The ring of the late rapper Tupac Shakur was auctioned for 1 million USԀ, three times more than another auction house’s estimate, according to auction house Sotheby’s in an auction. Thematic. New York hip-hop theme. 

The ring was designed by Tupac Shakur himself and was worn in his last public appearance at the  Video Music Awards (VMA) in 1996. 

The ring is engraved with the words “Pac & Dada 1996”, a reference to Tupac Shakur’s engagement to actress and model Kidada Jones (daughter of American record producer Quincy Jones). The diamond-encrusted gold ring is capped by a gold circle with a cabochon ruby ​​and two striking and luxurious paving stones.

“The special thing about this ring is that it not only shows that Tupac Shakur is an artist dedicated to art but also a man who dares to express his passionate love to the woman he loves. important,” Sotheby’s website reads. 

More than 100 items are also on display at Sotheby’s, from studio equipment and handwritten lyrics to private letters and original artwork from every era of hip-hop history. .  

Among the items on sale is an early work by American artist KAWS, from KAWS’s first exhibition in London. This piece once belonged to Mo’Wax label founder and UNKLE production alias, James Lavelle. The wooden box, painted in the artist’s classic cartoon style, sold for an estimated price of 76,200 USԀ  

 Other auction items include RZA’s handwritten notes for the Wu-Tang Clan’s album “Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)” and Bill Sienkiewicz’s original artwork for the first Def Jam release of EPMD “Business as Usual”