THE MOTHER of the late XXXTentacion has been gifted a custom pendant of her son’s FACE encrusted with gold, diamonds and sapphires.
The rapper’s mom, Cleopatra Bernard, received the stunning necklace after admitting she wanted to keep the "Moonlight" rapper "close in spirit" following his death in June 2018.
According to TMZ, the pendant was gifted Ms Bernard as a token of love by her current beau.
The popular Atlanta restaurant owner, only known as Mr. Rugs, had the custom piece made via the lush Mavani Jewelry in New York City.
Eric from the Jeweler, who works for the store, told the outlet that the pendant consists of 200 grams of gold and white diamonds.
It also boasts more than 50 carats of blue sapphires that have been used to recreate XXX's trademark blue locks.
Eric said he used enamel paint to detail the necklace in order to capture the rapper’s distinctive look.
He did not reveal how much the pendant cost.
XXXTentacion tragically died on June 18, 2018 after he was fatally shot as he drove away from a motorbike showroom in Deerfield Beach, Florida.
The 20-year-old was rushed to hospital where he was declared dead.
Four men were charged with first-degree murder with a firearm, and armed robbery.
The alleged killers have since pleaded not guilty to the charges against them and are being held at the Broward County Sheriff’s Office in Fort Lauderdale while they await trial.
No trial date has been set as yet, reported the Sun Sentinel in May 2021.
At the time of his death, the Florida rapper had more than 500,000 Twitter followers and 400 million plays on SoundCloud.
Some of his most popular songs include SAD!, BAD!, and Moonlight.
Earlier this year a Hulu documentary – titled “Look at Me” – detailed the rise to fame and controversial past of the late rapper.
Those close to him say he reportedly had a complicated relationship with his mother during his early life, who kicked him out of the house for delinquent behaviour when he was a teenager.
At age six, he plunged a glass shard into a man whom he believed was threatening his mom, while he got expelled from middle school for fighting with a kid who had made fun of her.
XXXTentacion was later arrested three times in 2016: first on charges of robbery and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, then for aggravated battery of a pregnant victim and false imprisonment, then again for violating his pre-trial agreement.
X's former girlfriend Geneva Ayala later claimed the rapper physically and verbally abused her during their relationship.
A tape of him talking about his ex-girlfriend was later revealed by the Pitchfork website, which says it was obtained by the cops.
In the recording he discussed how he counted on his girlfriend as his "source of happiness in another person".
But he claims things turned sour when he began "f**king her up because she made one mistake".
At the time of his death, he was reported be facing up to 15 felony charges, all of which he pleaded not guilty.
When the tragic news was announced tributes poured from fellow musicians Kanye West, Blink 182's Travis Barker, hip-hop artist and record producer J. Cole and singer Diplo as the industry mourned his loss.
Documentary maker and hip hop fan Louis Theroux said: "Notwithstanding personal demons, he was a huge talent & bringing a beautiful new feel to hip hop. So sad."
His third LP Skins, was later released posthumously.
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