Slick Rick's crown and eye patch are displayed at “Ice Cold: An Exhibition of Hip-Hop Jewelry" at ... their necks with gold chains and knuckles with four-finger rings to decking out their ...

“Jewelry has always been a big part of my life, but it evolved as my life evolved,” A$AP Ferg writes in Ice Cold: A Hip-Hop Jewelry History, out from Taschen next ...

These are famous symbols of hip-hop. But perhaps ... at small community jewelry stores, usually owned by immigrants. "There weren't many diamonds, just, you know, a gold cap for your tooth ...

Jewelry is as much a staple of hip-hop as mics and mixtapes. Rappers have an increasingly flamboyant taste for gold and ice. For some, the sparkling adornments stand as homage to the opulence and ...

Tupac Shakur’s iconic crown ring worn ... influence on hip-hop,” Cassandra Hatton, Sotheby’s global head of science & popular culture, said in a statement. The gold, ruby and diamond finger ...

Hip Hop's leading ladies are also represented in the exhibit through jewelry and portraiture, including one of Nicki Minaj's signature "Barbie" pendants, which features gold, diamonds, and Barbie ...

Speaking to the enduring appeal of hip-hop jewelry, these pieces are a testament to its evolution—from the early oversized gold chain and nameplate iterations to the more sophisticated tokens of ...

The iconic piece, known as the crown ring, has recently resurfaced in the hip-hop community ... It features a diamond-encrusted gold band topped with a gold circlet studded with a central cabochon ...

New York — Hip-hop jewelry has gone by many names ... as rappers went from adorning their necks with gold chains and knuckles with four-finger rings to decking out their teeth and wrists in ...