Diamonds (real diamonds) take hundreds or thousand of years to cultivate in real diamond mines in other countries..I mean raw diamonds don't even look like that before being cut and polished. They need to do their history on diamonds and gold and silver oar!
What’s crazy to me is how the rappers flex about how much they spend on jewelry and have 8+ kids that can definitely use that money for actual generational wealth
I be thinking bout that like damn that’s a lot of money. Shit might be fake cus who gone think gunna wearing a fake anyways? Ain’t nobody that stupid to spend allat money of jewelry
Imagine how long this been going on with our culture. Samuel L Jackson asked Busta on the night show in the early 2000’s “why would you put more in a chain than into Property ?“
You can get scammed just as easily on property as on jewelry. The problem is that these guys grew up poor and got rich quick, so they lack financial knowledge, making them easy targets for scams
@@And3ruyup, and thsts exactly why Samuel asked the question. Not because he was genuinely curious, he's financially literate and seems to be shedding some light on Bustas poor habits. That's at least how I take that
Imagine how much a specialized trusted legit checker can make if he just marketed themselves to rappers. Guaranteed that dude making bank I might as well start learning now
Naw, I do feel bad. A lot of these guys grew up poor and got rich quick. Due to growing up poor and ussually lacking a formal finance education, they don’t exactly know how much expensive things are actually worth. This makes them easy targets for scams or having their money stolen by those close to them.
I dont feel bad either. Their culture is built on being and having ''da best!!''. Them being scammed makes me feel no way and I also think its kind of funny, lmao.
@@And3ruI agree… everyone can make fun but the truth is that broke people don’t have financial literacy and it’s not taught to them. Another truth that’s too real for most people is that if they literally woke up tomorrow with more millions than they knew what to do with, they would make some stupid purchases too. I don’t care how financially smart people think they would be if they became an overnight millionaire it literally changes your brain chemistry to get so much money so fast.
@@And3runah fuck all that. They glorify celebrities and fall for the trap. When a regular mofo like them try to put them on game it’s “don’t nobody wanna hear that woke shit” or “yall just a hater”….fuck em 🤷🏾♂️
The fact the "biggest names" in the music industry are buying fakes is not because they've been scammed. It's simply because they do not earn enough to buy the genuine. The rappers who are successful commercially are not all rich.
Or bc they don't know what they are looking at. A lot of times they get sold a counterfeit outfitted with real diamonds. If it's a good counterfeit and you add real diamonds, all the rappers see is the diamonds.
@@allthingssilver7635bro nobody is spending all that money on anything fake. What you think all black people stupid? Shit not about our hard earned money we gone make sure that shit legit. How a rapper worth 4 mil got jewelry worth 10 mil? Make it make sense
@blackken-jy9tf has nothing to do with being stupid. I see it all the time in the coin collecting world. Ppl buy fake gold coins all the time. The gold is real, but it's a counterfeit coin. And that's not me calling all white ppl stupid for buying fake coins or all black ppl stupid for buying fake jewelry. It's me saying exactly what I said, ppl not knowing what they are looking at. By the way, not all rappers are black and I said rappers, not black ppl. And did you watch the video? It's Cleary about rappers buying fake jewelry so what do you mean they don't? Just bc someone is worth a lot of money doesn't make then an expert in jewelry. Those are some wild accusations you made by assuming I'm calling a whole race of ppl stupid. If you knew me, you'd know I wouldn't do something like that.
@@blackken-jy9tfthey never said they were slow, also isn’t hard to get scammed on diamonds with moissanite becoming more common, as well as ppl not knowing enough and only collecting cause it looks cool
Exactly ..makes sense to keep them in debt to the label , it is astonishing how much artists don't make much money on streams in comparison to the label 🤔
I’d wear solid materials like plain gold or silver, platinum or what have you I’d keep the watches plain too, if you resell pure gold or silver you’d get more than If it has diamonds in there those stones are almost worthless when you resell the jewelry.
