JAY-Z and Beyoncé allegedly purchased the world’s most expensive car in May and now, the Roc Nation mogul has made yet another indulgent purchase. Over the Fourth of July weekend, Hov and his superstar wife attended Philadelphia 76ers co-owner Michael Rubin’s holiday party. But something on JAY-Z’s wrist inadvertently stole the show.
In a photo shared by Migos rapper Quavo, the Hip Hop billionaire is shown complementing his all-white attire with a Richard Mille RM 56-01 Tourbillon in green sapphire. The limited edition piece is reportedly extremely rare and worth a staggering $3 million.
According to @insaneluxurylife on Instagram, the watch is one of the most expensive ever crafted by the Mille brand and the second unique piece commissioned by JAY-Z. While the $3 million price tag hasn’t been confirmed, previous iterations of the 56-01 have landed in a similar price range.
The Richard Mille brand is often name-dropped in modern rap music. In 2019, JAY-Z rapped about his $2.5 million Richard Mille 56 with the blue sapphire case. In an article by GQ, writer Alfred Tong dissected the luxurious timepiece and discovered it took over 3,000 hours to make.
Founded in 1999, Richard Mille has adorned the wrists of Pharrell, Frank Ocean and, of course, JAY-Z, just to name a few.
Last month, Migos dropped Culture III, which included the song “Light It Up” featuring the late Pop Smoke (originally titled “Richard Mille”). The track found the deceased rapper spitting about his love for the Richard Mille brand.
“Everything white, Madonna,” he rapped. “Only hand-selected diamonds/Brand new Richard Mille (Mille)/Cost a milli’ (Oh).”
Moneybagg Yo’s platinum-selling single “Said Sum” boasts a Mille nod as well with, “Rappers with they mixed feelings (What?)/I ain’t fuckin’ with ’em (Nope)/Like a Richard Mille, let me know what time it is/Bagg where da Runtz at? (Huh? Huh?).”
And that’s just the beginning. In 2018, Pusha T also rapped about Richard Mille on the DAYTONA track “Come Back Baby” with “It’s a mill in in the caravan? (Whoa)/Richard Mille on a leather band (Whoo).”
Pharrell, Rich The Kid, Gunna and The Carters have all referenced the high-end watch brand in their music over the years, too.
On the 2018 EVERYTHING IS LOVE single “APESHIT” featuring Quavo, Beyoncé spits (yes, SPITS), “Sendin’ the missiles off (Uh, ah), drinkin’ my inhibitions off (Yeah)/250 for the Richard Mille (Yeah), yeah yeah, live in a field (Livin’ up)/My body make Jigga go kneel (Woo).”
More money, more expensive watches apparently.
Check out the song below.
That muthafcka made out of emeralds from Mars
why is he doing this.
Shiny things distract him from memories of shooting his own brother in cold blood.
white people hate to see black people with luxury.
That does not look like it’s worth $3 million…looka like watch you get at the mall
This Fool sold his soul to the Devil a long time Ago. He lost his roots n culture…
You can’t sell something you don’t own
Who cares? It’s ugly AF
Hates the white people who made him rich. How ironic. He stomped on his own peoples head to get where he was by selling crack.
So did Malcolm X, so do you have an issue with him too? Cause in your book we aren’t allowed to make mistakes and learn from them
So we can forgive you for slavery but we’re not supposed to forgive him for selling crack, you fool
Jay Z is good musik maker. Because Jay Z is rich. Jay Z is wery good lyric maker. Because Jay Z is rich. My favorite master of ceremony is Jay Z. Jay Z is rich and I like rich nih ggers. Jay Z is god of hip and hop. Because Jay Z is rich. Jay Z is better then MF Poo, better then Kool Keif, Better then Quelle Christopher, better then Public Emily and better then Del the Funey Homoerecrus. Because Jay Z is rich. And because Jay Z is best.