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Ice Cold: How Hip-Hop Shaped The History of Jewelry

Ice Cold. “A Hip-Hop Jewelry History” presents 40 years of iconic hip-hop images through fascinating stories of its megastars: from Run-DMC, Tupac, Jay-Z and Migos to Cardi B. It highlights the first glitterati of the rap scene: the gold chains, the oversized diamonds, the bling bling that dazzles the United States from West to East Coast.

Bling bling jewelry is like ‘Superman juice.’ It is Slick Rick and his double gold chains with large links, imperial red crown and precious stones. It is the diamond grillz smile. It is the iconic image the book Ice Cold begins with. It is also the ...

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Chahde Ayyoub

Chahde Ayyoub is a Paris based journalist, specialized in international news and podcast.

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