Hip Hop's Biggest SCAM : Jewelry

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  • Опубліковано 22 чер 2024
  • Broke rappers are victims of the illusion of jewelry. In this video, we explore the cultural significance of bling in hip hop, from its roots as a symbol of success and status to its transformation into a billion-dollar industry.
    Where to find me
    Instagram: / curiousbash
    email: sekhalipholosa@gmail.com
    Time-codes:
    0:00 - Intro
    4:23 - The Formative Years of Hip-Hop Jewelry: 1979-1989
    9: 45 - Moving Forward: 1990-2000
    11:57 - The New Millennium: 2000-Present
    13:30 - Why Rappers Wear Their Wealth
    18:53 - Is it worth it?
    22:30 - The fallout

КОМЕНТАРІ • 60

  • @lornewilliams3668
    @lornewilliams3668 Місяць тому +21

    Son said "RUN DMX" 😳🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @baronghede2365
    @baronghede2365 Місяць тому +18

    "It Is Not The Man Who Has To Little But It's The Man Who Has To Many Wants" (Stoic Quote) Blessed Be.

    • @YNGPilgrim
      @YNGPilgrim Місяць тому +1

      Beautiful 💙🤟🏻💙

  • @okagotlheKgosilentswe
    @okagotlheKgosilentswe Місяць тому +9

    back again with a banger🔥🔥🔥

  • @algeone
    @algeone Місяць тому +18

    @7:12 Run DmX ! lol DMC LOL

    • @tbj4855
      @tbj4855 Місяць тому

      You can tell dude is a casual and don’t know what he’s talking about 😂

    • @algeone
      @algeone Місяць тому +1

      @@tbj4855 lol nah he’s smart and fully well rounded just a slip up

  • @gnosis7188
    @gnosis7188 Місяць тому +6

    Great video, bro. I live in NYC and have some friends who work in the diamond district. My friends informed me that sometimes pieces are loaned out to these entertainers if they promote the jeweler's brand and name in their music. Personally, I am convinced jewelry other than gold, platinum, silver, and precious gems are essentially worthless. Diamonds intrinsically have very little value unless they are massive in size and high quality clarity. Personally, I am convinced these jeweler's and powerful diamond companies like Dubeers use these entertainers, especially rappers, to keep promoting jewelry to the masses so that more people can be brainwashed and incentivized to spend their own hard earned money on worthless custom pieces , that only continue to enrich other races of people. Jewelry is a major scam unless you're buying solid gold pieces and precious gems like Saphires, Rubies, Emeralds, and Opals, especially, are some of the most expensive gems.

  • @smartbusinessltd
    @smartbusinessltd Місяць тому +4

    Am taking a screenshot of this channel now….😂and know when this channel blows up…great research ❤

  • @leboraleting5059
    @leboraleting5059 Місяць тому +4

    It's love at fight sight. You and the content 🥺

  • @cifer3x-285
    @cifer3x-285 Місяць тому +3

    They really tried to block this video from being posted lol good work

  • @Srtcuz
    @Srtcuz Місяць тому +11

    Run dmx 😂😂😂

  • @thabelopholosa7215
    @thabelopholosa7215 Місяць тому +2

    Your content keeeeeeps on getting better!!!!

  • @zwelibanzintshangase8060
    @zwelibanzintshangase8060 Місяць тому +3

    🎉we missed your content bro...Keep grinding

  • @danielmoloisane4425
    @danielmoloisane4425 Місяць тому +2

    Welcome back 🎉

  • @relax4531
    @relax4531 Місяць тому +3

    imagine icing jewelry just to devalue it

  • @nomondedondolo4578
    @nomondedondolo4578 Місяць тому +3

    another banger the work speaks for itself but i have to say this N95

  • @siboshT
    @siboshT Місяць тому

    You are one of the best South African youtubers,your craft of storytelling and video editing is unmatched .

  • @matthewdeward1984
    @matthewdeward1984 Місяць тому +1

    when i was comming up ones Jewelry was a semi representation of status and what one could afford, not creating a shiny 'target'. The idea was one had to also protect what they had and stay alive

  • @GRINDETHIKSMIXTAPESHOW
    @GRINDETHIKSMIXTAPESHOW Місяць тому

    Yo good video My King

  • @FINDTHENUMBERSTV
    @FINDTHENUMBERSTV Місяць тому

    I RESPECT YOU FOR DOIN YOU HIP-HOP HISTORY🎓

  • @BlaQMADITV
    @BlaQMADITV Місяць тому +2

    Missed you bro 😖

  • @quique7764
    @quique7764 Місяць тому +2

    The hustlers of the era were the first to set the trends then RunDMC iirc were tone of the first to isay copy that style. And if you look back of that Paid in Full album you'll see some lnotorious street hustlers & stick up kids, one of then being origional 50 cent.

