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The Blueprint: Jay-Z Wore A $2.5 Million Watch To B-Sides Show [Photos]

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JAY-Z continues to show that his wealth is in another stratosphere. The Roc Nation maestro recently sported a timepiece valued at a small private island.

As reported by Complex, Hov put on for the culture in a major way at his recent B-Sides show at Webster Hall. The second installment of this specially curated set found Jigga performing some of his greatest album cuts and hood classics. As with most of his high profile concerts there were surprises in the works. Not only did Nas join him for “Success” but he also brought out Jim Jones and Cam’ron for a very rare performance of “Welcome to New York City”.

Aside from spitting a freestyle dedicated to the late great Nipsey Hussle, there was also another of point of difference to the live show. On his left wrist was a one of one Richard Mille watch that costs $2.5 million dollars. He referenced it during a separate acapella saying “I should get a [sic] for words that unify / Black and brown youth to shoot through the sky / Blueprint on my wrist cost 2.5/Only thing that flips the script between you and I.”

The timepiece in question was a custom build crafted by his personal jeweler Alex Todd. His blue Richard Mille 56 features a sapphire case that took over 3,000 hours to create. Aptly titled “The Blueprint” the wristwatch is the most expensive Richard Mille to be ever created.

Carter has long been a fan of the brand with his earliest mentions of RM’s dating back to the Watch The Throne era (“Gotta Have It”). Watch flexing just got much more difficult.

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Source: HipHopWired.com

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Drake is Now the Number One Selling Solo Artist in America of All-Time

According to the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), Drake has passed  Elvis, Eminem and Michael Jackson for total music sales grossing up to $218,280,000.00 in sales. No other solo male artist has even broke $200,000,000.00, Elvis is second with 191,000,000.00 and Eminem is next at 172,000,000.00. Let’s be honest Drake has the Midas touch when it comes to making hits and singles, even creating careers for people of just dawning their record with a feature or vice versa (I.E. The Weeknd, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Roy Woods, even The Migos with his Versace remix after hearing the track on Twitter blew them up to superstardom.)

Drake’s ability to collaborate with numerous artists along with having so many positive relationships throughout the industry has allowed him to touch so many singles that have topped the charts, that for a while anything he was on was a smash. He just has some kind of magic touch about him when he’s creating hooks for himself or any other artist. DVSN is probably the next to blow and Drake is definitely a big reason for their success after signing the R&B Canadian duo in 2015. Is Drake the greatest “artist” of our time? Surely, he’s more than a rapper but that’s a loaded question with various answers heavily based in opinion and taste… One thing we know for sure is that men lie, women lie, but numbers don’t. Check the chart below for yourself.

 

 

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