Finesse2Tymes Loses a Diamond Tooth From His $250,000 Grill During TikTok Live
On Saturday, November 14, Memphis, Tennessee rapper Finesse2Tymes (born Ricky Hampton) was showing off his $250,000 diamond grill during a TikTok Live when one of the diamond-encrusted teeth fell out on camera. According to The Shade Room, he reacted in the moment, saying, "Damn, made my whole teeth come out."
According to The Shade Room and Baller Alert, as he kept talking, the right side of the grill also appeared to slip out of place, and he quietly pushed it back in and carried on with the stream. The clip spread quickly, and the comments under The Shade Room's Instagram post filled with jokes. One user, @lexijonesmua, wrote that the falling tooth "sounded like dropping dice."
The grill was custom-made by celebrity jeweler Johnny Dang. Both outlets report that he bought it about two years ago for a reported $250,000, and that he livestreamed a visit to Dang just last month. Baller Alert noted that when he first showed the piece off on Instagram Live in October 2024, he bragged about its price on camera.
His teeth have drawn attention before. According to The Shade Room, he admitted in an earlier Instagram Live that he had not been consistent about brushing his teeth before getting veneers. Baller Alert, citing It's Only Entertainment, reported that he grew defensive as the jokes rolled in during Saturday's stream, though no quotes from that part of the stream have surfaced.
A similar moment went viral in 2024, when music executive Dame Dash's diamond grill popped out during an Instagram Live. His former business partner Jay-Z later referenced the moment in a freestyle at Roots Picnic, and Dash poked fun at himself, writing that "that's what happens when you're broke."
Source: The Shade Room
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Photo: Finesse2Tymes 2023年在亚特兰大Hot 109.7生日派对演出资料图，HOTSPOTATL摄，CC BY 3.0，经Wikimedia Commons；非本次直播画面。/ File photo of Finesse2Tymes performing at the Hot 109.7 Birthday Bash in Atlanta in 2023, by HOTSPOTATL, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; not a photo from this livestream.
