Hard Drive from Tupac's Bodyguard Goes Under the Hammer

He was there on the night of the shooting in Las Vegas in 1996: in early December 2021, the auction house Gotta Have Rock and Roll offered an 83-gigabyte hard drive from Frank Alexander. Tupac’s former bodyguard has since died. According to the auction house, the drive holds photos and videos from Tupac’s final years, legal documents, and a 35-second snippet of an unreleased song.

A Song from the Night of the Tyson Fight

According to TMZ, it is a previously unknown version of “Letz Get It On (Ready 2 Rumble).” According to Musikexpress, the track was played on the evening of the Tyson fight, after which Tupac was shot.

Minimum Bid at $10,000, Expectations Up to a Million

The minimum bid was $10,000. Expectations diverged widely: Complex cited $600,000 or more, AllHipHop up to a million. The reports do not say who won the drive at auction.