Damn, this was a well put together documentary on jewelry culture amongst the rap and hip-hop community. The extra history part was a good touch too but how ya gonna forget/leave out Slick Rick when talking about some of the pioneers of rapper wearing big ass gold chain and rings, especially wearing an insane amount of gold necklaces all at once 😂
Thats what happens when people receive millions before they receive training/knowledge on how to handle it. This will happen when you give a lot of people even 100k, I'm sure you knew that tho.
Just imagine if you were famous and people made videos about how you spent your money. This is what losers do. Pocket Watching and then criticizing the rapper because you would have spent his money differently. Really?
@@TrustMelDontCareFlexing itself is dumb that's how they end broke and the glazing fans gets mad for calling out they're dumb for wasting money is so funny
@@napalmjames7858lmao he’s just pointing out a fact. They depreciate in value. Like let’s say you ice out a Rolex that Rolex becomes a custom. Only you would want it. Or a otf chain. I’m not otf why would I want a chain but those diamonds and gold separate are worth more than together on a chain
This is true. Once you add diamonds, you've damaged the original piece. You added value of diamonds to the watch but killed the value of the watch itself.
@@McKeeNJacksonman that’s bullshit. The diamonds ruin the watch itself but once you put them diamonds in it’s an entirely different watch. Stop repeating everything you hear & use commonsense. This how they keep blacks stupid we listen & repeat info & think we smart instead of putting 2 & 2 together.
Yeah it’s beyond me why it’s so cool to flex that you wasted your wealth when coming from communities where the kids aren’t even getting a solid meal. Supporting local businesses within the community and using your money to help your community become prosperous is what should be giving you a good rep, not Bullshit bling.
Diamonds themselves are a scam so whats the difference. They are nowhere near as rare as the jewelry companys would like us to think. They make them rare and inflate the price.
Facts and nowadays they make the lab diamonds won’t know if they are legit or not till u buy it and get it checked in fact the lab diamonds r so good it’s almost impossible to tell the difference
@@Eye_Rantwhat makes a diamond “legit”….? You do realize we’re floating on a rock in space. Y’all value these tiny pieces of pressurized rocks than our actual planet that we need to live. Slow af.
There's truth in the saying "A fool and his money soon parts" How about being responsible and educating yourself on what you're purchasing? Also get it insured which requires an appraisal. ❤
6:25 the thing about this is that the Walmart website sells products that they themselves sell and also products that other companies sell if those companies register which makes it so that there’s a lot of drop shippers on there.
Thats a good point, rappers persona's are typically "tough" enough for them to at least call someone out if they're made to look stupid. I didn't think of that, you mightve just made a fact right there lol
At this point every fancy car house jewelry etc.. You see that a rapper has is really not there's At this point we seen enough where we shouldnt take it seriously anymore, it's probably a safe bet 98% of the rappers are broker then what they try to show Idk why ppl still fall for it despite being tons of videos rappers have fake jewelry lol
Every time I see a celebrity holding a bunch of money......no matter WHO it is....I always think...."that prop money looks good"..........😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I heard about the 'Icebox/Young Thug' scam! Also, the Patek has factory baguette cut rubies, whereas Quavo has round brilliant cut. Nico, is Dutch, btw.
Knew that herb 69 from back in the day, when everyone would bounce him off the supreme line, and make him beg and tax him to allow him to get back on the back of the line lol 17:31
They need to stop with the idea that you can put any diamond on a watch that wasn't set by the manufacturer and somehow create value. This idea is patently false. Once you set aftermarket anything on a real watch, it's instantly only worth what the materials can go for at scrap. It's all cap. Jewellers will say differently because they don't want these rappers to know that they will never be able to sell that watch for even the value of the most battered, broken, and shit-on watch of the same model that is real. Many are waking up, it's mostly thanks to Nico, but watchmakers have been saying this since the 90's. It's nothing new in the watch world; it's just that rappers are finally getting exposed because they flex on social media. Rappers need to stop killing each other and go after their real OPPS, the jewellers.
