Hip hop icon Eminem buys his first Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT, paying nearly $500,000

He opened his OpenSea wallet less than a week ago but already has collected 22 NFTs.

Award-winning hip hop artist and icon Eminem purchased a Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT for the first time, joining a growing list of celebrities who have bought into the hype.

He acquired the non-fungible token, which he has since set as his Twitter profile picture, on the OpenSea platform for 123.45 ether, or about $462,000.

But this wasn't his first NFT purchase. Under the name Shady_Holdings, the rapper has loaded up on 22 NFTs, despite only opening his OpenSea wallet less than a week ago.

User GeeGaza, who sold Eminem the Bored Ape NFT, tweeted "I'm living in a simulation" after the transaction with the rap star.