Drake woke up last morning and his bank account just felt super heavy, so he went out in full “rich man with something to prove” style with two of the most unique bits of musical history one could possibly dream of and of course, he had to promote it via Instagram.
Tupac’s Pendant: The Crown of History of Rap
Aubrey Graham has Tupac’s Death Row diamond-studded pendant, the very one that Pac wore on the cover of All Eyez On Me. It’s half a million dollars and is literally the rap game’s version of having Excalibur.
Luxury broker Alexander Bitar confirmed the sale, RapTV swooned, and Drake flexed the timeline by sharing an agitated selfie of the pendant, background noise being 2Pac’s “Pain.” Subtle? Not one bit.
The title of the song, “All Eyez on YOU,” was a tip of the hat fans instantly recognized, naturally because Drake has to leave his own personal signature on Pac’s legacy. Twitter responded in kind, Twitter fashion: half the audience shouted “legendary,” the other half shouted, “Pac would’ve hated Drake just as much as he hated DMX.”
But he wasn’t done yet: along came Michael Jackson’s Thriller
Now that Balew was out of the picture, Drake also swooped up Michael Jackson’s holy grail of collectibles: a signed by MJ and Quincy Jones vinyl copy of the Thriller album. Just for good measure, Michael even included with it a hand sketch on the cover, so unique that collectors literally slobber themselves into oblivion. And the dirty little plot twist is this: Drake’s just one Billboard No. 1 chart-topper short of breaking Michael Jackson’s all-time solo male record. Yes, the guy just went out and purchased Thriller just before possibly sitting on Jackson’s throne. Petty? Shrewd? Tastefully sloppy? The whole shebang.
Drake’s Tupac (and Spend Spree) Obs
This is not Drake’s first rodeo with Pac Boulevard shopping. Back in July 2023, he shelled out $1.01 million for Tupac’s gold Crown ring that he rocked to the MTV VMAs prior to his passing. By itself, the ring was enough to get the fans hysterical, but since he’s added the pendant into the mix, it’s becoming less “collector” and more “single white female.”
And don’t act like nobody forgot that Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” casually dropped Pac’s name prior to Drake’s lawsuit-happy UMG entanglements. One of the commentators summed it up just fine with the description: “Little dude not gon like this one.” That is: Drake borrowing Pac’s legacy is just gonna stoke the fires some more.
