LOOK: Lil Uzi Vert shows off $24-million diamond forehead implant
Lil Uzi Vert flaunts his new diamond implant. Images: screengrab from Instagram/@liluzivert
American rapper Lil Uzi has unveiled his 10-carat pink diamond forehead implant that cost around $24 million (around P1.1 billion).
The rapper, whose real name is Symon Woods, showed off the highly expensive piece via his Instagram account yesterday, Feb. 4.
“Beauty is pain,” the rapper simply said on the short clip of him donning the diamond.
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The “Money Longer” hit-maker, meanwhile, took to Twitter to share details about his diamond implant prior to its unveiling.
Article continues after this advertisement“I’ve been paying for a natural pink diamond from Elliot (Elante) 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,” he tweeted on Jan. 31.
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After being asked if the diamond is worth more than his cars, the rapper said, “Yes my Bugatti can’t even pay for it … all my cars together, plus home… this took so long now I can get this money.”
https://twitter.com/LILUZIVERT/status/1355564374728048640
When one fan commented that a carat could have cost around $2 million each, the rapper stated that his diamond is “10 almost 11 carats.”
https://twitter.com/LILUZIVERT/status/1355566463566958593
His new body modification stirred some mixed reactions on the internet, however, as several memes have come up about the rapper as he is being compared to the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero Vision, who dons an infinity stone on his forehead.
“[This] is how ima pull up on lil uzi when he gets that diamond on his forehead,” Twitter user @woahgio_ posted, sharing a screenshot of Thanos ripping Vision’s infinity stone in “Avengers: Infinity War.”
this is how ima pull up on lil uzi when he gets that diamond on his forehead pic.twitter.com/satDm9mKS1
— 𝔤𝔦𝔬 🍉 (@woahgio_) February 3, 2021
Amid all the jokes, the rapper simply stressed earlier today, Feb. 5, that “THIS IS FASHION.”
https://twitter.com/LILUZIVERT/status/1357523083368800257
Lil Uzi Vert recently revealed that he was working on new music with Canadian musician Grimes, who is also the partner of Tesla CEO Elon Musk. /ra
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