Are chains officially dead in Hip Hop?

[Buckeye Fever]

Facts. Icing out watches makes them look like cheap ass costume jewelry

Truth.

The jewelers even called those iced out watches "hip hop watches"

 

[Konnan]

nikkaz using that chain money for drugs now

I'm convinced all these dudes out here junkies now

I was watching this earlier like

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

But how can you maintain a wrist that's frostbit minus 2 degrees if you don't ice out your Rollie

 

[Kal-El]

The worst shyt is nikkaz icing out Rolies.

If you are fortunate enough to get a Rolex, you dont cheapen it by putting diamonds in it.

Memphitz bought a watch and had it iced out. He paid 21k for it.

He recently got it appraised and it is now worth 7k

Tell that to Meek cuz he got a platinum Rollie

 

[jilla82]

lets be real...
...in real life men dont rock that shyt.

You gotta be a rapper/ball player...or some type of hood star.

For the most part...the main piece of jewelry that men geek out on are watches.

The rule of thumb for most of this shyt is...
...if a broke muthafuka knows your shyt is worth something...it probably isnt that nice.
Its about being subtle.

 

[TransJenner]

When Young Thug puts on Ice

 

[Family Lives Matter]

lets be real...
...in real life men dont rock that shyt.

You gotta be a rapper/ball player...or some type of hood star.

For the most part...the main piece of jewelry that men geek out on are watches.

The rule of thumb for most of this shyt is...
...if a broke muthafuka knows your shyt is worth something...it probably isnt that nice.
Its about being subtle.

What the fukk are you on about

When Young Thug puts on Ice

 

[spliz]

Nice gold Cuban ain't goin nowhere. Rolex's def ain't goin nowhere.

 

[Larry Lobster]

I'm convinced all these dudes out here junkies now

I was watching this earlier like

 

[Redwing80]

I never understood why you would wear a fake chain. Especially the ones the size of your head that new rappers wore, clearly fake.

Some of these Cubans rappers wearing are fake too, if you know the price there's no way these new rappers can afford so many.

 

[Grizzly]

Not really...I think some of these rappers are starting to understand quality over quantity now....1 nice authentic chain >> 10 fake ones

emphasis on SOME tho cause a lot of these dudes shyt still be fake

 

[BodeineBrazy]

Rap money is getting shorter and far too many talentless fukks rapping. Plus no one is built on getting robbed anymore cause they frail as fukks

this nikka prolly white.

 

[Wild self]

this nikka prolly white.

Lol

Chains just now. Not like the late 90s shyt where platinum chains were .

Besides, I ain't white.

Stop making black folk to a monolithic set of people.

 

[hatechall]

Chains aren't dead, it's just that the money isn't there like it used to be.
The Coli doesn't wanna believe it, but most rappers don't have a lot of money.

The popular ones might make a lot, but they don't retain it because they give most of it away to their homies, baby mamas, etc.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

Chains aren't dead, it's just that the money isn't there like it used to be.
The Coli doesn't wanna believe it, but most rappers don't have a lot of money.

The popular ones might make a lot, but they don't retain it because they give most of it away to their homies, baby mamas, etc.

I don't buy the money theory because even athletes who used to bling out and actually have the money, aren't rocking like that any more, either. It's more about trends.