Dr. Dre‘s mixing console, which he used on data for N.W.A., Eminem and Kendrick Lamar amongst others has been bought at public sale.
The SSL 4000 G+ mixing console was auctioned off for the massive value of $165,000, which is a brand new report for a bit of Hip Hop memorabilia, simply topping the $69,000 paid for RZA’s drum machine used on Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).
The console was bought by Ryan Zurrer who stated on social media: “Grateful to choose up the signature instrument that Dre took the time to good the beat…introduced the oldies, taught you to smoke timber…nonetheless DRE. This iconic a part of hip hop historical past shall be accessible to the general public @thhmuseum as a result of it ain’t no enjoyable if the homies can’t have none.”
Dre’s console is at present on show on the Grammy Museum however there are plans to maneuver it to the Hip Hop Museum when that opens in New York subsequent 12 months.
Nonetheless the identical OG, however low key.
Grateful to choose up the signature instrument that Dre took the time to good the beat…introduced the oldies, taught you to smoke timber…nonetheless DRE.
This iconic a part of hip hop historical past shall be accessible to the general public @thhmuseum as a result of it ain’t no… pic.twitter.com/PrLjbOvTNL— Ryan Zurrer (@kukulabanze) July 25, 2025
There have been plenty of West Coast Hip Hop gadgets within the stacked public sale together with unique handwritten lyric sheets from Snoop Dogg, DJ Yella’s varied gold and platinum plaques and Xzibit’s script for XXX: The Subsequent Degree.
Child Cudi just lately raised an eye-watering quantity by auctioning off some distinctive gadgets he had in his possession.
In whole, the public sale introduced in $857,439, with the largest sale being a customized Jacob & Co 14-karat N.E.R.D. pendant that was initially commissioned by Pharrell in 2005.
Cudi purchased it at a earlier public sale however opted to place it again up on the market, with the successful bid coming in at $243,750 — greater than double the estimate.
A one-of-a-kind Ben Baller x Takashi Murakami x Child Cudi chain additionally collected $187,500, which was beneath its $200,000 information value.
One other eye-catching merchandise on the public sale block was a pair of Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Drive 1 Low sneakers designed by Virgil Abloh, which went for $82,500.
The Lonely Stoner additionally parted methods with a Ben Baller chain that depicts the rapper in 18-karat gold, diamonds, sapphires and rubies. That piece went for $43,750.
Followers with deep pockets additionally bought their palms on Cudi’s uncommon assortment of classic music T-shirts, which included unique gadgets from the likes of Eminem, Michael Jackson and Nirvana.
