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Rapper Lil Uzi Vert gets massive pink diamond pierced in his forehead

Lil Uzi Vert shows off his new diamond on social media. Twitter/Lil Uzi Vert

Rapper Lil Uzi Vert (real name: Symere Bysil Woods) has added some new shine to his look — and it’s in the form of a massive pink diamond that he apparently had pierced into his forehead.

The two-time Grammy nominee claimed that he’s been paying for the diamond piercing since 2017. His friend CEO Slow said on his Instagram Story that the jaw-dropping stone cost US$24 million.

“Beauty is pain,” the 26-year-old Woods posted to his Instagram account, accompanied by a brief video of him showing off the adornment.

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In a tweet, the rapper said that the stone is “10 almost 11 carats.

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Woods first publicly mentioned his plans to get the piercing last weekend.

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“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 (millions) in my face,” he wrote.

It’s unclear from his tweet who “Elliot” is.

Fans and social-media users reacted to the piercing, with some saying it reminded them of Marvel character Vision, and others pointed out that it didn’t appear to be centred.

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“OK, we good,” the rapper wrote on Twitter.

Woods’ second album, Eternal Atake, was released last year in March.

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