Snoop Dogg turned smoked-out roaches and a decades-old mugshot into high-priced collectibles as his “Ashes to Art” collection raked in $148,100 before closing Monday (August 18). The standout piece, “Snoop Doggy Dogg Genesis Burn,” featuring his 1993 LAPD mugshot scorched with marijuana ash and sealed with a roach he personally smoked, fetched a whopping $70,000. […]
Snoop Dogg turned smoked-out roaches and a decades-old mugshot into high-priced collectibles as his “Ashes to Art” collection raked in $148,100 before closing Monday (August 18).
The standout piece, “Snoop Doggy Dogg Genesis Burn,” featuring his 1993 LAPD mugshot scorched with marijuana ash and sealed with a roach he personally smoked, fetched a whopping $70,000.
The artwork includes a rare autograph and was described as “a raw, reverent flashback to the moment a legend was born. At its core is Snoop Dogg’s official 1993 LAPD mugshot—scorched at the edges, flecked with marijuana ash, and sealed beneath a smoked roach burned by Snoop himself. This isn’t just a portrait—it’s a timestamp from the fire that forged an icon.”
The auction, featured seven original pieces created in collaboration with artist and Joint Venture co-founder Erica Kovitz.
Each item combined resin, pigment, glitter and actual cannabis remnants smoked by the West Coast icon himself.
Another top seller, “DoggyStyle Decoded,” included an original Doggystyle CD, a used joint tip and a metal ashtray. It sold for $16,500. “Golden Hour Cipher,” which displayed three roach ends framed in gold, brought in $12,500.
Other works in the collection included “Tiphany Smokes,” “Orange Chill,” “Pocket High Emerald” and “White Whisper,” each featuring Snoop’s signature blend of cannabis culture and art-world flair.
All items came with a certificate of authenticity verifying their origin.
Bidding for the pieces started at $9,000, and by the time the auction wrapped, every piece in the “Ashes to Art” collection had been sold.