Rappers are known for their over-the-top purchases, and what better way to show off how deep your pockets are than purchasing a chain in the six-figure range? Yes jewelry is a sort of investment, you can always sell the gold or platinum and get your money back but for most rappers, buying jewelry is always about their current status or success.
It’s almost a contest — rappers try to outdo other rappers, by getting larger pieces with a more and more diamonds. You’re sure to see another rapper in the future outdoing that chain. While we et’s see what rappers are wearing homes and cars around their necks.
Young Jeezy
Design: USDA
Price: $100,000
Nelly
Design: Nefertiti
Price: $100,000
Chamillionaire
Design: Chameleon
Price: $100,000
Gorilla Zoe
Design: Don’t Feed The Gorillas
Price: $115,000
Sean Garrett
Design: Pens
Price: $135,000
Yung Joc
Design: Rope Chain & Hustlenomics piece
Price: $150,000
Lil Flip
Design: Fly boy with Crowns
Price: $215,000
Slick Rick
Design: Rope Chains
Price: $250,000
Slim Thug
Design: Boss Hogg Outlawz
Price: $275,000
Kanye West
Design: Horus
Price: $300,000
T-Pain
Design: Big Ass Chain
Price: $410,000
Lil Jon
Design: Crunk Aint Dead
Price: $500,000
Mike Jones
Design: Ice Age Logo
Price: $1,000,000
Pharrell Williams
Design: N.E.R.D., Ice Cream, BBC
Price: $1,000,000
Jonas Bevacqua
Design: LRG Logo & Face
Price: $3,200,000
Paid In Full: 16 of Hip-Hop’s Priciest Chains
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