Eminem, the Grammy Award-winning rapper, has joined the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), purchasing one of the non-fungible token (NFT) apes for 123.45 ether ($462,000) on the OpenSea platform.<\/p>\n
Eminem, the famed Detroit rapper, has joined the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC).<\/p>\n
The NFT, named “EminApe,” depicts Eminem’s iconic Bored Ape figure wearing a khaki army cap and a gold chain necklace, both of which he frequently wears<\/a> in real life. BAYC member GeeGazza sold the digital artwork for 123.45 ETH, which is around $450,000 USD. In November 2021, GeeGazza tweeted, “I still think Eminem is destined to buy my @BoredApeYC one day.”<\/p>\n Six, a digital agency that has previously worked with celebrities in the NFT industry including as Wu-Tang Clan, Tycho, and Galantis, was responsible for the transaction. It’s also not Eminem’s first foray into NFTs: under the moniker “Shady Holdings,”<\/a> the musician now owns 15 NFTs on OpenSea.<\/p>\n In a tweet, BAYC member GeeGazza, who sold the ape, thanked the entertainer for purchasing the NFT. \u201cI\u2019m living in a simulation,\u201d he wrote, adding: \u201cMadness. Let me write a lyric in your next single.\u201d<\/p>\n I\u2019m living in a simulation.<\/p>\n Thank you @Eminem<\/a> for buying my ape and joining the club!<\/p>\n Madness. Let me write a lyric in your next single \ud83e\udd23 pic.twitter.com\/myGNRmMLeD<\/a><\/p>\n — GeeGazza \uea00 (@Gee__Gazza) December 31, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n