That Ace Hood situation was crazy and shout out to Bow Wow for trying to hold it down and the Camera Man........If Ace Hood didn't keep looking down he would've got away with it......Because once the joint fell the Camera Man held the Camera up.........But Ace kept looking down
My nephew owns & runs a family jewelry store. And we both laugh but get angry when any & all of these shops finesse they customers be they rappers or not cus it will make our industry look like slimy used car salesmen even new dealers try to scam u if u not up on game. If a person comes into our shop & wants an iced AP, we going to let em know the value of the watch will be less than half after u bought cus we drilling holes into a limited watch so we steer them towards getting all gold Cuban w/ diamond to highlight this way we giving em the best option, esp if they want for it to maintain value,gold is a commodity as are diamonds but ones w/a certain size,quality, visibility & cut. I could be wrong but I doubt it but as an investment 10k of 24k gold bar than a 10k diamond. We explain the ups & downs &we ultimately do what the customer wants. And the reason I do is cus integrity but not rly I came from the struggle asking every store if they needed the sidewalks swept,windows clean or they garbage taken out. I was 7-8 then go to pathmark on the weekends to bag groceries for a tip & this is how I paid for food for my bros & sis. So I know what it feels like to live your life in the struggle & get your first big bag & since u know no btr u assume it'll keep coming & u go into these fancy shops u front like u know but in reality you scared to admit it & know they can scam you.
Let me put y'all on some game. When you got the money you can buy you own diamonds cut or uncut. You can buy your own bars of gold pure. And take it to a trustworthy jeweler to get a custom piece. Then all you're paying for is the labor. These rappers and celebrities are impatient and don't wanna do the steps. They like taking the easy way out. And if the gold and diamonds are real then the jeweler can charge whatever they want. It's only when it's fake that they scammed the customer. But if everything is real and a customer is willing to pay for it. That's the customers fault.
You don't play games with your content my bro.. documentarys on every drop your work rate is crazy... Also just wanted to add the face cam is a welcome addition my guy ignore the haters saying otherwise
Thank you for the detailed video and for spreading awareness about this. Today's mainstream rap industry heavily prioritizes materialism and flashiness and incentivizes/rewards younger rappers (especially black rappers). They lack the experience and sometimes the maturity to notice these scam attempts, making them the most lucrative targets for scammers.
Its easy because the culture values flashy, materialistic things while also rewarding the youngest artists. So you jave these naive artists with a lot of money trying to get famcy stuffwhithout having much worldy lnowledge that comes with age/experience and that makes you a perfect msrk for these dudes. Deplorable
I love Nico, he gives you so much information so you understand exactly how fake the watch is, which is crazy if the person actually paid that much for the watch.
Normally, I watch your content when I'm getting ready, and I really love your content. But im sitting here watching and seeing your face with the voice I hear after a long day of work. Not to be corny, but you're quite attractive too! But besides that, I really love your content. Thank you for your hard work and the content you put out.
I guess I always assumed if they’re spending tens of thousands of dollars on jewelry they would have someone who can authenticate it immediately with them as they buy it.
I put this video on when i first got to work this morning, so i definitely stayed until the end. Great content, put together well, thank you for keeping me company and entertained for 2 hours while i am slaving today.
Lab diamonds are going down in value rN Real diamonds can't b replicated they hold their value 💯 They started making lab diamonds to make them affordable but most places wax same as real diamonds LOL Ain't nothing like the REAL THING ❤
@WARS187 lab diamonds are real diamonds. All diamonds are going down in value. Diamonds aren't rare or valuable, regardless of where they are from or how they are created. Lab diamonds are the real thing lol. But go ahead and fall for jewelry industry scam nonsense all you want lol.
