Drake isn’t afraid to fall in love, and now he’s got an insanely flashy piece of jewelry to prove it — a necklace with 42 engagement ring diamonds — for all the times he’s wanted to propose.
Celebrity Jeweler Alex Moss tells TMZ … Champagne Papi’s new piece is called “Previous Engagements,” a tribute to all the women Drizzy contemplated asking to marry him, but never went through.
In total, we’re told the piece’s 42 stones count for 351.38 carats in diamonds. On top of all the ice, it’s made using 18K white gold and was set using the eagle claw technique.
Alex tells us the entire thing took 14 months to complete and was built by hand in NYC … though he won’t reveal how much it cost.
Drake debuted it at Lil Baby’s birthday concert in Atlanta last Saturday at State Farm Arena.
42 may seem like a lot, but there’s always room to add more for The Certified Lover Boy.
The rap icon has sold over 170 million albums since hitting the music scene in 2019, and with that kind of success comes all kinds of cash for going bonkers on cars.
His latest acquisition is a Rolls-Royce Phantom, but being this is Drake’s new ride, it’s not just a Phantom if such a thing exists. drake
Among other things, it has a custom golden owl for a hood ornament that’s also covered in diamonds. More on that in a bit.
The owl has been a thing with Drake for years, and it’s also the symbol for his record label OVO Sound, so having it affixed to the Phantom’s nose isn’t just a random act of weirdness.
As mentioned, the owl is solid gold and uses diamonds for its eyes. Diamonds also encompass the entire base, with Drake’s name engraved for good measure.
The “Hotline Bling” rapper can’t stop buying more and more diamond rings to add to his collection. The latest? A 22 carat heart shaped ring set in platinum to celebrate his 33rd birthday.
Created by Gemma Fine Jewelry, Drizzy’s insane design features one enormous bezel-set diamond and also includes three hearts in the bridge underneath the massive rock. The love centric theme could be a testament to just how much the Toronto native adores himself, but jeweler Ori Vechler also called him “the King of Hearts.”
According to Ajay Anand, CEO of Rare Carat, Drake’s new sparkler could have cost around $500,000. “Heart shaped diamonds are one of the most unpopular diamond shapes, because they are so tricky to cut right,” Anand said. “This is a great example of one cut very well, which is quite rare.” Drake Heart Shape Diamond
It seems like the unconventional shape is enjoying a bit of a comeback; Offset also recently gifted wife Cardi B with a similar design for her 27th birthday.
Drake debuted the bling at his star studded mobster themed birthday party last week, where he was also sporting his custom Toronto Raptors championship ring, which boasts more than 30 carats of diamonds.
Suffice it to say that Drizzy’s heading into his 33rd year with a lot more sparkle.
