With more money coming into hip-hop, the lifestyle got bigger—and so did the jewelry. In the '80s and early '90s, a gold rope chain would cost a rapper around $20,000.

The Eazy-E chain is so perfectly made that I don't think anyone in jewelry could have made this chain any better. If you're gonna do a face in 3-D, this is the only way to go.

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.

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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 ...

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 ...

In our latest countdown RealTalkNY takes a look at Hip Hop's most Gaudy chains. It seems Rappers get more and more excessive and creative with their jewelry design so we take a look at chains that ...

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