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History of Hip Hop Jewelry

The latest form of styling that has been taking the world by storm is Hip Hop Jewelry.  Its’ big, bold and courageous designs have added a new element to the world of jewelry making and has been the point of focus for the most passionate jewelers and their creativity these days.

These blingy designs have always been reserved to a category of a select few because of their exclusivity. The market of Hip Hop jewelry has always been focused on the rich and famous for so many years, but now the designers have been literally forced to change their adopted methods due to the ever-increasing prices of gold, platinum and diamonds. Now, jewelers are forced to develop ingenious methods to create affordable for the regular public. Thanks to the quantum leap of technology over the years, hip hop jewelry  is now available to the public a lot more than usual.

 

The Origin

 

The appearance of Hip Hop as a global force was the inspiration for hip hop jewelry. Rappers like Run DMC, LL Cool J and Slick Rick began their journey in the early 80s and became immensely popular among people from all walks of life. And with that popularity walked in record sales, which bought money, lots of money. And as most rappers came from very humble beginnings, investing in hip hop jewelry was not just a status symbol for them but the representation of how far they have come from where they have begun. Though jewelry has always been considered as a status symbol by most, rappers could not just have basic jewelry as they actually wanted people to know about their successful journey. Therefore, the trend of large, over the top iced out jewelry like jumbo dookie rope chains, huge nuggets of gold rings on four or five fingers, gold watches, gold teeth and many more started emerging gradually. According to the conventions known in the world, hip hop jewelry is not just a show-off of wealth, but also a depiction of a person’s road to success overcoming the years of hurdles thrown by life at them.

 

 Types of Hip Hop Jewelry

Hip hop jewelry is available in various formats. You can practically wear it on any limb. Hip hop jewelry is accessible as chains, watches, pendants, earrings, rings, belt buckles, teeth grillz, jean chains, shoe grillz and many more other accessories. Previously, there have been many unique designs like the 50 Cent’s spinning G-unit medallion. Rick Ross popularized Ruby Gems Pendants. Mini pendants have been in the trend lately. Hip hop jewelry is so versatile that there have been numerous designs and styles incorporated from daily life into the fashion industry.

 

Hip Hop Pendants

Any jewelry's centerpiece is a pendant and this is not any different for hip hop jewelry. The attention a pendant is hip hop jewelry receives is at a higher level because it is almost always set at the exact center of the body, at the center torso. Hip hop pendants are usually made of popular jewelry metals-gold, platinum or silver and are available in different sizes and shapes. Pendants have always been designed eloquently by designers over the years. Hip hop bling usually has pendants that are made with a very thick and a heavy metal base, which are then covered with sterling silver or gold plating. The stones used in those pendants are high quality clear and colored almost real looking diamonds. The obvious result of all this hard work is a stunning pendant with the finish, weight and a genuine hip hop jewelry which costs millions. 

 

Hip Hop Chains

One of the most labor intensive chain designs on the market, a hip hop chain is a must-have accessory when it comes to owning hip hop jewelry. The designs are very unique and usually comprise of box style chain links with every other link in the chain possessing a different box-like design. The intricate patterns in the chain are interlinked and are mostly longer than those of a conventional chain.

The trend these days is setting stones in these chains similar to diamond necklaces women get to wear. This certainly adds to the bling of hip hop jewelry. Hip hop chains, always made of a heavy metal solid base and coated with genuine silver or gold, carry a large variety of chains. These include the classic designs to iced out chains and also over the top four-rowed iced out chains. The stones used in making these chains are diamond replicas, giving the onlooker a feel of genuine hip hop jewelry just for a tiny fraction of the real deal.

 

Hip Hop Watches

An essential add on to hip hop jewelry collection is a flashy watch and it’s been that way since the very beginning. Rolex and Cartier, though were designer watches, weren’t enough for multi-millionaire hip hop artists like Jay-Z, Kayne West and P Diddy. They needed something extra, which being having custom made watches by master jewelers like Jacob the Jeweler.

Hip hop watches are usually covered with diamonds and are always over the top similar to any other piece of hip hop jewelry. But these days, a little more conservative styles have been trending with leather bands. Hip hop bling is a nationwide leader in watches owning one of the biggest online collection when it comes to hip hop watches. This prominent collection includes fully iced out watches to leather watches and even distinctive hip hop watches like the silicone band watches. We have also been offering our customers the largest selection of five-time zone watches. We use state of the art parts in our watches including genuine Japanese movements, stainless steel backs, genuine leather bands and mineral crystals. To encrust these generous works of art, we use Grade 1 diamond replicas thus giving you the look of a genuine hip hop jewelry without breaking the bank.

