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Africa-Press – Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>A gold, ruby and diamond crown ring worn by rap legend Tupac Shakur during his last public appearance sold for $1 million (Rwf 1.1 billion) at an auction in New York on Tuesday, AFP reports.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe winning bid was well above Sotheby\u2019s pre-sale estimate of between $200,000 and $300,000 and becomes the most valuable hip-hop artefact ever sold,\u201d the auction house said.<\/p>\n

The New York-born rapper wore the ring during his final public appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards on September 4, 1996. He was shot dead by an unidentified assailant in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas just days later on September 13.<\/p>\n

He was 25. \u201cShakur, whose hits included \u201cCalifornia Love,\u201d designed the ring over the course of a few months,\u201d Sotheby\u2019s said. He did so through his godmother Yaasmyn Fula, who put the ring up for sale.<\/p>\n

Shakur was influenced by 16th century Italian philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli\u2019s political manifesto \u201cThe Prince\u201d which he read while in prison on sex abuse charges.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe modelled the design on the crowns of the medieval kings of Europe,\u201d Sotheby\u2019s added. The ring is engraved \u201cPac & Dada 1996,\u201d a reference to his girlfriend Kidada Jones.<\/p>\n

A gold circlet studded with a central cabochon ruby flanked by two pave-cut diamonds sits atop a diamond-encrusted gold band. The sale was part of a dedicated hip-hop auction to mark 50 years of the genre which falls in August this year.<\/p>\n

Shakur is considered one of the greatest rappers of all time, selling 75 million records. He was a central figure in the Los Angeles-based West Coast hip-hop scene, which feuded with rival East Coast rappers in New York.<\/p>\n

His killers have never been caught and theories about who was responsible have long abounded. Shakur\u2019s murder was followed six months later by the gunning down of East Coast rapper Christopher \u201cThe Notorious BIG\u201d Wallace.<\/p>\n

Many believe they were slain as part of a rivalry between their music labels, LA-based Death Row and New York\u2019s Bad Boy Entertainment. But some music historians say the coastal rift was exaggerated for commercial reasons. Last week, Las Vegas police searched a home as part of their investigation into the murder of Shakur.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Mauritius. 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