add the value of the 5000 1.5 mm diamonds to the cost of the gold. As calculated earlier: - The lower estimate for the diamonds is $28,125. - The higher estimate for the diamonds is $56,250. Now, add these to the cost of the gold: - Lower estimate: $121,372 (gold) + $28,125 (diamonds) = $149,497 - Higher estimate: $121,372 (gold) + $56,250 (diamonds) = $177,622 So, the total estimated cost of the gold piece with 5000 1.5 mm diamonds would be between $149,497 and $177,622, depending on the quality of the diamonds. That’s not including craftsmen ship and labor
@@rishavfash1rjust gotta mix the mic better it sounds too different from face cam to non-face cam. Glad to put a face on the voice tho loving the face cam
Stayed to the end! Absolutely love your videos! For a lover of old hiphop and very selective of new stuff, I appreciate you being like the reporter on all hiphop topics. Appreciate you bro, much love!
take the jewelry $ and put it back into the hood, a damn rec center, warehouse for jobs…. even a damn swing set……this excess is a sign of insecurity and a need for attention from peers due to feelings of inadequate
1:53:00 "I left my chains at the hotel cause i hate jewelry, i just wear it so i can participate in the foolery" -juice wrld when he said this in a tim westwood freestyle it just stuck by me idk man RiP
Trax, Jacob & co, Johnny Dang and the like dont gaf about you at the end of the day they used the culture as a springboard to their success fuck them vultures they dont even like us like that
I’m lmao at the ruby watch part. I could immediately tell it was fake from the way the rubies looked and I don’t know anything about watches but that put it off
Did dude just call money bag yo a mumble rapper. 😮These people are so disrespectful. MBY has Neva been a mumble rapper. He may be country but he raps clearly
I've just listened to 3 of your vids in the past, but glad I actually watched this video. I learned a lot and will subscribe to your channel as a result of it. Thank you for telling us about these SCAMS, I mean INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES. 🤣
"Only pray on African American rappers" well rappers are the only ones spending fortunes on stupid ass ginormous chains watches and rings like that so who else is he supposed to sell to? Wall Street dudes don't get blinged out huge custom blunt & handcuff chains lol. It's not racism it's that those are the only people that spend that much money in stupid shit like that
I get your reporting on our culture but I don’t condone your first topic on young thug by saying “free thug” because you probably heard that saying somewhere, YT doesn’t need to be let back into the community if he’s guilty of mvder1ng people. I understand he’ll most likely ever be in your community but think before you speak young man people lost their family members in real life. However let the trial run and if he’s innocent ok but….
So scam the people and once you get caught...pay us a fine!.... It's never pay the people back... It's always you forgot our cut! Pay us or you'll go to jail
Best jewelry is pure gold 24k. Only thing is its soft so its not ideal to have diamonds etc.. alot of these chains celebrities have are probably 14k or 18k gold
24:27 i remember that it was second hand embarrassment, BET always been messy and they was messy af for zooming in they could’ve just acted like that never happened. That’s why no one in the culture respect that Network they always shady toward their own for laughs
If I was a rich rapper, all my jewelry would be fake, if the Jewelers that design the jewelry would not spend their money on the shit, why would I? If it’s not 100% pure precious metals then why spend millions of dollars on it. All yeah precious metals is mix with a cut 😂😂😅 It’s just entertainment
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Diamonds (real diamonds) take hundreds or thousand of years to cultivate in real diamond mines in other countries..I mean raw diamonds don't even look like that before being cut and polished. They need to do their history on diamonds and gold and silver oar!
Notice you never see these internet pod casters wearing jewelry..smart move.
Floyd Mayweather probably his customer in Las Vegas 😅
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Free thug? really dude?
