On December 15, the non-fungible token (NFT) market platform
Makersplace will drop an assortment of NFTs based on Tupac Shakur’s most
well-known jewelry pieces. Makersplace and the NFT artists and curators
Impossible Brief and Digital Arts & Sciences worked closely with
Shakur’s estate in order to drop the NFT collectibles called “The
Immortal Collection.”
Tupac’s ‘The Immortal Collection’ to Drop on December 15
Fans of the rap legend Tupac Shakur (also known by his stage names
2pac and Makaveli) will soon be able to bid on non-fungible tokens
(NFTs) officially backed by the Shakur estate. The NFTs will feature
rare jewelry inspired by some of the pieces the influential rap star
wore before his death on September 7, 1996. The NFTs for the drop hosted
on Makersplace
were designed by the NFT artist Impossible Brief, and curated by Digital
Arts & Sciences in conjunction with the Shakur estate.
“[‘The Immortal Collection‘
is] set for release on December 15, this drop will feature an NFT
jewelry collection based on some of Tupac’s most well-known pieces from
his 2pac and diamond solitaire rings, to his Makaveli bracelet and the
medallion he wore in the last photo ever taken of him,” the announcement
details.
The NFTs are based on some of the Tupac artifacts and personal items
that will be featured in the upcoming Tupac museum experience. The
museum show will be called “Tupac Shakur: Wake Me When I’m Free,” which
will premiere in January 2022.
The NFT artist Impossible Brief and curators Digital Arts &
Sciences were able to select pieces from the rap legend’s archives with
approval from the Shakur estate. The announcement details it will be
“the world’s first NFT [collection] authorized by the Shakur estate.”
2pac NFT Jewelry Collection Dubbed: ‘Artist, Activist, Sinner, Saint’
The collection will feature four pieces of Tupac’s jewelry and will
be called “Artist, Activist, Sinner, Saint.” The NFTs have “some of the
deepest meanings and intentions attached to them,” the announcement
details.
Tupac Shakur is widely considered the most influential rap artist of
all time and he sold more than 75 million records worldwide.
Approximately five full albums were released since Shakur’s death, and
every album was certified Platinum.
“The four-piece Immortal Collection is based on and connected to what
Tupac saw in himself, in the stories he felt were worthy of telling,
and what connects everyone to each other,” the collection description
concludes.
In 2020, the Shakur estate was estimated to be worth
around $40 million. His mother, Afeni Shakur, managed his estate until
she passed away in 2016. According to reports, trustees of Tupac’s
estate are now managing the rapper’s inheritance. Despite being worth
$40 million, it has also been reported that Tupac owed his record label
three albums in exchange for bail funds to get out of prison.
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