  • @frodobaggemz
    @frodobaggemz Місяць тому +1

    this was a real good video, very informative. we give meaning to too much bullshit. that's why the rich stay rich. i liked and saved this video, and subscribed. great work!

  • @sijr6176
    @sijr6176 Місяць тому +2

    I do love diamond and gold jewellery. Jewellery and precious stones have been there for ages. Used to be means of payment at one point in history. But I just don't own what I can wear as regular jewellery. Rapper level of jewels though? Even if you can afford how are you gonna walk on the street decked out in those without getting robbed? I don't want to have security follow me around all the time like Beyonce ewwww.
    I prefer Andre 3000 , I could be wrong but I think he walks around among regular people on streets no fanfare

  • @jameslight4391
    @jameslight4391 Місяць тому +2

    it's about showing you made it.

  • @benjamanmitchell4594
    @benjamanmitchell4594 Місяць тому +2

    Its not Run DMX its Run DMC!!!! At about 7:14

  • @jahsonstar4209
    @jahsonstar4209 11 днів тому

    If you can understand why poor people in any country and society who want to be like the rich people in their society. You can understand your people then you can understand why these rappers do what they do.

  • @Bongani_Maqoboza
    @Bongani_Maqoboza Місяць тому +1

    Ye said its modern day slavery

  • @jamesdean3125
    @jamesdean3125 Місяць тому +2

    Ron DMX 😅

  • @Anthony-fr2if
    @Anthony-fr2if Місяць тому +1

    Do they still call it Ice?

  • @Lolife86
    @Lolife86 Місяць тому +1

    I'm sorry but only 1 community in hip hop spend the most of their money in jewelry...

  • @Health33570
    @Health33570 Місяць тому

    Idolatry this is all it is, they got they 15 seconds of fame and bling

  • @inganathimzileni1747
    @inganathimzileni1747 Місяць тому

    Some of them go as far as wearing fake jewelry.

  • @willroberson7666
    @willroberson7666 Місяць тому +8

    Are you pocket watching ? Huh ?

  • @Papa-905
    @Papa-905 Місяць тому

    Rap revolutionary to rap dump industry
    Revolutionized to industrialized
    Wake up it was disign to keep black on fake reality this sad

  • @ladylestranj
    @ladylestranj Місяць тому +1

    Why do they buy the ugliest stuff though?

  • @matthewdeward1984
    @matthewdeward1984 Місяць тому

    now everyone wearing bling its nuts

  • @fitnesswitness1311
    @fitnesswitness1311 Місяць тому

    Walking,talking banks get robbed 😂🤣🤣🤣

  • @billrowan1957
    @billrowan1957 Місяць тому

    RUN-DM W H A T ??

  • @mzimhlemosiwe5047
    @mzimhlemosiwe5047 Місяць тому

    Empty vessels scream the loudest....

  • @chronikhavok3407
    @chronikhavok3407 Місяць тому

    Run dmx 😢it's Run dmc😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

  • @HollywoodJTV
    @HollywoodJTV Місяць тому

    I’m watching this video as if I’m from Africa lol

  • @tbj4855
    @tbj4855 Місяць тому

    Sounds like bro is just jealous 😂😂😂😂

  • @rorisangsathegi
    @rorisangsathegi Місяць тому

    nt1a is a good enough mic to last you your youtube career.

  • @mook4452
    @mook4452 Місяць тому

    You not talking about shit

  • @mansamusa3387
    @mansamusa3387 Місяць тому

    Who is this tether telling our story gtfoh

    • @STEEZ-A-LEE
      @STEEZ-A-LEE Місяць тому +1

      Broski thats a strong name you got..Trap lore ross/vlad/adam 22 tell our story. Let our people come together. He more entitled than them

  • @k2metserampoporo219
    @k2metserampoporo219 Місяць тому

    The chickens are coming home to roost. Check what they're saying about @ndiks19 @oGatsheni17