Lil Wayne’s necklace pays for London art student’s university fees
Written by Sam Mr on October 24, 2018
An art student who landed a commission to make a gold necklace for Lil Wayne said it will to a long way to help pay her university fees.
Joy Bonfield-Colombara, from south-east London, said she was struggling to pay for her £9,500-a-year course at the Royal College of Art.
But just as she was thinking about dropping out, she received an email from a friend of the US rapper, Lil Wayne, who wanted to buy him a birthday present.
The artist, 29, who goes by the trading name Joy BC, has gone viral after the rapper was seen on TV wearing the necklace, made of 18-carat gold in the shape of his face and featuring two diamonds for the singer’s signature teardrop tattoos.
Ms Bonfield-Colombara said she was “freaking out” when she was told who the commission was for.
She didn’t reveal the price but said it was worth “thousands”.
“I was about to say ‘no, I’m really sort of trying to figure out stuff with school’. They then said it’s for my friend’s birthday and told me who the friend was,” she said.
“I listened to hip hop from a young age. I used to listen to him in the club.”
“My mum took out a bank loan and I got a government loan for living expenses which I had to use on my fees.
“I was thinking I can’t afford this. The whole time I was questioning whether I should do it. But I’m really enjoying the course.
“I needed to find close to £10,000. I did a GoFundMe page and managed to raise £1,500 through that. Then I got this email. I couldn’t believe it.”
Although the commission – which she said cost “thousands” – does not cover all of her fees, she said it pays for a “chunk”.
Lil Wayne’s latest album Tha Carter V, which features collaborations with Snoop Dogg, Nicki Minaj, Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar, reached number five in the UK charts this month
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