A $24 Million Face Diamond

2.4.21

Lil Uzi Vert

Over the weekend, Lil Uzi Vert shared a pink diamond that he had made, by Elliot Eliantte, in which he had planned to be implemented into his head. What caused an immediate concern for, is he actually going to do that, has quickly been confirmed. Lil Uzi Vert has shared that he paid twenty-four million dollars over the past four years, in order to have a natural pink diamond implanted into his head, including photos for proof.

Yesterday, a video of Lil Uzi Vert in the studio went viral, where anyone can see crystal clear, the giant pink diamond in the middle of his forehead. He later posted his own selfie video to his Instagram handle, captioning “Beauty is Pain.” I know that had to hurt, since I am still getting headaches every time I look at a photo. How did he even do this, and does it really cost twenty-four million? Well, Uzi also shared a lot about the process on his Twitter page.

Now, the first question I have for this stunt, is why? Well, Lil Uzi Vert shared an image on his Twitter page, with no caption, simply of the Based God. This image includes Based God with a small circular diamond in the middle of his forehead. Many take this as a nod of inspiration to the Based God, whom is known for being nothing but himself, but also scary good at predicting the outcome of certain situations. Based God appreciated the gesture, and shared positive feedback on Uzi’s new stone. But, what exactly does putting a diamond in the middle of your head mean?

Today, maybe the young generation is just thinking of it as drip, or the ultimate flex. If face tattoos and piercings are thing, why wouldn’t Lil Uzi Vert take it to the ultimate extreme? Is that not what he is supposed to do as an entertainer? Well, if you are from the generation that obsesses over Illuminati, you may be thinking quite differently. Going back into Biblical times, a mark in the middle of your forehead means something remarkable. It used to be believed that receiving a mark on your forehead was the mark of a beast. You had been chosen to walk with the devil, rather than your God, even if you did not know it at that time.

There is also the idea that Uzi now has a big whole in head, from the implementation process. Also leading back to ancient times, drilling a whole into ones head was called trepanation. While some say this was supposed to relieve pain and headaches, old readings suggest this was a practice was used to pull spirits from the body in rituals.

I think Lil Uzi Vert knows exactly what he is doing, and he knows all these things. While I do believe he may have taken it too far with this one, I think he wanted to create this ultimate wow factor with a deeper meaning, because he is quite the odd personality of a hip-hop star.

My next question would be, did it really cost $24 Million? Well, Lil Uzi Vert addresses this in multiple tweets. He suggests that he was paying Elliot millions since 2017 to pay for the natural pink diamond. In responses to fans, he shares he still cannot believe that he managed to purchase something so expensive, that not even all his cars combined can afford.

Finally, I am wondering what other people in the industry think, because I find this to be downright outrageous. Uzi says that if he gets the stone taken out incorrectly, he could die. I cannot imagine Uzi keeping this in his head long term, since I feel like it will be a huge disturbance to his natural comfortability. But then he would be down twenty-million, and have a massive hole in his head?

Well, Sauce Walka, for one, is unhappy. In December, the rapper had a $250,000 teardrop stone implanted on his cheek, where a teardrop tattoo would normally be placed. Sauce was so hyped about this new look, and said there was no topping that, unless someone were to put a huge diamond in the middle of their forehead, in which they would look like Avatar. Looks like he predicted the future too, because that is exactly what Uzi did. Sauce says Elliot and Uzi were stealing his drip, and he states that Elliot sells fake diamond. It is very clear that Sauce is not down with Uzi’s new look.

Tory Lanez on the other hand, makes light of the situation. He has been having fun on Instagram once again, and pokes fun at the situation by taping a diamond cross chain to his forehead. It is huge and clearly just taped on. Tory laughs and says his piece cost eighty-seven billion dollars, tagging but Uzi and Sauce. Who is the real winner now?

Uzi says he has insurance, but hopefully he is careful. We live in a crazy world where telling someone you have twenty-four million on you at all times, does not seem like the smartest thing he has ever done. Not to mention that he put a giant diamond in his head.