Lil Uzi Vert has addressed accusations that his recently implanted forehead diamond is an example of cultural appropriation.
The US rapper, who shared the news of his reported $24million (ÂŁ17.6million) adornment last month, has denied it steals from other cultures.
Some people online have called him out for the move, with one user writing: “Where r all the people saying cultural appropriation? I guess it doesn’t matter when it’s Asian cultures.”
“Hey glad to see you sharing your thoughts and knowledge,” Vert responded in a tweet. “But I’m not mimicking anything I know about a lot and love different forms of art…do you even know where the images is from? Honestly…I love y’all.”
Check out his defence post in the second image below.
The rapper, who said that the diamond is â10 almost 11 caratsâ, is the most expensive purchase heâs ever made â worth more than all of his cars and his home combined.
Yes my Bugatti canât even pay for it … all my cars together ,plus home,
this took so long now I can get this money
https://t.co/37urFCItq6
— Uzi London
Âź (@LILUZIVERT) January 30, 2021
In a since-deleted tweet, viewed and shared by Revolt, Uzi revealed that if the diamond isnât removed safely and correctly, he could die.
Meanwhile, the artist has joined Grimes in declaring that he will get a brain chip implanted.
The bizarre pledge came about over the weekend when Lil Uzi tweeted âNeuralinkâ â a reference to Elon Muskâs start-up firm that aims to develop implant a computer interface in the human brain to provide long-term treatment for neurological conditions such as dementia.
Last month, Musk told users of private app Clubhouse that Neuralink recently used its nanotechnology to implant a chip into a monkeyâs brain, which, he claims, allowed the animal to play video games using only its mind.
âYou canât even see where the neural implant was put in, except that heâs got a slight like dark mohawk,â Musk said, per The Hill.
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