To mark the 50th anniversary of Hiphop, a ring designed and worn by late rapper, Tupac Shakur will go on auction, having the opportunity to be sold for about £250,000 ($327,000; N257m)
The ring, a part of auction house Sotheby's sale features a jewel-encrusted "crown" with gold, ruby and diamond.
Tupac was shot dead in 1996 in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, US, at the age of 25, just three days after wearing the ring at his final public appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards.
The ring is expected to be sold for £152,719 and £229,079 at auction in New York this week.
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Tupac was reported to have told his godmother Yaasmyn Fula, a friend of his mum's who also served as his "advisor, auntie, money manager, caretaker, and lifelong supporter", that he wanted a piece of jewellery to serve as an act of 'self-coronation'.
The finished gold crown ring consists of 10 carats of cabochon rubies and pavé diamonds and an inscription reading "Pac & Dada 1996".
Tula wore the flashy ring on his left hand ub what was to be his last interview with MTV after the VMAs, flanked by fellow West Coast rapper Snoop Dogg.
He was shot hust three days after the interview in Las Vegas in a drive-by shooting and died in hospital six days later, on September 13, 1996.
Tupac godmother Ms Fula, who will be selling the ring, explained it served as a "powerful" symbol of responsibility.
In her words:
"Tupac thought of himself and his creativity as a tool of expressing injustice and love.
"That message has been carried on with a lot of artists to this day that give him acknowledgement and say how much he inspired them.
"That ring is a powerful symbol: whoever wore that ring had to accept that they have a responsibility to have an impact upon the world.
"Finally, when the ring was finished, I'll never forget that when I walked in with the ring and he looked at it, I think it just blew him away."
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