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DJ Kool Herc's Original Soundsystem Goes For $200K At Auction, Selling For $50K More Than Expected

An impactful and valuable piece of music history recently found a new home. Last week, Hip-Hop pioneer DJ Kool Herc’s original Soundsystem was sold at Christie’s in New York City, according to mixmag.

Ngozi Nwanji

Aug 26, 2022

Rare Unpublished 'Haiku' From An 11-Year-Old Tupac To Reach An Estimated $300K In Online Auction

Childhood memorabilia of Tupac has been placed on the online market. Forbes reports that the rare “Haiku” is one of the late rapper’s “earliest pieces of writing ever recorded, and is the first of his manuscripts to come to market outside of his already rare personal correspondence.” On March 23, his early body of work from the age of 11-years-old went up for auction on Sotheby’s with bids looking to reach about $300,000. The sale is their second Hip-Hop themed auction, which includes collected items from late rapper Biz Markie and DJ Jazzy Jay.

Ngozi Nwanji

Mar 24, 2022