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Title

Bling bling : hip hop's crown jewels / Minya Oh ; foreword by Ludacris.

Author

Oh, Minya.

Publication

New York : Wenner Books, c2005.

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Details

Additional Authors

Mao, Andrea Duncan.

Description

ix, 197 p. : ill. (chiefly col.); 26 cm.

Summary

Provides a study of the stars of hip-hop music and their jewelry, profiling the flamboyant style of such rap legends as Puff Daddy, Run DMC, Slick Rick, and Ludacris.

Subject

• Celebrities > United States
• Hip-hop > United States
• Hip-hop jewelry
• Jewelry > Psychological aspects
• Jewelry > Social aspects > United States

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. In the beginning: Grandmasters of flash -- 2. The golden age : Run-D.M.C. ; Slick Rick ; Original gold mines ; Salt-N-Pepa ; LL Cool J ; Roxanne Shante ; Big Daddy Kane ; Biz Markie -- 3. Breaking the (gold) chains : Public Enemy ; Time after time: Flavor Flav's clocks ; Jamalski ; Native tongues -- 4. Chain reaction : Wu-Tang Clan ; Rep Yo'Self, Fool: logo pendants ; Death Row ; Tito of Manny's ; Wall of fame: Tito's clients ; Notorious B.I.G. ; Lil' Kim ; Master P ; Sold on ice: album cover fantasies go for broke -- 5. The platinum era : Jay-Z ; Roc-A-Fella ; Jacob the Jeweler ; Jacob's glitterati ; P. Diddy -- 6. Beyond bling : Cash money ; Grilled Cheese: top 10 teeth ; 50 Cent and G-Unit ; Missy Elliott ; Rappin' with God: religious jewelry ; Lil Jon ; Pimp cups ; Dipset ; Chris Aire ; Trina -- T.I. ; Nigo ; Pop goes the bling ; Buyer's guide.

ISBN

1932958029

LCCN

^^2004027251

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library