All the jewelers got a group chat where they’re laughing and updating each other on who they just scammed lmao
😂😂😂😂😂
Nah frfr
Summer 2025 a FEDERAL INVESTIGATION will be coming out with all that from 3 top big jewelers & 2 smaller jewelers & this is 137% FACTS
shits actually true bro 😂 if me and my friends talking shit best believe all the boys gonna find out
😂😂😂😂
What’s crazy to me is how the rappers flex about how much they spend on jewelry and have 8+ kids that can definitely use that money for actual generational wealth
I be thinking bout that like damn that’s a lot of money. Shit might be fake cus who gone think gunna wearing a fake anyways? Ain’t nobody that stupid to spend allat money of jewelry
@@blackken-jy9tf
They dont even understand that concept, they think you gotta look like a clown to show you got money
NBA YoungBoy got 11 kids with 10 different woman's. And he's only 24. 🤦
Indeed🎉
“This scam works two ways meaning there are scammers and those who get scammed” bro what? how else does a scam work 👀🤦🏽♂️🤣
That's not even two ways. That's still only one direction. This dude just saying words lol
That’s what using chatGPT does. These type of TH-camrs just read what it writes for them. This shit is interesting but it’s become lazy content.
Funniest shit ever is when they say, I’m not broke I just spent 100k on jewelry. MF how much you got left after the chains?
That jewelry gone get you paid on a walk thru. It’s lowkey an investment
i’d imagine a lot of them still have money left lol
@@blackken-jy9tfgold is an investment not diamonds more specifically custom pieces
Millions
@@blackken-jy9tfDefinitely not on bust down/custom pieces.
If I was a famous rapper I would wear fake watches on purpose and save my money
💯💯
Even if you do, you end up getting clowned because of it. Which makes you look lame and lose popularity. It’s tricky
@@theworldofblue4385 people opinions don’t matter. I rather wear an Apple Watch while millions in my bank account. Than a bust down rollie😂
@@InspirationalSpaceship if you have millions, you can easily get a real rollie
@@InspirationalSpaceshipwhen ur a rapper or celebrity other ppls opinions do matter though lol das they income
Imagine how long this been going on with our culture. Samuel L Jackson asked Busta on the night show in the early 2000’s “why would you put more in a chain than into Property ?“
You can get scammed just as easily on property as on jewelry. The problem is that these guys grew up poor and got rich quick, so they lack financial knowledge, making them easy targets for scams
@@And3ruyup, and thsts exactly why Samuel asked the question. Not because he was genuinely curious, he's financially literate and seems to be shedding some light on Bustas poor habits. That's at least how I take that
Look into the history of diamonds and where their value comes from. You'll never want to spend money on a diamond again.
@@TrustMelDontCare true, but that goes for a lot of products, especially in the tech sector
Imagine how much a specialized trusted legit checker can make if he just marketed themselves to rappers. Guaranteed that dude making bank I might as well start learning now
When they charged lil baby 250k instead of 25k
Right infront of his face aswell so casual 😂
Then gave him store credit haha
Loool too thirsty it’s so obvious what they think of rappers
Literally scammed him 😂
Not even a scam…just straight up a crime 😂😂
I feel nothing when they get scammed. That’s on them for being so reckless and prideful.
Naw, I do feel bad. A lot of these guys grew up poor and got rich quick. Due to growing up poor and ussually lacking a formal finance education, they don’t exactly know how much expensive things are actually worth. This makes them easy targets for scams or having their money stolen by those close to them.
I dont feel bad either. Their culture is built on being and having ''da best!!''. Them being scammed makes me feel no way and I also think its kind of funny, lmao.
@@And3ruI agree… everyone can make fun but the truth is that broke people don’t have financial literacy and it’s not taught to them. Another truth that’s too real for most people is that if they literally woke up tomorrow with more millions than they knew what to do with, they would make some stupid purchases too. I don’t care how financially smart people think they would be if they became an overnight millionaire it literally changes your brain chemistry to get so much money so fast.
@@JayAymisure white guy
@@And3runah fuck all that. They glorify celebrities and fall for the trap. When a regular mofo like them try to put them on game it’s “don’t nobody wanna hear that woke shit” or “yall just a hater”….fuck em 🤷🏾♂️
The fact the "biggest names" in the music industry are buying fakes is not because they've been scammed. It's simply because they do not earn enough to buy the genuine. The rappers who are successful commercially are not all rich.
