This Rapper Confessed The Embarrassing Reason He Had A $24m Stone Pierced Into His Forehead

Lil Uzi Vert is one of the most eccentric celebrities around. With his garish hair, face tattoos and loud, colorful clothes, he’s someone who stands out from a crowd. But in early 2021 he went above and beyond his usual outlandish antics by willingly having a pink diamond pierced to his own forehead. The reason he chose to put it there is prime Uzi kookiness.

Uzi released his first EP on January 19, 2014. By August he had already been signed by producer Don Cannon’s The Academy and released his first mixtape. Soon after the release of this mixtape, he was signed to a record deal by Atlantic Records. It was already a meteoric rise for an artist who had only begun experimenting with rap as a teen in 2010.

To date, Uzi has released two full-length albums, both of which went straight to the top of the Billboard 200 chart. Luv Is Rage 2 came out in 2017, while Eternal Atake was unleashed in March 2020. Both releases were met with critical acclaim and only increased Uzi’s mainstream popularity.

An incredibly ambitious man, Uzi told XXL magazine in 2017 that he wanted to be a “Trap rap rockstar.” He didn’t want to be just another rapper; he wanted to be one of the most famous rappers in the world. He said, “I want to be remembered like, ‘He is crazy. He is phenomenal.’ I just want to be one of the biggest.”

To that end, Uzi has cultivated a unique image. He often sports brightly colored hairstyles and wears androgynous clothing. Despite scaling only five feet three inches, his massive personality makes him appear much larger than life. And that is before mentioning his many piercings and tattoos, which also set him apart from many other mainstream stars.