Tupac's ring sells for record-breaking $1 million at auction

<p>Even in death, the rapper is still breaking records.</p>, <span>Late American rapper Tupac Shakur's ring has been sold for $1 million</span>, <h2>Legendary rapper Tupac Shakur's ring has sold for a record-breaking $1 million during an auction by Sotheby's in New York on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.</h2>, <p>The ring was designed for the late star in New York after his release from jail and signing with Death Row Records.</p>, <p>The diamond-encrusted gold band is topped with a gold circlet studded with a cabochon ruby and two pavé-cut diamonds.</p>, <img src="https://cdn-fmcrawler.shalltry.com/public/prod/files/images/2023-07-29/original/900dd7a3-f082-40a8-9e7b-78344d7b48f7.jpg">, <span>The late Tupac Shakur's ring</span>, <p>The item surpassed the auction house's estimate by more than three times during the themed sale, making it the most valuable Hip-Hop artifact sold at an auction.</p>, <p>The ring was inscribed with "Pac & Dada 1996," which made reference to his engagement to actress and model Kidada Jones; the daughter of American record producer, Quincy Jones.</p>, <p>According to his godmother, Yaasmyn Fulat, who took the ring to the auction, it was modelled after the crowns of Europe’s medieval kings in “an act of self-coronation." She had helped him design the ring and stated that it symbolised him surviving a tumultuous time in his life, after spending eight months in jail.</p>, <p>Tupac wore the jewelry for several months and was last seen with it in 1996 during the Video Music Awards (VMAs).</p>, <img src="https://cdn-fmcrawler.shalltry.com/public/prod/files/images/2023-07-29/original/8355654a-303a-4c27-9083-37fb53f6094d.jpg">, <span>Tupac died days after he was shot in a drive-by shooting in September 1996</span>, <p>"What’s so special about this ring is that it shows him in a moment where he was not necessarily on the front lines as an artist, but just a man expressing his love for another person, and that’s beautiful to see," said De La Soul’s Kelvin Mercer, a guest curator for the sale, on the Sothe