Or bc they don't know what they are looking at. A lot of times they get sold a counterfeit outfitted with real diamonds.
If it's a good counterfeit and you add real diamonds, all the rappers see is the diamonds.
@@allthingssilver7635bro nobody is spending all that money on anything fake. What you think all black people stupid? Shit not about our hard earned money we gone make sure that shit legit. How a rapper worth 4 mil got jewelry worth 10 mil? Make it make sense
@blackken-jy9tf has nothing to do with being stupid. I see it all the time in the coin collecting world. Ppl buy fake gold coins all the time. The gold is real, but it's a counterfeit coin. And that's not me calling all white ppl stupid for buying fake coins or all black ppl stupid for buying fake jewelry. It's me saying exactly what I said, ppl not knowing what they are looking at. By the way, not all rappers are black and I said rappers, not black ppl. And did you watch the video? It's Cleary about rappers buying fake jewelry so what do you mean they don't? Just bc someone is worth a lot of money doesn't make then an expert in jewelry. Those are some wild accusations you made by assuming I'm calling a whole race of ppl stupid. If you knew me, you'd know I wouldn't do something like that.
@@blackken-jy9tf if a rapper had 10 million in jewelry he wouldnt be worth 4mil dumbass. can you do math?
@@blackken-jy9tfthey never said they were slow, also isn’t hard to get scammed on diamonds with moissanite becoming more common, as well as ppl not knowing enough and only collecting cause it looks cool
The rappers labels buy the jewelry so the jewelers or the labels don’t care the high the price the more debt the rapper is in to the label
😮 ohhhh shit that makes sense!!! man you spittin
So they got that Label Black Card
Yep; it's essentially a marketing / business expense since it's used as a prop in music videos / social media posts and such.
That came off the top of your head didn't it. You know damn well you speculating
Exactly ..makes sense to keep them in debt to the label , it is astonishing how much artists don't make much money on streams in comparison to the label 🤔
I’d wear solid materials like plain gold or silver, platinum or what have you I’d keep the watches plain too, if you resell pure gold or silver you’d get more than If it has diamonds in there those stones are almost worthless when you resell the jewelry.
As I was leaving Michael Jordan's restaurant, the bezel fell off my 'Rolex', and I just kept walking as a server tried to tell me.😂😂😂😂😂😂
Damn, this was a well put together documentary on jewelry culture amongst the rap and hip-hop community. The extra history part was a good touch too but how ya gonna forget/leave out Slick Rick when talking about some of the pioneers of rapper wearing big ass gold chain and rings, especially wearing an insane amount of gold necklaces all at once 😂
Off topic but this comment makes me miss peak Ruben Slikk & metro zu
Its incredible how they waste money
Thats what happens when people receive millions before they receive training/knowledge on how to handle it. This will happen when you give a lot of people even 100k, I'm sure you knew that tho.
Just imagine if you were famous and people made videos about how you spent your money. This is what losers do. Pocket Watching and then criticizing the rapper because you would have spent his money differently. Really?
@@TrustMelDontCareFlexing itself is dumb that's how they end broke and the glazing fans gets mad for calling out they're dumb for wasting money is so funny
the label buys it for their image. It keeps them in debt to their label.
Saves going to the tax man I'm guessing 🤔
I’m so sick of this rap culture, so called gangsters getting robbed right to they’re face. Nothing but 🐱
Ain’t no gangsters just SASSY boys
Ignorance at its finest. Even average guys are mirroring them. The mindset is trash 🗑
@@InspirationalSpaceshipnever knew sassys kill each other. Them mainstream rappers punks but the young ones not
in 95% of the case Diamonds ruin the price of a watch
I am here for the comments of wise envious civilians
@@napalmjames7858lmao he’s just pointing out a fact. They depreciate in value. Like let’s say you ice out a Rolex that Rolex becomes a custom. Only you would want it. Or a otf chain. I’m not otf why would I want a chain but those diamonds and gold separate are worth more than together on a chain
This is true. Once you add diamonds, you've damaged the original piece. You added value of diamonds to the watch but killed the value of the watch itself.
true but no one should use watch as an investment
@@McKeeNJacksonman that’s bullshit. The diamonds ruin the watch itself but once you put them diamonds in it’s an entirely different watch. Stop repeating everything you hear & use commonsense. This how they keep blacks stupid we listen & repeat info & think we smart instead of putting 2 & 2 together.
