Celebrity Celebrity Relationships Celebrity Engagements 2 Chainz Proposes to Longtime Love Kesha Ward (Again!) on the Met Gala Red Carpet 2 Chainz previously proposed to Ward at the BET Awards in June 2013, but they never actually have married By Karen Mizoguchi and Janine Rubenstein Janine Rubenstein Janine Rubenstein is Editor-at-Large at PEOPLE and host of PEOPLE Every Day podcast, a daily dose of breaking news, pop culture and heartwarming human interest stories. Formerly Senior Editor of music content, she's also covered crime, human interest and television news throughout her many years with the brand. Prior to PEOPLE she's written for Essence, The Cape Times newspaper and Los Angeles Magazine among others. On-screen Rubenstein can be found featured on shows like Good Morning America and Entertainment Tonight and she routinely hosts PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly's star-studded Red Carpet Live specials. Follow the San Francisco native, Black Barbie collector and proud mom of two on Instagram and Twitter @janinerube People Editorial Guidelines Published on May 7, 2018 07:55PM EDT A Met Gala proposal! Rapper 2 Chainz got down on one knee on the famous Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art stairs on Monday to ask his longtime love Kesha Ward to marry him. Ward, who has daughters Harmony and Heaven and son Halo with the 40-year-old hitmaker, was spotted wiping tears from her eyes as she looked shocked and excited. “It’s crazy, he just gave me this! So happy! I love it,” she told reporters on the red carpet as seen during E!’s livestream. 2 Chainz previously proposed to Ward at the BET Awards in June 2013, but they never made it official. “They’ve been together so long and have three children together that he always refers to Kesha as his wife, but they’ve never actually tied the knot!” a source explains. The couple previously attended Gucci Mane’s wedding to bride Keyshia Ka’oir in October 2017. RELATED VIDEO: 2018 Met Gala Co-Host Amal Clooney Hits the Red Carpet – in Pants! – Alongside Husband George What a memorable way to mark his first Met Gala!