The History of Hip-Hop, as Told Through the Jewelry That Defined It

“Jewelry has always been a big part of my life, but it evolved as my life evolved,” A$AP Ferg writes in Ice Cold: A Hip-Hop Jewelry History, out from Taschen next month. A collection of nearly 500 photographs, the 388-page book recounts the history of hip-hop from the 1980s through today, told through the jewels and gems that adorned the genre’s biggest personalities—in image and rhyme. From Run-DMC’s gold rope chains to Jay-Z’s Roc-A-Fella pendant to Cardi B’s diamond-encrusted nameplate necklace, Ice Cold explores the relationship between ornamentation and identity through vivid images and thought-provoking personal essays from Ferg and… Read Full Article