It looks like Tupac Shakur’s gold, ruby, and diamond-encrusted crown ring has ended up in — or rather, on — Drake’s hands.
’s hands. The jewelry piece, which the rapper wore to the 1996 VMAs shortly before his death, was auctioned off by Sotheby’s earlier this month in celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. On Friday, Drake shared an Instagram Story wearing the ring while promoting his feature on the latest Travis Scott album,It’s unclear whether Drake bought the ring through the auction, or if he’s just borrowing it from whoever did.
The ring was originally crafted with New York jewelers soon after Shakur was released from prison and inked his deal with Death Row Records. In thefor the item, Sotheby described the ring, stating: “Sitting atop a diamond-encrusted gold band is the ‘crown’ itself: a gold circlet studded with the three largest jewels in the entire piece—a central cabochon ruby, flanked by two pavé-cut diamonds.
And there are layers of history behind the crown ring. Shakur’s godmother and money manager, Fulu, stated that the design was meant to represent the next phase of his career, something of “an act of self-coronation,” given the symbolic tie between rubies and monarchy.
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