MusicNewsMusic / 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, 2015TextDaisy 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, 2015Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE‘The unknown is exciting’: Why Gorillaz’ upcoming album is all about deathThe 20 best tracks of 2025, rankedSalomon SportstyleLord Apex brings together community for 20 years of Salomon’s ACS PROThe 20 best albums of 2025, rankedThe renaissance of Zara Larsson: ‘I’m out of the Khia Asylum’The 10 best music videos of 2025, rankedListen to our shadowy Dazed Winter 2025 playlist7 of Chase Infiniti’s favourite K-pop tracksMeet The Deep, K-pop’s antihero ‘This is our Nirvana!’: Are Geese Gen Z’s first great rock band?10 of Yung Lean’s best collabs‘We’re like brother and sister’: Yung Lean and Charli xcx in conversation