Hip-Hop Legend's Jewels Up for Auction

Hip-Hop lovers and fans of rap icons LL Cool J, Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur will get the chance to own a piece of hip-hop history when the music legends' jewels go up for auction next month.

Hip-Hop's Crown Jewels will mark the first time a collection of jewelry owned by rap's biggest legends will be available for bidding, in the auction benefiting Russell Simmons' Rush Community Affairs, the mogul's coalition of non-profit organizations, according to PR-Inside.com

A spokesperson from auction house Phillips de Pury & Company says, "The artists are very tied into these pieces emotionally. That they consigned them over is a big statement." The 50-piece collection also includes sparklers from 50 Cent, Missy Elliott, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Pharrell Williams and Lil' John, whose "Crunk Ain't Dead" necklace holds the Guinness World Record for largest diamond-pendant, weighing in at almost 12 pounds.

The auction gavel is set to drop on October 1.