Drake shows off a $2.2 million diamond pendant chain that appears to have belonged to Pharrell Williams
Appears Duck he dropped a lot of cash for one of the necklaces he wore in his new music video for Jumbotron S**t Poppin.
While the rapper and singer can be seen wearing a variety of jewelry around his neck as he raps the lyrics to his new single, one piece of jewelry in particular appears to be the 14-karat, three-tone NERD pendant chain he once owned. by Pharrell Williams. .
The pendant chain, which features tiny, gem-encrusted animations of Williams and his two bandmates, Chad Hugo and Shay Haley, recently sold to an unknown buyer through his new online auction platform Joopiter for a whopping $ 2,184,000, according to vanity fair.
Blinged: Drake, 36, flaunted a diamond pendant chain that appears to have been owned by Pharrell Williams that sold at auction in November for $2,184,000
The video, featuring cameos from Mike Tyson, Lil Baby and British rapper Central Cee, shows Drake enjoying the good life, partying with women, while flaunting his speedy cars and expensive jewelry.
From above, the Canadian star, 36, struts out of a house onto the street wearing various necklaces.
But once he starts rapping, the camera zooms in to give a better view of the large NERD piece hanging from his neck.
In fact, before the first verse ends, Drake grabs the striking piece to bring it to the front of the take.
Showing off his shine: Drake shows off the 14-karat, three-tone NERD piece multiple times in the music video.
The video shows Drake enjoying the good life, partying with women, while flaunting his speedy cars and expensive jewelry.
Later in the music video, the four-time Grammy winner flashes the diamond piece a few more times, all while continuing to spit out his rhymes in front of a flashy red sports car.
The NERD pendant, first introduced by Pharrell in 2005, is considered one of the most iconic custom chains in music history.
The auction described it as “one of the most historic pieces of contemporary jewelry representing an incomparable artist, in an incomparable time, with incomparable creativity.”
The item is just one of several pieces of jewelry sold from Pharrell’s Jacob & Co. collection on the auction site featured in Drake’s new music video.
NERD DESIGN – The dangling chain features tiny gem-encrusted animations of Pharrell Williams and his two bandmates, Chad Hugo and Shay Haley.
More bling: The Hotline Bling star can also be seen wearing a brain pendant chain that sold for $150,000 at auction and a double skateboard pendant that sold for $103,000
The Hotline Bling Star She can also be seen wearing a brain pendant chain that sold for $150,000 at auction and a double skateboard pendant that sold for $103,000.
She is also sporting one-of-a-kind Oakley sunglasses framed in 18K yellow gold and approximately 2,353 pavé white diamonds that sold for $62,500, as well as a solid 14K yellow gold encapsulated Sony PSP that sold for $19,375.
In total, Drake’s jewelry accessories in the video totaled $2,669,625.
The exclusive jewelry, which featured an unprecedented collection of personal and cultural artifacts acquired during Williams’ career, was part of Joopiter’s inaugural auction titled Son of a Pharaoh.
Major $$$: In all, Drake’s jewelry in the video totaled $2,669,625