July 27, 2021
Hip-Hop’s In-Demand Jewelers Share Stories of Their Rap Clients
[ad_1] All The ShineHip-hop's most in-demand jewelers tell the stories behind working with rap stars to create icy works of art that are completely unmatched.Words: William KetchumEditor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Summer 2021 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now.Jewelry in hip-hop may not be as important as beats, rhymes and graffiti, but it can be just as powerful as a tool of self-expression. Whether it’s the huge gold ropes that Run-DMC wore in the 1980s, Ghostface Killah’s golden eagle bracelet from the 1990s or Gucci Mane’s Bart Simpson pendant in the 2000s, bling has always been a status symbol in hip-hop. Even before Cash Money Records popularized the...