Drake Outs Himself as Buyer of Tupac Shakur’s Iconic Crown Ring, Sold for $1 Million at Sotheby’s
Earlier this week, Tupac Shakur’s iconic “crown” ring, which the rapper designed and commissioned months before his untimely death in 1996,A bidding war pushed the purchase price up to more than three times the lot’s high estimate of $300,000 . Typically, auction winners remain anonymous, but on Friday, July 28, the victor outed himself as the new wearer of the crown.
Topped by a miniature crown crafted in gold, rubies, and diamonds, the ring represented “an act of self-coronation” for Tupac, according to Yaasmyn Fula, his godmother and money manager, who consigned the item. Engraved on its band is the inscription “Pac & Dada 1996,” referencing his engagement to Kidada Jones.