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Kanye West’s most over-the-top gifts for Kim Kardashian over the years

For a rapper who once penned the line “my presence is a present,” Kanye West certainly knows how to splurge on extravagant gifts.

While West, 43, and wife Kim Kardashian, 40, are headed for divorce after six years of marriage, the couple shared many special occasions together over the course of their relationship, rarely missing out on the opportunity to shower each other with exorbitantly expensive shows of affection.

Below, a look back at some of the Grammy winner’s wildest presents for his superstar spouse over the years, from customized Cartier bling to Hermès bags to a hologram of Kim’s late father.

  1. 1. Mercy the kitten

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    Kanye had the purr-fect present for his then-girlfriend in September 2012: a white teacup Persian kitten named Mercy, after his own hit song. The cat was featured on “Kourtney and Kim Take Miami,” in an episode where Kim drunkenly thought she’d lost her pet. Tragically, Mercy died in December 2012.

  2. 2. Cartier panther bracelets

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    Kanye picked up a $36,700 Panthère de Cartier bracelet for Kim’s 32nd birthday in 2012, later springing for another feline-themed bauble on Valentine’s Day 2013. A style similar to the latter diamond-encrusted version retails for a whopping $137,000.

  3. 3. Even more Cartier bracelets

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    Kanye bestowed a bevy of additional Cartier baubles on Kim in January 2013, including yet another diamond-studded Panthère de Cartier bracelet ($91,500), a pavé diamond Love bangle ($42,100) and a giant yellow gold Juste Un Clou bracelet ($37,700).

  4. 4. $2 million engagement ring

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    Not even those engagement fireworks in San Francisco’s AT&T Park could compare to the sparkler West used to propose. In October 2013, the rapper got down on one knee with a 15-carat Lorraine Schwartz ring worth an estimated $2 million.

  5. 5. Hermès Birkin customized by George Condo

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    While many celebrities have an Hermès Birkin bag in their closet, it’s safe to say this one stands out from the rest. For Christmas 2013, Kanye commissioned artist George Condo to customize a Birkin with a surrealist painting of nude figures, to Kim’s apparent delight.

  6. 6. Thousands of flowers

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    Kanye presented Kim with a wall of flowers for Mother’s Day in 2014, a sweet-scented surprise that seemingly doubled as an Instagram backdrop. He also bought her “a thousand roses” for Valentine’s Day the same year — only to outdo himself in 2015, when he sent “a couple thousand roses” to her hotel room in Brazil.

    Kanye ditched the roses in 2018, instead opting for a bizarre red floral display suspended from the ceiling as an early birthday gift for his wife.

  7. 7. 10 Burger King locations (maybe)

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    While it was rumored that Kanye purchased 10 Burger King locations in Europe as a wedding gift for his reality-royalty fiancée in 2014, the fast food company has since denied the claims. It wasn’t the first time he’d have beef with the burger joint; Burger King’s Twitter account trolled Kanye when he named McDonald’s as his favorite restaurant in 2018.

  8. 8. Hermès bag hand-painted by North West

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    In 2014, Kanye commissioned Kim’s birthday gift from an up-and-coming artist: the couple’s then-16-month-old daughter, North West. The tot covered a leather-trimmed canvas Hermès Herbag ($3,775) with colorful splotches of paint. “I had thought it was this new artist who had painted this purse [but] it was my daughter. It was amazing,” Kim told Us Weekly at the time.

  9. 9. $1 million diamond choker

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    “I like the idea of a push present,” Kim wrote on her website in 2015, while pregnant with baby Saint. “This pregnancy, I would love a Lorraine Schwartz diamond choker, like the ones I’ve worn before to the Art + Film Gala. Too much? LOL!”

    Apparently not, because lo and behold, Kanye surprised her with the pricey piece — valued at around $1 million — after their son’s birth.

