The first ever hip-hop jewelry auction will take place this fall as iconic pieces worn by rap superstars 50 Cent, Diddy, Lil’ Wayne, Nas, Jay-Z, The Notorious B.I.G., Kanye West and others are being prepared for the auction block..
According to All Headline News, auction house Phillips de Pury & Company has teamed up with Russell Simmon’s Rush Community Affairs to present this historic event. Located in the company’s New York office, roughly 50 individual pieces will be auctioned off. Other iconic pieces include Tupac Shakur’s diamond, ruby and gold ring engraved “Pac & Dada 1996” revealing his secret relationship with music pioneer Quincy Jones’ daughter Kidada Jones along with Slick Rick’s multicolor diamond set eye patch.
Additional jewelry includes items from Missy Elliot, Gnarls Barkley, Biz Markie, LL Cool J, Ja Rule, The Diplomats, Busta Rhymes, MC Lyte, Mary J Blige, Pharrell Williams, Swizz Beatz, Lil’ Jon, and Wyclef Jean. A percentage of the event’s earnings will go towards Rush Community Affairs, which includes his various non-profit organizations like Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, Hip Hop Summit Action Network and the Diamond Empowerment Fund.
Public viewings of the jewelry will take place from September 22-30 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with the auction currently scheduled to occur on October 1 in lower Manhattan.
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