Hip Hop's Crown Jewels Auction

TUPAC: Estimated at $10,000-$20,000(right)MISSY ELLIOT: Estimated at $6,500-$8,500 (left)

Phillips de Pury & Co., New York has announced details of the first-ever hip-hop jewelry auction, which will be held March 5th. Titled Hip Hop’s Crown Jewels, the event is being produced with the support of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and “Godfather of Hip Hop” Russell Simmons.



BIZ MARKIE:Estimated at $8,000-$12,000


PHARRELL: Estimated at $200,000-$250,000


BIZ MARKIE CASSETTE: Estimated at $75,000-$95,000

A historic selection of custom-made pieces from some of hip hop’s most illustrious musicians, rappers and jewelers will be offered, including those worn by:

50 Cent
MC Lyte
Biz Markie
Missy Elliot
Busta Rhymes
Nas
Diplomats
Notorious B.I.G.
Gnarls Barkley
Pharrell Williams
Ja Rule
Rihanna
Jay Z
Sean “Diddy” Combs (a.k.a. “Diddy”)
Kanye West
Slick Rick
Lil’ Jon
Swiss Beatz
Lil’ Wayne
Tupac Shakur
LL Cool J
Wyclef Jean

Find more info here!
Auction 5 March 2009
450 West 15th Street
New York, NY 10011

La Princesse

La Machine is a French production company based in Nantes, France, which is famous for the preformance called Sultan's Elephant, a which appeared in 2006 in London, England.

The group was formed by artists, designers, fabricators and technicians in early 1990s and is currently led by François Delarozière, Artistic Director and creator of La Princesse. They are known by its extraordinary theatrical machines, permanent installations, and also its own theatrical productions.
The huge 60 foot mechanical spider named La Princesse, visited Liverpool in on September 6th 2008, as one of the main parts of the city's Capital of Culture 2008 celebrations. This spider was operated by a number of operators, controlling the 8 legs and other movements of the spider. It investigated the city, visiting landmarks such as St George's hall and the Albert Dock, and walking down streets and climbing onto the side of a derelict tower block at the end of each performance.

Obama Lego's

By now everyone should be fimiliar with Shepard Fairy's, Barack Obama "Hope" image.

Well some creative Lego Builder named "Legoman28" has recreated the portrate using lego's and has put it up forsale on Ebay.

The piece was constructed over 10 days using 8,000 multi-colored bricks, in a framework of 30 x 30 inches. With a reserve price of $600, the seller claims that 70% proceeds from the sale will go towards Obama’s campaign.