  10. 10. $4.5 million upgraded engagement ring

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    Turns out, one ring just wasn’t enough. In 2016, Kanye upgraded Kim’s engagement bling, gifting her this massive 20-carat, emerald-cut Lorraine Schwartz sparkler worth around $4.5 million. Sadly, the star didn’t have much time to enjoy her new rock; it was stolen during her horrifying Paris robbery that same year, along with millions more dollars’ worth of her jewelry.

  11. 11. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in stocks

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    What do you get for the star who has everything? Stocks, apparently. As a Christmas gift in 2017, the “Famous” rapper gave Kim tons of stocks from companies including Adidas, Amazon, Disney and Netflix — along with little items representing each brand, like a Mickey Mouse stuffed toy and Adidas socks.

  12. 12. Neon green Mercedes SUV

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    In August 2018, Kim made headlines when she zoomed around Miami in a rented neon green Lamborghini that matched her wig. Kanye must have been taking notes, because one week later, he gifted her a Mercedes-Benz G550 4×4 SUV in the exact same shocking shade. “I got the truck of my dreams ’cause I was so excited in Miami,” Kim told her followers of her new ride, which starts at $227,300.

  13. 13. $1 million check

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    On an October 2018 episode of Ashley Graham’s “Pretty Big Deal” podcast, Kim revealed that she’d been offered $1 million for a sponsored Instagram post for a clothing company. “I don’t want to say who the brand is, but they typically knock off Yeezy,” she explained, adding that she consulted with Kanye. “He was like, ‘No, babe, I really don’t want you to do that,’” she shared.

    Kim turned down the gig, and the following week, her husband presented her with a special gift. “I open the envelope and it’s a million-dollar check and it was a note saying, ‘Thank you for always supporting me and not posting,’” she recalled. “And then, in the rest of the envelope, it was a contract to be an owner of Yeezy and my percentage.”

  14. 14. $14 million Miami condo

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    As a Christmas surprise for Kim in 2019, Kanye scooped up this luxury beachfront pad at Miami’s Faena House — also known as the “billionaire beach bunker” — featuring four bedrooms, 5 ½ bathrooms and 4,700 square feet of space. But he later backed out of the deal, partly due to the location’s lack of privacy.

  15. 15. Kenny G serenade

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    For Valentine’s Day 2019, Kanye went a step beyond flowers and candy by hiring Kenny G to serenade Kim in a room filled with single roses. The famed saxophonist later revealed that the private concert was a last-minute plan, saying he “didn’t get the message until, like, 11 o’clock at night” asking him if was free to perform the next day.

  16. 16. Cartier necklace engraved with a text message

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    A gift fit for the queen of Kimoji! In January 2020, Kanye gave the mobile mogul a vintage gold Cartier necklace engraved with a text message he sent her. Along with a photo of their family’s living room, the rapper wrote, “This is your life. Married with four kids. Get people out of jail. Cover of Vogue. Go to church every week with your family. Dreams come true.”

  17. 17. Veggie still life

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    When Kanye’s not splurging on artistic masterpieces, he’s making his own. To celebrate his wife “officially becoming a billionaire” in June 2020, the rapper created a still life seemingly using items found in their kitchen.

  18. 18. Bathroom blooms

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    In July 2020, Kanye brought new meaning to his verse “come and meet me in the bathroom stall” when he surprised Kim by turning their bathroom into an “enchanted forest” of multicolored plants, complete with a “sweet note” for his wife.

  19. 19. Robert Kardashian hologram

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    For Kim’s 40th birthday in October 2020, Kanye surprised her with a hologram of her late father, Robert Kardashian. She called the sentimental showcase “the most thoughtful gift of a lifetime” and “a special surprise from heaven.”

  20. 20. Five Mercedes-Maybach SUVs

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    Kimye might be dunzo, but the couple still exchanged millions of dollars’ worth of gifts for Christmas 2020. The rapper bought Kim five — yes, five — Mercedes-Maybach SUVs priced at around $200,000 each, according to TMZ. In return, the reality star reportedly gifted her husband over $1 million worth of James Turrell artwork.