 

Hip Hop Grillz

Lately, there has been a come back of the 80s most prominent fashion trend which the rappers carried with gold grillz and now it is once again a major component of any hip hop jewelry collection. Traditionally, grillz were made with gold and diamonds and took up to three months to just have them made. Initially, the molds had to be sent and the customer had to make their own impressions using messy dental materials and then send the whole set back. After an excruciating wait, the grill would finally arrive and its cost would usually range up to a thousand dollars due to all the extensive labor and shipping involved for just one piece. Luckily, hip hop bling offers you a universal fitting hip hop grillz specially made with our special jeweler's base metal and is coated with silver or gold. We use grade A diamond replicas for the stones in our jewelry for hip hop grillz. You can now get the look of stars like Nelly and Paul Wall without having to spend thousands. You can also have a grill a day, every day if interested.

 

Hip Hop Rings

Another well-liked piece in men’s jewelry is rings. Commonly, the hip hop jewelry designs for rings would cost thousands of dollars, which may seem very expensive for such a small piece of metal but the fact that rings use up a lot of metal as a base cannot be ignored. Also, hip hop rings use a lot of stones similar to the rest of hip hop jewelry. At hip hop bling, we create an extensive collection of two finger rings and iced out rings at a very reasonable price. The reason for this being that our rings are made of cheaper base metal and are coated with rhodium thus giving the ring a pure platinum look without the expensive making cost. We also use the best quality replica diamond stones to recreate the total internal reflected look of a diamond without investing a lot of money on real diamonds. You can complete your hip hop jewelry collection by adding the rings from hip hop bling. Order now!

 

Hip Hop Earrings

Hip hop bling’s earrings collection is perhaps the largest selection of hip hop style iced out earrings on the Internet. Our vast collection ranges from a simple CZ stud earring to a highly detailed set modeled after your favorite pendant. You can check out our iced out collection 2 for some of our classic all time best sellers. For those interested in clean looking studs with high quality CZ stones, you can check out the sterling silver collection or the 14k gold earrings collection. For something blingy, you can check our micro pave earrings collection. These are the finest earrings in the world with extremely detailed and intricate stone settings on top of rhodium-coated sterling silver. We’ve got all kinds of men’s earrings at prices that will beat any physical jewelry store.

 

Hip Hop Bracelets

Hip hop bling accommodates a vast selection of iced out bracelets. Our bracelets’ collection holds big and bold styles that would cost tens of thousands if they were produced in gold and diamonds. We possess classic chain link bracelets like Figaro and Cuban link, platinum-rhodium plated hip hop bracelets including top of the line premium bracelets; all of which have been developed with great care and nurtured with dedication.

 

The stones used in our bracelet are the best quality simulated diamond stones. We proudly possess sterling silver plated hip hop bracelets and 24k gold plated bracelets. These are the best alternatives to genuine bracelets you find on the wrists of hip hop stars across the globe. The fabulous thing about this is, only you get to know if this is not real gold, platinum or diamonds. So what else are you waiting for? Go check out our collection of hip hop bracelets today.

 

Other Hip Hop Jewelry

 

Other forms of hip hop jewelry would include hip hop earrings, jean chains, which are large and heavy. Our materials are all made of solid sterling silver with surgical grade steel posts. We only use the best CZ stones in our designs. To match your watch, we can carry many hip hop bracelets to match it and they come in fully iced out and unique designs. Another gorgeous addition to your accessory closet could be a hip hop jean chain. These chains have taken the fashion world by a storm lately and are all made with high-quality material like the rest of hip hop bling jewelry.

 

 

Hip Hop Custom Made Jewelry

The highest demand bling bling jewelry on the market, hip hop custom jewelry is something all the hottest rappers and hip hop executives are inclined towards. They sport custom made pendants, earrings, watches, bracelets and many more accessories. Also substituted as the ultimate expression of a person, custom jewelry is an expression of wealth and power of the celebs. Custom jewelry is usually expensive due to the labor involved in it’s making. That is the reason custom made pendant is usually priced five times as much as a pre-made cross pendant that is of the same size. The jeweler has to take the time to separately design the piece of jewelry to actually make that item individually. That’s probably the reason why only those people who spent tons of cash were able to get their hands on custom bling. But now, that can change. You can order custom made jewelry too and hit the club on a Saturday night rocking a custom made name pendant. We can make you a custom pendant with any name you desire using the highest quality rhodium finish. Our hip hop bling custom made jewelry is completely iced out with gorgeous, almost real looking diamond stones that sparkle like the real deal. When you hit the scene with your custom made bling, everyone will automatically assume that you spent thousands on the iced out custom piece. And as custom made hip hop jewelry is often times a one off, you would never see anyone else wearing your pendant or see it in a mall or on some cart, which makes it the only piece in the world.

 

Cutting edge hip hop jewelry

 

VVS Jewelry is a leading retailer in online hip hop jewelry. As a brand new company, we're up to date with the hottest trends, always following rappers, celebs, athletes as well as proudly developing our own unique designs and styles. Many original designs have become mainstream favorites over the years and have been leading the fashion circle. In addition to all of this, we always strive to provide you with the lowest prices possible by manufacturing them in large quantities. While you are looking for quality hip hop jewelry at the greatest prices available online, make sure you test them with ours before you actually make the purchase. Happy Shopping!

 

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