It looks like Kendrick Lamar’s new favorite accessory lately is a diamond-studded crown of thorns.
The crown was created by none other than Tiffany & Co, and has been worn by the rapper everywhere – from the cover of his latest album to his performance at the 2022 Glastonbury Festival. The accessory was reportedly commissioned last year by the rapper and his longtime creative collaborator, Dave Frey.
This week, Tiffany’s Creative Director, Ruba Abu-Nimah, took to Instagram to take a closer look at the details of the intricate Crown, detailing how long the piece took to create.
Abu-Nimah wrote that the accessory was created by four craftsmen in 10 months, taking a total of 1,300 hours to complete. The expert jewelers at Tiffany’s assembled the crown by putting together 16 different pieces. Additionally, the crown has 50 thorns and is adorned with over 8,000 diamonds.
The Crown of Thorns was first seen on Lamar on the cover of his latest album, “Mr. Morel and the Big Steppers,” which was released in May. The photo shows the rapper carrying his two-year-old daughter, while his fiancée Whitney Alford sits in bed to breastfeed a newborn who appears to be the couple’s second child.
The diamond-covered wreath made another appearance when Lamar sat front row and performed at the Louis Vuitton men’s spring 2023 show last week, where he apparently sang songs like “N95” and “Rich Spirit.” They also paid tribute to the brand’s late creative director, Virgil Abloh, who died of cancer in November.
Kendrick Lamar at the Louis Vuitton men’s spring 2023 show in Paris.
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Over the weekend, the rapper once again crowned the final day of the popular Glastonbury Festival. Lamar sang songs from his new album and his older hits such as “Humble” and “Alright”. He concluded his set with “Savior,” which touches on politics, COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement.
At the end of the performance, fake blood was poured over his head, leaving his white shirt soaked. “I wear this crown,” he said. “They judge Christ. They judge you, they judge Christ.”
Then, like other artists who performed at Glastonbury over the weekend, he was condemned by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade.
“They judge you, they judge Christ. Godspeed for women’s rights,” Lamar repeated before leaving the stage.
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Originally published at Pen 18
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