American rapper, Lil Uzi Vert has implanted an 11-carat pink diamond reportedly worth $24 million in his forehead.
Lil Uzi, known for his extravagant jewellery purchases, announced he was getting the diamond implant in a series of tweets on January 30.
He explained he had been on a payment plan with celebrity jeweler Elliot Eliantte since 2017, stressing;
I’ve been paying for a natural pink diamond from Elliot for years now. This one Stone cost so much I’ve been paying for it since 2017. That was the first time I saw a real natural pink diamond. Diamond suit A lot of M’s in my face.
I’ve been paying for a natural pink diamond from Elliot for years now . This one Stone cost so much I’ve been paying for it since 2017. That was the first time I saw a real natural pink diamond. ♦️ A lot of M’s in my face 🤫 💰 💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰
— Uzi London 🌎☄️💕® (@LILUZIVERT) January 30, 2021
This week, the 26-year-old rapper whose real name is Symere Bisil Woods, unveiled his face piercing on his Instagram.
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When a fan told the musician to put the diamond in a ring instead, he responded;
If I lose the ring yeah U will make fun of me more than putting it in my forehead. And yes I do have insurance.
Some fans told Lil Uzi Vert the stone looked off center, but in a video shared by HipHopDX, the rapper denied that.
His response made it sound as if the gem is removable, like a piercing, rather than permanent.
He said;
It’s in the middle. I just got a long bar in it because I just got it pierced. When the swelling go down I’ll get a short bar so it won’t move. Y’all keep talking about it off because I got a long bar in it so it can move ’cause of the swelling. When it go down, it gonna be right though.
Lil Uzi Vert heard y’all say his forehead diamond was off center 💎
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— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) February 3, 2021