Who Is Lily-Rose Depp's Cool Rapper Girlfriend, 070 Shake?

A star-studded match made in Hollywood.

With parents as iconic as Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis, Lily-Rose Depp was destined to live in the spotlight. And with projects like The Idol, The King, and Nosferatu under her belt, she's carving out a name for herself in Hollywood on her own terms. Of course, such recognition has prompted curiosity about her personal life, including her dating history. Depp has made headlines more than once with her star-studded couplings that includes the likes of Timothée Chalamet, Austin Butler, and now 070 Shake. Depp's relationship with the rapper-singer, whose real name is Danielle Balbuena, also incited curiosity into her sexuality, which she addressed in 2016.

“It’s not that big of a deal,” she told Nylon in reference to a photo series she participated in for people who "don't consider themselves 100% straight." “A lot of people took it as me coming out, but that’s not what I was trying to do. I was literally doing it just to say that you don’t have to label your sexuality...If you like something one day then you do, and if you like something else the other day, it’s whatever...because it’s not set in stone. It’s so fluid.”

One thing that is clear, however, is that Depp and Balbuena are quite smitten. The two have been spotted enjoying many a PDA-filled outing and even appeared on screen together. Read ahead for everything we know about the artist who captured Depp's heart.

She grew up in New Jersey.

Balbuena, who is of Dominican descent, grew up in North Bergen, New Jersey. She was a standout shooting guard on her high school's basketball team. Her basketball career is where the "Shake" part of her stage name originated, in reference to the "shake weave" move in the game, according to NJ.com. The "070" comes from the New Jersey zip code.

She's a rapper.

The artist emerged onto the scene as part of the 070 music collective in 2015, before pursuing a solo career in 2018 with the release of her debut solo EP, Glitter. She released her first studio album, Modus Vivendi, in 2020, and a second, You Can't Kill Me, in 2022. She has served as the opening act for Kid Cudi, Coldplay, and The 1975.

She's signed to Kanye West's record label.

According to Vulture, it all went down when media personality and talent manager YesJulz play 070 Shake's music during a Yeezy fitting and caught the attention of Pusha T, president of Kanye West's label GOOD Music. She signed with the label in 2016 and appeared on West's "Ghost Town" and "Violent Crimes" from his 2018 album, Ye.

070 Shake has dated other industry stars.

The musician revealed to Vogue in 2017 that she was in a relationship with influencer Sophia Diana Lodato. She also dated fellow singer Kehlani from 2021 to 2022. The two were spotted out together on several occasions and also starred in Kehlani's "Melt" music video.

Balbuena opened up about her sexuality during a 2018 interview with Pitchfork, saying, “I don’t really identify myself as queer or gay or anything. I just like girls.”

All about Lily-Rose Depp and 070 Shake's relationship.

They went public in May 2023.

Depp and Balbuena first sparked romance rumors during 2023 Paris Fashion Week. The actress confirmed their relationship shortly after by going Instagram official with snaps of them kissing in May 2023. Depp also teased they had been an item for quite some time by captioning the post, "4 months w my crush."

They love a PDA moment.

Once the cat was out of the bag, the couple couldn't help but gush over each other and share plenty of PDA. The summer of 2023, they were captured kissing outside LAX Airport after Depp returned from Cannes Film Festival, getting handsy during several outings in NYC, holding hands outside of Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, California, and kissing at Crossroads in Hollywood.

Lily-Rose Depp is deeply in love with 070 Shake.

The Idol star commemorated her girlfriend's birthday in June 2023 with a sweet Instagram tribute. Depp shared a mirror selfie with their arms wrapped around each other with the caption, "Happy birthday love of my life." She also posted a snap of herself holding Balbuena's neck, one of Balbuena holding her heart sock-covered feet, and one of them kissing, with the caption, "Te amo Dani."

A year later, for Depp's birthday in May 2024, Balbuena returned the favor with a photo of them hugging. "Happy birthday my oxygen," she wrote. Following that, Depp then gushed about Balbuena on the red carpet: "I mean, I think it's, you know, it's that kind of je ne sais quoi. You can't describe that kind of feeling. But yeah, I'm very happy."

They support each other's artistic pursuits.

Depp wasn't shy about cheering her girlfriend on when she dropped her latest album, Petrichor, in November 2024. "It's time," Depp wrote on Instagram. "There's no one like you and nothing like this album. Y'all are not f---ing ready!!!!"

A few days later, she spoke to just how proud she was of Balbuena during a red carpet interview at the Governors Awards in Los Angeles: "I feel like there's not enough time in these short interviews to really sum it up. But I'm incredibly proud. Yeah, she's incredibly talented. I'm very proud."

They shared the screen in 070 Shake's music video.

The lovebirds took their love to the screen in 070 Shake's "Winter Baby / New Jersey Blues" music video. In the flick, Depp dances around a bar in a reflective pink minidress as the rapper watches her. At the end, Depp caresses her girlfriends face, sits on her, and kisses her.

Lily-Rose Depp's dating history.

Ash Stymest (October 2015-2018)

Depp was romantically linked to British model Ash Stymest in October 2015 after they were spotted getting cozy in Paris. In February 2016, they were seen shopping in Hollywood; the next month, they really ramped things up when Stymest joined Depp, her mom Vanessa Paradis, and her brother Jack Depp for a Parisian vacation. The pair faced some backlash due to their age gap, as Depp was 16 years old and Stymest was 24 when they first started dating. After two and a half years together, they called in quits in 2018.

Timothée Chalamet (2018-April 2020)

The two actors, who met while filming the 2018 Netflix film The King, made headlines after they were spotted sharing a steamy kiss in NYC, enjoying many casual strolls together, and cuddling up in Paris in December 2018. They made quite the splash again at the 2019 Venice Film Festival after they were seen sharing a steamy kiss on a yacht in Capri, Italy. Chalamet described the moment as, "one of the best days of [his] life," during an October 2020 interview with GQ.

"I was on this boat all day with someone I really loved, and closing my eyes, I was like, indisputably, 'That was great,'” he added, noting that fans speculated it was a PR stunt.

Their romance was real but relatively short lived, as they split in April 2020 after a year and a half together.

Austin Butler (2021)

Butler and Depp first met while working on the 2016 horror-comedy Yoga Hosers. Years later, in August 2021, they were spotted locking lips after a dinner date. However, they never acknowledged their coupling and were not spotted out together again.

Yassine Stein (September 2021-September 2022)

Depp and the French rapper were first seen grabbing lunch together in Paris in September 2021. The next month, they were captured holding hands and hugging while out in the French city, and in November 2021, they were spotted shopping together and kissing in Los Angeles. They never publicly addressed their pairing and were last seen together in September 2022 during an NYC stroll, during which they held hands.