Machine Gun Kelly buys daughter Casie a sensible car for her 16th birthday
The 35-year-old rapper spoiled his eldest daughter during her special day in July, as the teen was seen gushing over a black Acura TLX in a viral video.
As he surprised her with the new wheels, the rapper had one rule for his girl: 'Don't drive like your dad.'
The star said about the moderately priced vehicle: 'I don't know why it's her dream car, but it's her dream car.'
According to Business Insider, the sleek sedan ranges from $45,400-$62,000 - a small price for the artist, whose net worth is an estimated $25million.
Speaking of Casie getting her driver's permit, MGK said in the clip: 'It runs in the family, dude. We can't get a license to save our lives.'
This comes as Machine Gun Kelly made wild claims he might have an extraterrestrial background during his appearance on What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.
The rapper, 35, revealed he has considered the possibility that he may have alien lineage thanks to several mysteries in his life, including his body's ability to quickly recover from injuries.
Adding fuel to the theory, MGK says his mother suspects she may have been abducted by a UFO at one point - which may explain for the rapper's quirks.
He opened the can of worms as he admitted he didn't know how old he was, saying: 'It's a weird thing, dude, I don't know if my age, I don't know if it exists'.
He said: 'I don't know many facts about my life, so I don't know, I'm starting to just be like, like my skin, like if it rips open, it heals really quick.'
'How?' an intrigued Andy asked.
MGK continued: 'There's just things where I'm starting to be like, "Who's my dad?"
'Do you think that you could be like otherworld?' Andy asked.
'I've asked my mom, I said, "Any period of time you went like missing, off Earth?... Ever a tall, slender creature?"' he said. 'She told me she felt like she got abducted at one point.'
'So there may be something to this!' Andy said.
'No, there really is!' he said. 'I'm bad at talking, I shouldn't have came on a talk show.'
The speculation about his heritage wasn't all MGK discussed on the show.
The rapper also had a dramatic three-word response to rumors he may have struck up a romance with Sydney Sweeney.
Viewer 'Kyle P.' submitted a question asking MGK about the matter, and the actor did not shy away from telling the curious fan exactly how he felt about the topic.
'MGK, Kyle P. wants to know if there's any truth you and Sydney Sweeney were more than just friends?' Host Andy Cohen, 57, asked, reading the viewer-submitted question.
'Kyle P., shut up dude,' MGK said, garnering laughter from the studio.
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