1st of the Month Vol. 2 you don’t change with the times you gon get stuck in the past. I’ve been working on this thing called "The First of the Month". I’m putting out an EP every month with a 30-minute episode so you’re not waiting a year or more for the next album." In May 2014, in an interview with MTV News, he spoke about the features on the EP's saying: "The people that’s gonna be on this project is Nicki Minaj, 2 Chainz, Wiz Khalifa, Estelle and Gunplay, so far." He also announced the first EP would be released on July 1, 2014, saying:
Sunrise Ruby bidding started at 11 million Swiss francs or US$11.8 million. Also known as lot 502 of the evening, bidding lasted approximately 7 minutes with buyers via phone as the main source of bidding. The Sunrise Ruby greatly surpassed the previous record holder, the Graff ruby ring, which sold for US$8.6 million in November 2014. Its record-setting price has been attributed to the rapid increase in prices for coloured gemstones and public auctions and often "rivaling the performance of the much-sought-after colored diamonds". Sunrise Ruby The Sunrise Ruby is the world's most expensive ruby, most expensive coloured gemstone, and most expensive