Scott P. Arroyo 
Grammy Award-winning rapper Eminem joined the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), purchasing one of the Non-fungible Monkeys (NFT) for 123.45 Ether ($ 462,000) on the OpenSea platform.
Eminem acquires BAYC NFT
Eminem, the famous Detroit rapper, has joined the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC).
The NFT, named “EminApe”, depicts Eminem’s iconic Bored Ape figure wearing a khaki army cap and a gold chain necklace, which he wears frequently. gate in real life. BAYC member GeeGazza sold the digital artwork for 123.45 ETH, or roughly $ 450,000. In November 2021, GeeGazza tweeted: “I still think Eminem is destined to buy my @BoredApeYC someday.”
Six, a digital agency that has previously worked with celebrities in the NFT industry including Wu-Tang Clan, Tycho and Galantis, was responsible for the transaction. This is not Eminem’s first foray into NFTs either: under the nickname “Shady Holdings”, the musician now owns 15 NFTs on OpenSea.
In a tweet, BAYC member GeeGazza, who sold the monkey, thanked the artist for purchasing the NFT. “I live in a simulation,†he wrote, adding, “Madness. Let me write the lyrics for your next single.
I live in a simulation.
Thank you @Eminem for buying my monkey and joining the club!
Madness. Let me write a lyric in your next single pic.twitter.com/myGNRmMLeD
– GeeGazza (@Gee__Gazza) December 31, 2021
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The rapper owns NFTs from different collections
Slim Shady owns 166 non-fungible token (NFT) assets from 32 collections, according to statistics from dappradar.com. After purchasing BAYC # 9055 for 123.45, the address currently has 1.52 ether. Eminem received 124 ethers from an account known as georgio.eth on ENS. This account has 504 NFTs from 51 different collections, including Bored Ape Yacht Club # 4936, and it has spent 43.98 ethers ($ 164,832) on two Cryptopunks.
SABC # 2615, Shaq Gives Back # 4077 and Adult Fantasy Sub-Dude (130/151) are among Eminem’s other NFTs. Shady Holdings’ address, in fact, contains a multitude of NFT ERC721s.
Eminem’s NFT spending spree follows his rhythm-inspired animated NFTs for Stans, which he released in April. Eminem’s NFT sale took place on the Nifty Gateway NFT platform. Slim Shady and Paul Rosenberg also joined a host of venture capital funds that invested $ 30 million in the NFT Makersplace Marketplace in August.
Eminem’s NFT spending spree follows his rhythm-inspired animated NFTs for Stans, which he released in April. Eminem’s NFT sale took place on the Nifty Gateway NFT platform. Slim Shady and Paul Rosenberg also joined a host of venture capital funds that invested $ 30 million in the NFT Makersplace Marketplace in August.
Eminem has officially joined the second largest NFT project on OpenSea by volume with its new EminApe. According to CryptoSlam, BAYC has sold 284,765 ETH ($ 977.6 million) so far in secondary trades, and the floor price is now 60 ETH ($ 220,000).
The rapper has joined the ranks of many other celebrities, including NBA player Stephen Curry and talk show host Jimmy Fallon.
Bored Apes recently topped CryptoPunks in terms of price floor, which is a huge accomplishment for a project that didn’t start until April 2021.
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