Kendrick Lamar closed out England’s Glastonbury Festival in style on Sunday night (June 26) while wearing a diamond-encrusted crown of thorns. The headpiece — made by Tiffany and Co. — is also worn by Kendrick on the cover art for his Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers album.
Backstage at the festival, YouTube channel The Unknown Vlogs caught up with the Compton rapper to get the lowdown on his outfit. Kendrick revealed he was wearing unreleased Louis Vuitton clothing from top to bottom, before confirming the crown is worth a whopping $3 million.
Featuring 50 thorns, Kendrick Lamar’s crown was designed over 10 months with 8,000 cobblestone micro pavé diamonds, consisting of more than 137 carats. It took over 1,300 hours to be put together by four craftsman, with the custom piece being finalized in Italy.
“I wear this [crown] as a representation so you’ll never forget one of the greatest prophets to ever walk the Earth,” Kendrick told the Glastonbury crowd on stage. “We gon’ continue to try our best to walk in his image.”
His manager Dave Free also told British Vogue, “The crown is a godly representation of hood philosophies told from a digestible youthful lens.”
Kendrick Lamar's Diamond-Encrusted Crown Of Thorns Was 10 Months In The Making
Tiffany & Co.’s Alexandre Arnault added, “Kendrick Lamar represents the artistry, risk-taking creativity and relentless innovation that has also defined Tiffany & Co. for nearly two centuries. We are proud and incredibly excited to work with a visionary like Kendrick in realising his vision for the crown.”
Kendrick Lamar’s performance at Glastonbury Festival saw him running through tracks from good kid, m.A.A.d city, To Pimp a Butterfly, DAMN. and Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, including songs such as “United in Grief,” “N95,” “Count Me Out,” “Silent Hill” and “Savior.”
ffs “visionary” 3 million dollar diamond crown is sure being out of touch with people. fucking hood philosophies. has he ever had a gun pointed at him. wtf is a hood philosophy. is that like being poor and broken watching homeys get on the gravy train with the gangs out of the hood time and time again while you still at the bottom of the ladder because you believe what is right. this homey doesn’t know anything about the hoods. gtfoh.
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Delete your shitty comment then go back and listen to Good Kidd Madd City.
ok my man Evan from the PJs
his ego is starting to get outta hand.
…he’s a rapper…they all have egos.
“We gon’ continue to try our best to walk in his image”
Bruh… you’re wearing a $3M headpiece, you aren’t trying. Didn’t Jesus say “sell all your possessions and come follow me”? This seems like the opposite of that. Gotta love that good ole Christian lip service
Before y’all are quick to call Kendrick a hypocrite, he (out of his own mouth) never said it was worth $3 mill, or that he even bought it. You realize when you’re famous, brands have you sponsor their stuff for free, no matter how much it cost? you really think Kendrick broke the bank to walk around with a Tiffany crown on his free time? Get a grip. It’s for performance purposes.
Thank you Ash!
humiliation ritual for leaving major label…
Kendrick turning into a clown. This is a double whammy. It’s first of all, blasphemous, secondly I thought part of his whole character is being humble and scared of going broke again. He’s gotta pump himself up since his album only came out 6 weeks ago and it’s not even in the top 40 smh. Fell tf off bro.
WHICH BILLBOARD CHARTS ARE U USING, THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN IN THE TOP FIVE EVER SINCE IS WAS RELEASED
Dumbest shit I’ve read today
Jesus was God. Anyone who hears from God can be a prophet. The crown of thorns was torture, not fame. God sacrificed everything to give us life. This man is going to make fun of that?