Tupac Shakur photographed in 1994.
In Brooklyn on Friday, Alexander Historical Auctions is hosting a sale of significant artifacts from black history. In addition to pieces like a copy of the Declaration of Independence preamble that was signed by Martin Luther King and historical newspaper reports about the Emancipation Proclamation, the auction also features a ton of cool music ephemera.
Tupac is probably the best-represented artist in the auction. Items for sale include his handwritten lyrics to “Let Em Have It” and “I Ain’t Mad at Cha” (the starting bid for each is $7,500), the Dolce & Gabbana shirt he wore in the “2 of Americaz Most Wanted” video ($6,000), his first publishing contract ($6,000), his personal Death Row Records gold medallion ($2,500), his personal signed Koran ($20,000), a hand-annotated master CD-R copy of All Eyez On Me, his California license plates ($5,000), and his New York state prison ID card (pictured above, $7,500).
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