The way I gasped when ace hoods watch face fell lmfaooo
A 10$ watch and a 50k$ watch tells the same time. Help your community and improve your neighborhood instead of these nonsense
Yeah it’s beyond me why it’s so cool to flex that you wasted your wealth when coming from communities where the kids aren’t even getting a solid meal.
Supporting local businesses within the community and using your money to help your community become prosperous is what should be giving you a good rep, not Bullshit bling.
Money sign go in front
a 50k watch gives you an extra 10 hours every single day, you don't know about rich mans time?
@@GankTown are you the minster of education in your country?
@@lindonfrederick4001 with their grammar? I would hope not 😂😂😂
They should hire Nico to go shopping with them.
They wouldn’t be able to afford him
That's why Gunna snitched on Thugger bkuz Thugger gave em that fake ahh watch
lmaooo
LOL😂
Screaming 😂😂😂
Clowning 😂🤣🤣🤣
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"Ya'll spend real money on fake watches, shockingly"
-Jay Z on Neck and Wrist with Pusha T
Real money isn’t even all that real it’s just a paper printed in a specific way it’s a tool backed by the military industrial complex
400k on a watch? Fuqq the diamonds...........I'm buying the mine.
Exactly. Now you’re cooking!
You're not even getting someone to answer a phone call to even enquire a diamond mine with $400k
Diamonds themselves are a scam so whats the difference. They are nowhere near as rare as the jewelry companys would like us to think. They make them rare and inflate the price.
Facts and nowadays they make the lab diamonds won’t know if they are legit or not till u buy it and get it checked in fact the lab diamonds r so good it’s almost impossible to tell the difference
@@Eye_Rantyeah you got to have like a special machine..
@@Eye_Rantwhat makes a diamond “legit”….? You do realize we’re floating on a rock in space. Y’all value these tiny pieces of pressurized rocks than our actual planet that we need to live. Slow af.
@@Lokamotive-j2p if it’s natural material from earth it is not the deep bro
@@Lokamotive-j2p you sound like an offended synthetic diamond owner
In economics, this is called a 'Positional Good.'✨✨
The fact that this comment doesn’t have more likes lets me know I’m correct about the level of ignorance most people possess.
Credit for the effort you put into this video
thx for watching
A lot of these rappers unfortunately don't educate themselves in many wallet busting things such as buying jewelry.
There's truth in the saying "A fool and his money soon parts" How about being responsible and educating yourself on what you're purchasing? Also get it insured which requires an appraisal. ❤
6:25 the thing about this is that the Walmart website sells products that they themselves sell and also products that other companies sell if those companies register which makes it so that there’s a lot of drop shippers on there.
I love these hour+ long video Rish! Love it! Keep up the amazing work!
Risha you commented on my ig in like 2021 now I be watching you everyday lmao you the goat fr
If a rapper doesn't tag the jeweler who "sold then the fake watch" then they knew what they was wearing, a fake watch that they bought for a $100+
Thats a good point, rappers persona's are typically "tough" enough for them to at least call someone out if they're made to look stupid. I didn't think of that, you mightve just made a fact right there lol
At this point every fancy car house jewelry etc.. You see that a rapper has is really not there's
At this point we seen enough where we shouldnt take it seriously anymore, it's probably a safe bet 98% of the rappers are broker then what they try to show
Idk why ppl still fall for it despite being tons of videos rappers have fake jewelry lol
I stayed till the end.. you did an excellent job! Most i knew about but several i didn't..
