Drake Buys Tupac Shakur’s Crown Ring That Auctioned For $1M

Drake Splashes $1 Million On Tupac Shakur’s Crown Ring

Drake is currently trending on social media after splashing over $1 million on Tupac Shakur‘s crown ring, which adds to his expensive collection of rapper-owned jewelry.

On Friday (July 28), Drake hopped on his Instagram Story to reveal that he had purchased Tupac Shakur’s crown ring that was up for auction at Sotheby’ in New York City.

On Monday (July 24), the auction house announced they sold the gold, ruby and diamond crown ring for a whopping $1,016,000. The item was initially estimated to fetch between $200,000 and $300,000.

 

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The Canadian superstar showed off the extravagant treasure on his Instagram story with the caption, “UTOPIA OUT NOW MELTDOWN [nauseated face and masked face emojis].”

Drizzy seems to be referring to his verse on the Utopia track “Meltdown” in which he raps that he melted Pharrell’s iced-out N.E.R.D. chain and his other jewelry that he bought at auction last November.

According to Sotheby’s item description, Tupac’s crown-shaped 14 karat yellow gold ring is set with five carats of diamonds and cabochon rubies. The words “Pac & Dada, 1996” are inscribed on the bottom. The ring comes from the personal collection of Yaasmyn Fula, the mother of Outlawz member Yaki Kadafi.

Fula is described as Tupac Shakur’s “godmother, advisor, ‘auntie,’ money manager, caretaker, and lifelong supporter.”