MusicNewsA 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, 2015MusicNewsTextDaisy 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 MOREBloodz Boi: The humble godfather of Chinese underground rapA rare interview with POiSON GiRL FRiEND, dream pop’s future seerNigeria’s Blaqbonez is rapping to ‘beat his high score’Inside Erika de Casier’s shimmering R&B universe ‘Rap saved my life’: A hazy conversation with MIKE and Earl Sweatshirt7 essential albums by the SoulquariansIs AI really the future of music?The KPop Demon Hunters directors on fan theories and a potential sequelplaybody: The club night bringing connection back to the dancefloorAn interview with IC3PEAK, the band Putin couldn’t silenceFrost Children answer the dA-Zed quizThe 5 best features from PinkPantheress’ new remix album