This past Tuesday, Lily-Rose Depp shared a sweet tribute to her girlfriend 070 Shake, calling her the “love of [her] life” and sharing several coupled-up photos with the musician for her 26th birthday.
But who is 070 Shake, and how did she meet rising star Lily-Rose Depp? We took a deep dive to get all the details on their sweet relationship.
Lily-Rose Depp Calls 070 Shake The "Love Of My Life"
The birthday tribute came on Lily-Rose's Instagram Story, on which she shared images of the couple together. A mirror selfie of the pair cuddling up was captioned "Happy birthday love of my life," and another picturing the two kissing was captioned "Te amo Dani" (I love you Dani) along with a rose emoji. The latter caption references 070 Shake's real name, Danielle Balbuena. Other captionless images included one of Lily-Rose holding 070 Shake's neck while smoking a cigarette.
The Idol breakout and 070 Shake went public with their relationship in May in another Instagram post, where the actress shared an image of the couple kissing to her Instagram Story with the caption, "4 MONTHS W MY CRUSH." Since then, the twosome have been spotted sharing some PDA at LAX Airport after Lily-Rose returned from the Cannes Film Festival in France, and in New York City earlier this past Tuesday when the couple was spotted on a coffee run holding hands.
Lily Rose Depp and 070 Shake in NYC yesterday pic.twitter.com/0dLxgDIw5S
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Lily-Rose has previously been romantically linked to Oscar nominees Timothée Chalamet, who she dated for two years until 2020, and Austin Butler, who she was photographed kissing after a date in 2021.
Who Is 070 Shake?
070 Shake, née Danielle Balbuena, grew up in North Bergen, New Jersey, according to People. She was a star basketball player in high school, and her talent on the court is reflected in her stage name, 070 Shake—the "Shake" comes from the "shake weave", a basketball move the musician was particularly fond of.
The shooting guard eventually transitioned to music after joining the 070 Music Collective, named for their New Jersey zip code (and the other half of Balbuena's nom de guerre). 070 Shake signed with Kanye West's label GOOD Music in 2016, appearing on West's songs "Ghost Town" and "Violent Crimes" from his album Ye in 2018. That same year, 070 Shake went solo in 2018 with an EP titled Glitter, and two studio albums—2020's Modus Vivendi and 2022's Can't Kill Me—soon followed. Current music fans might recognize her from her gigs opening for big names like Coldplay, Kid Cudi, and The 1975.
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070 Shake first sparked romance rumors with Lily-Rose at Paris Fashion Week, and it appears they've been going strong since, with Depp making the relationship public on Instagram just last month. The rapper has resisted putting a label on her own identity, telling Pitchfork in 2018, "I don’t really identify myself as queer or gay or anything. I just like girls."
