On the same day he’s set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a Maryland auction house is putting some of the personal belongings of rapper Tupac Shakur on the auction block.
Tupac’s gold medallion, Quran and other personal items will be featured in the “Black Heritage Auction.”
The rapper was gunned down on a Las Vegas street in a drive-by attack in Sept. 1996. He died six days later in the hospital at the age of 25.
Although his career only lasted 5 years, Tupac’s legacy transcended the rap world. Snoop Dogg will induct Tupac into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on April 7.
Alexander Historical Auctions is holding the auction in New York on Friday, but you don’t have to be on the East Coast to place a bid. Bids can also be placed online.
Items belonging to Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali and many others are also being offered in an effort to “promote black history,” a spokesman for the auction house said.
Alexander Historical Auctions
“All Eyez on Me Book II” Annotated CD Master
A CD-R master for Disk Two of Shakur’s final album before his death, “All Eyez on Me,” features hand-written annotations by Tupac. We have blurred profanity found on the CD master, although the auction item is unaltered. Its worth is estimated between $30,000 and $40,000.
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License Plates From Tupac’s Rolls Royce
The license plates and registration card for Tupac’s 1995 black Rolls-Royce Corniche IV convertible are up for auction. The car was registered to Marion “Suge” Knight, the owner of Death Row Records, Tupac’s record label at the time of his death. The items are estimated to be worth between $10,000 and $12,000.
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Tupac’s Nose Stud, From the Cover of “All Eyez on Me”
An iconic piece of jewelry owned and worn by the late rapper Tupac Shakur. The auction house describes it as an “approximately 15 point diamond nose stud worn by Shakur in the cover shoot and in the cover photograph of his final album: ‘All Eyez On Me.'” Its worth is estimated between $15,000 and $20,000.
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Tupac’s “Death Row Records” Gold Medallion
Tupac’s 14-karat gold medallion was likely a piece of personal jewelry. The Death Row Records medallion is significantly smaller than a similar one seen in many of Tupac’s music videos and public appearances. The piece of jewelry is estimated to be worth between $5,000 and $7,000.
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Tupac’s Diamond and Sapphire Medallion
Tupac Shakur’s custom-made medallion features an oblong vertical diamond shape in the center and is decorated with 32 small diamonds inset along the edges. Its worth is estimated between $10,000 and $15,000.
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Tupac’s Diamond Earring, From the Cover of “All Eyez on Me”
An approximately .75 carat diamond earring often seen on the rapper, including in the cover shoot and on the cover of Tupac Shakur’s enormously successful final album: “All Eyez On Me.” Its worth is estimated between $12,000 and $15,000.
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