Music / NewsMusic / NewsA pharmaceutical boss just bought Wu-Tang’s $2 million albumIt turns out that Martin Shkreli, the guy who hiked up the price of a critical Aids drug, is really into hip hopShareLink copied ✔️December 9, 2015December 9, 2015Text Daisy Jones Remember that one-of-a-kind, engraved silver Wu-Tang Clan album (Once Upon a Time in Shaolin) that went up for auction earlier this year? And remember how, when it was finally sold, everyone thought that it was Quentin Tarantino who must have bought it? After all, he’s the only person who is a) obsessed with Wu-Tang Clan and b) has enough millions in the bank to afford it, right? WRONG! It turns out that there’s one more person that fits that description – and he’s also, notoriously, a massive dickhead. In darkly hilarious (but depressing) news, the buyer is actually rich boy Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceutical boss who is infamous for raising the price of critical Aids drug Daraprim by 5000% (from $13.50 to $750 per tablet), meaning that most Aids-positive individuals were unable to afford it. In other words, he’s an evil billionaire. According to Bloomberg, the album was sold to Shkreli through online art marketplace Paddle8. In response to any backlash, Shkreil commented: “At the end of the day, they didn’t buy the last album or the one before that, and all they had to pay was $10.” Apparently, he hasn’t even listened to it yet. “I could be convinced to listen to it earlier if Taylor Swift wants to hear it or something like that,” he explained. “But for now, I think I’m going to kind of save it for a rainy day.” Update: Martin Shkreli has since decided to live-stream an excel sheet which includes names of all the artists he would pay to create an exclusive album for him. Some artists included on the list are The Smiths, David Bowie and Kanye West. Poll suggestions: which artist should I now approach to buy my next private album from?— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) December 9, 2015Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingIs London nightlife so back?New venues like Lost and Palais are injecting new life into the city’s (supposedly) dying club scene. Are they sustainable? Amelia Abraham investigates Music PolaroidArt & PhotographyThree Dazed Clubbers on documenting a complete digital detoxFashionHow Indian designer Diya Joukani became the coolest girl on the internetArt & PhotographyThings To Come: Porn saves the world in Maja Malou Lyse’s ‘bimbo sci-fi’BeautyCarlijn Jacobs’ photos explore the transformative power of face paintBeautyNude awakening: Meet the young people embracing naturismBeautyWho would we be attracted to if we didn’t know what we looked like? BeautyHoroscopes May 2026: It’s a money month, so expect a surprise windfallFashionNipples, nachos and mask4mask: The biggest trends at the Met Gala 2026 Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy