Lil Uzi Vert Claims Jay-Z Compared Him To Prince
After embedding a pink diamond in his forehead, the rapper has given himself a new name inspired by music royalty. JAY-Z and Roc Nation Sports president Juan “OG” Perez told Uzi that he reminded them of the late “Purple Rain” icon. So Uzi decided to call himself Lil Prince.
“OG and Hov said I’m Like Prince ..so I’m Lil Prince now,” he told his 8 million Twitter followers.
Last week, Uzi implanted a natural pink diamond in his forehead, claiming it gave him special powers. The nearly 11-carat gem, which caused him to bleed from the head, cost a reported $24 million and took four years to pay off.