When the smoke clears, this likely will rank as one of the most unique auction items cllct has covered: A Snoop Dogg smoked blunt!?
The blunt is one of several items being featured in "The Shiznit: The Snoop Dogg Memorabilia Auction" this month. Fans can get a full look at the showcase featuring 30 years of Snoop Dogg memorabilia at 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Bleecker Trading in New York.
The highlight item is sure to be the "first-ever authenticated Snoop roach," which was confirmed by a TRUest authenticator who witnessed the blunt being smoked. The authenticator collected, documented and preserved both Snoop's roach and his ashtray.
A note to potential bidders, the blunt comes with the following warning, "The item is being sold as a novelty with no real consumable use."
The auction also features hand-written lyrics, stage-worn outfits, candid photographs from studio sessions (including with longtime collaborators such as Dr. Dre and Nate Dogg), original recordings, awards and more from Snoop's career. One of the more eye-catching items in the auction will be a Death Row Records chain in a Snoop Dogg-autographed box.
Bidding is now live, and the whole auction catalog can be viewed here. Other highlights include an autographed "Starsky and Hutch" movie script, Snoop's 2023 Wrestlemania-worn suit and a Jeff Hamilton-designed NBA jacket that is the same style Kobe Bryant wore in his iconic 2001 championship locker room photo. The first 420 bidders will receive a free limited-edition original Snoop Dogg collectible.
The auction is being run by The Realest, an end-to-end authentication and auction company that deals directly with the artists in an effort to weed out fraudulent merch in the marketplace. The Realest worked directly with Snoop for the auction, and all items have been authenticated.
Fans can get the stories behind the items in a Q&A that cllct's Darren Rovell will host with The Realest Founder DJ Skee at the Bleecker Trading event Tuesday.