From Ghostface Killah's Eagle Bracelet to the famous Roc-A-Fella chain, to Public Enemy's leather medallion, jewelry in hip-hop and among the Black diaspora represents more than money or pride.

The biography of bling From modest chains to the ‘Hope Diamond of hip-hop,’ these photos map the evolution of rappers’ jewelry. By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Published October 14, 2022 ...

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In 2018, the storied fine jewelry house Tiffany & Co. hired FERG as its first brand ambassador, indicating the infusion of hip-hop into high fashion’s stratosphere.

Hip Hop, more than any other genre, has always been about aspirational living, and jewelry has long been one of the culture’s most significant forms of self-expression. Enter in "Ice Cold: An ...

Ice Cold: A Hip-Hop Jewelry History (Taschen) traces the genesis of jewelry among rappers and other musicians who helped define a distinct hip-hop aesthetic: thick gold chains, swaggering pendants ...

The New York-based Anglo-American MC popularized the large dookie rope chain while also adorning himself with crowns, scepters, and other motifs that became synonymous with hip-hop jewelry. Nigo ...

A new book traces the arc of hip-hop jewelry from the 1980s to today. Slick Rick in his trademark dookie rope chains in New York, 1988.Credit...Janette Beckman Supported by By Tas Tobey When you ...

Hip-Hop is at the American Museum Of Natural History via 'Ice Cold: An Exhibition of Hip-Hop Jewelry' which opened on Thursday, May 9.

T-Pain's "Big Ass Chain" is displayed during a press preview on May 8, 2024, in New York for "Ice Cold: An Exhibition of Hip-Hop Jewelry" at the American Museum of Natural History. "Fingers of Def ...