By Eve Buckland and George Stark For Dailymail.com
04:53 18 Jan 2024, updated 06:38 18 Jan 2024
- West, 46, revealed the new teeth earlier in the day on Instagram
- A source told DailyMail.com the dentures are ‘more expensive than diamonds’
- The rapper helped design the pricy look — rumored to cost $850K — himself
Kanye West cut an imposing figure on Wednesday when he was spotted showing off his new titanium dentures while hanging out with Chris Rock and his wife Bianca Censori.
The 46-year-old rapper grinned and revealed his supervillain-chic look, which are rumored to have cost a staggering $850,000.
A source revealed to DailyMail.com that West had designed the smooth dentures himself.
He had his teeth removed and replaced with titanium to create the new permanent look, which gleamed in the light.
Kanye was pictured looking like the spitting image of the Bond villain Jaws — featured in The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker — as he caught up with Chris with an overjoyed Bianca at the iconic Chateau Marmont.
Chris appeared to be joining the lovebirds for a low-key lunch at the hotel, which has been a favorite of celebrities for decades.
Kanye was dressed in his standard all-black ensemble for the outing.
He had on a baggy black hooded jacket with multiple brighter necklaces peeping out, and he paired it with a set of black whiskered jeans.
He also had on black shoes, and he sported a thick beard to contrast with his buzzed hair.
Chris was dressed in a textured black shirt jacket over a matching T-shirt and blown-out blue jeans.
He wore chunky white trainers to contrast the dark outfit, and he looked sharp with chunky black-frame glasses.
Bianca contrasted the two reserved look with her sizzling off-the-shoulder unitard.
She showcased some major cleavage in the low-cut strapless look, which was decorated with a playful leopard print.
Her bobbed black hair appeared to be wet, and she wore it swept back and following the arch of her neck.
The Australian architect also had on what appeared to be a bizarre set of black knee-high Miu Miu thong boots that opened up at the bottom to expose her feet.
It was a fitting look for her, as she and Kanye have been known to stroll around barefoot in public places despite potential hazards.
Despite spending most of her time with a superstar of her own, Bianca looked shocked to see the comedian and beamed ear to ear with wide eyes.
Kanye was also happy to see Chris based on the wide smile on his own face.
He was pictured leaning in for an affectionate hug with the funny man after Chris walked into the room.
Chris looked engaged in the conversation and could also be seen grinning, but Kanye and Bianca both looked somewhat distracted.
The two were glued to the phones in their hands, and they both paused to look down at them at points while still in conversation with the comedian and actor.
In addition to being friends, Kanye and Chris are also former collaborators.
The stand-up star was featured on the rapper’s iconic 2010 album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy on the song Blame Game.
Chris interrupted the meat of the song for a comical skit in which he played the new lover of a woman that the narrator had broken up with.
John Legend’s singing was also featured on the tune.
In 2022, in the wake of Kanye’s bizarre behavior following his split from ex-wife Kim Kardashian, Chris defended the producer when he was asked if Kanye was ‘crazy’ on Dana Carvey and David Spade’s Fly On The Wall podcast.
‘He’s an eccentric guy, you know? With Kanye I always go, “Is he worth it?’ And I’m like, “So far!”‘ he said.
However, he suggested that his interested in Kanye was more for his music than for a personal connection when he was asked if he thought the rapper was worth it as a friend or a musician.
‘As an artist,’ Chris replied. ‘He puts you through a lot but you’re like, “OK, the record’s pretty great! I love these sneakers!”‘
The meet-up comes shortly after West had all his teeth removed and replaced with titanium dentures in his latest shock move.
The rapper, who is being sued for allegedly hitting an autograph seeker in 2022, proudly flashed his pointy new smile in an Instagram post – in which he likened himself to iconic James Bond villain, Jaws, who appeared in The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker.
In an exclusive photo obtained by DailyMail.com, West’s lavish new dentures – which a source revealed are ‘more expensive than diamonds’ and were designed by the star himself – were shown.
The implant is a new surgical model and is unique to the musician – with the total cost rumored to be an eye-watering $850,000.
The star’s new dentures were fitted by Dr Thomas Connelly in Beverly Hills alongside Naoki Hayashi, Master Dental Technician.
Connelly told DailyMail.com: ‘Ye was a pleasure to work with every step of the process. His vision for designing unique art transcends the dental progression. The marriage of his vision with dental science has created a new look that is epic!’
Back in 2010 the rapper showed off the sparkling diamond and gold implants to chat show host Ellen DeGeneres — which he claimed had replaced his entire bottom row of teeth.
‘I just thought that diamonds were cooler,’ he told her, saying he asked the dentist to remove his bottom row of teeth and replace them.
A fascinated Ellen asked: ‘It’s not a grill?’
Kanye replied: ‘It’s really my real teeth. I replaced my bottom row of teeth.
‘I guess there’s just certain things that rock stars are supposed to do.’
His earlier claims to have replaced his teeth were met with scepticism, with Kanye’s fans doubting that even he would do such a thing.
West, was dropped by Adidas, Gap and Balenciaga after he went on a series of anti-Semitic rants in October 2022.
It was recently revealed he owes more than $1 million in unpaid taxes.
DailyMail.com discovered that his clothing firm, Yeezy Apparel, LLC, has had four active tax liens filed against it over the last three years for unpaid business taxes totaling $934,033.56.
Records show he owes an additional $101,093 in property taxes on two homes he owned with his ex-wife.
The total tax bill come to $1,035,126.56.
It remains to be seen whether he’ll pay the hefty sum any time soon as the penalties continue racking up.
The POWER rapper may be trying to liquidate some of his assets.
It was revealed last month that the Malibu oceanfront property West bought for $57 million in September 2021 was being put up for sale for $4 million less.
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