hip-hop artifact to ever sell at an auction, features a crown that sits on top of “a diamond-encrusted gold band,” Sotheby describes the piece on its website.
The crown itself is “a gold circlet studded with the three largest jewels in the entire piece—a central cabochon ruby, flanked by two pavé-cut diamonds.” Cassandra Hatton, Sotheby’s Global Head of Science and Popular Culture, added: “This one-of-a-kind, custom ring was meticulously designed by Pac and is among the final products of his boundless creative energy — a unique artifact from a period of time that is a testament to his enduring influence on hip-hop.”
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