Drake is still building his impressive jewelry collection, with many of his prized pieces formerly owned by Pharrell Williams. Thanks to a new post on his Finsta account, we now know that the Toronto kid has copped another one of the producer’s classic pieces thanks to Kid Cudi.
According to a snap uploaded to Champagne Papi’s backup account, he’s now the proud owner of Pharrell’s white gold brain pendant chain, featuring 44.92 carats of white, blue, black, and natural pink diamonds, with the logo set in brilliant blue diamonds. Crafted by Jacob “The Jeweler” Arabo in 2005, the piece was first purchased at Pharrell’s Joopiter auction by Kid Cudi for $725,000 in 2022. He has since re-auctioned it off, with Drake placing the winning bid at $243,750.
This is just the latest piece from Pharrell’s archives that has made its way to Drizzy, as he made several purchases during Pharrell’s original auction, as well. This includes another brain pendant chain — made with yellow gold instead of white — his dual skateboard pendant, his iconic 2005 N.E.R.D. chain, and a nine carat pair of Oakley sunglasses. Drake featured many of these pieces in his music video for “Jumbotron Sh*t Poppin.” Six months later, he dissed the Louis Vuitton Creative Director and threatened to melt the iconic pieces on “Meltdown.”
In a November 2024 interview with GQ, Pharrell explained why Drake’s purchases and threats to destroy them didn’t affect him one way or another.
When asked if he was bothered by Drake buying his old pieces, he shared, “No, because I think beyond all of the on-goings, at the heart of all of it, he’s a fan of music. He’s a fan of the history of what it is, and I happen to be a part of that, and those artifacts are a part of it.” He went on to say, “I guess some things are not for me to understand,” when asked about Drake’s threats to melt them down.
NEW YORK – MARCH 23: Pharrell Williams of N.E.R.D. poses for a photo during an in-store appearance at FYE March 23, 2004 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)
On letting go of the pieces, he added, “When you let things go, a huge part of it is actually letting go. Not just of the physical item, but letting go of your connection to what it’s supposed to mean, or the memory. You’re literally letting them go. That was the purpose.”
