DJ Drama recently revealed that he is auctioning off his platinum plaque for his ‘Gangsta Grillz’ project. The DJ gave more insight into the move, noting he is working with KIRPA.
Drama said, “I chose to do this auction with KIRPA because when I was approached about it, and I really put it into perspective, I realized how genius of an idea it was and how important our culture is to the world. Black culture in general is the biggest import from America around the world. Then when we talk about Hip-Hop, how significant Hip Hop in the last 50 years has changed our world, has brought us closer together in so many ways.”
KIRPA is a digital auction house that “champions the influence that artists, athletes, and musicians from all walks of life have as cultural catalysts.” Drama continued giving more insight into the auction, saying, “There are items and pieces of history that so many of us have owned or have been a part of that, you know, just as in other genres of music, mean something. Hip Hop is the same, and has been, and needs to be respected in that way, and I saw the genius in the idea and concept and I feel like I would be a fool not to participate and be able to share with the world some of the things that have meant so much to me over the span of my career.”
It was noted that Drama would also be auctioning off his platinum plaque for Jack Harlow’s “What’s Poppin.”