Bruh how old r u? Ur content is well researched and produced. You’re on your way to big things homie. Subscribed at the end. 👏🏽
GUAVA. Here til the end. Good content young brother.
why would anyone think a 25 dollar chain from walmart is real wtf even if it did come from lil baby, what were people mad about 😭😭
The rappers aren’t getting scammed! Just simply over exaggerating what they actually spent..’!!
Even $1000 for a fake watch is a scam.
So why would they do it if evidently (bc videos like this) it makes them look like they got scammed
Jacob the jeweler is named in one of the diddy/diddy son’s lawsuits as a creep
If you know nothing about watches then you can't say "it's clear the watch is fake" 2:45
Every time I see a celebrity holding a bunch of money......no matter WHO it is....I always think...."that prop money looks good"..........😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I heard about the 'Icebox/Young Thug' scam! Also, the Patek has factory baguette cut rubies, whereas Quavo has round brilliant cut. Nico, is Dutch, btw.
Nico sounds Dutch, but also sounds like he's from Northern Ireland. I'd guess he was born in Holland but has spent a fair bit of time in NI.
Knew that herb 69 from back in the day, when everyone would bounce him off the supreme line, and make him beg and tax him to allow him to get back on the back of the line lol 17:31
They need to stop with the idea that you can put any diamond on a watch that wasn't set by the manufacturer and somehow create value. This idea is patently false. Once you set aftermarket anything on a real watch, it's instantly only worth what the materials can go for at scrap. It's all cap. Jewellers will say differently because they don't want these rappers to know that they will never be able to sell that watch for even the value of the most battered, broken, and shit-on watch of the same model that is real. Many are waking up, it's mostly thanks to Nico, but watchmakers have been saying this since the 90's. It's nothing new in the watch world; it's just that rappers are finally getting exposed because they flex on social media. Rappers need to stop killing each other and go after their real OPPS, the jewellers.
@4:28 lil baby scooping the stuff up😂🎉 i be the same way beting around the board 😅
Videos like this be making me wanna be a scammer with morals😭
😂😂😂
That Ace Hood situation was crazy and shout out to Bow Wow for trying to hold it down and the Camera Man........If Ace Hood didn't keep looking down he would've got away with it......Because once the joint fell the Camera Man held the Camera up.........But Ace kept looking down
My nephew owns & runs a family jewelry store. And we both laugh but get angry when any & all of these shops finesse they customers be they rappers or not cus it will make our industry look like slimy used car salesmen even new dealers try to scam u if u not up on game. If a person comes into our shop & wants an iced AP, we going to let em know the value of the watch will be less than half after u bought cus we drilling holes into a limited watch so we steer them towards getting all gold Cuban w/ diamond to highlight this way we giving em the best option, esp if they want for it to maintain value,gold is a commodity as are diamonds but ones w/a certain size,quality, visibility & cut. I could be wrong but I doubt it but as an investment 10k of 24k gold bar than a 10k diamond. We explain the ups & downs &we ultimately do what the customer wants. And the reason I do is cus integrity but not rly I came from the struggle asking every store if they needed the sidewalks swept,windows clean or they garbage taken out. I was 7-8 then go to pathmark on the weekends to bag groceries for a tip & this is how I paid for food for my bros & sis. So I know what it feels like to live your life in the struggle & get your first big bag & since u know no btr u assume it'll keep coming & u go into these fancy shops u front like u know but in reality you scared to admit it & know they can scam you.
25:54 “fortunately he fell off soon after” 😂😂Damn man 🤣
Let me put y'all on some game. When you got the money you can buy you own diamonds cut or uncut. You can buy your own bars of gold pure. And take it to a trustworthy jeweler to get a custom piece. Then all you're paying for is the labor. These rappers and celebrities are impatient and don't wanna do the steps. They like taking the easy way out. And if the gold and diamonds are real then the jeweler can charge whatever they want. It's only when it's fake that they scammed the customer. But if everything is real and a customer is willing to pay for it. That's the customers fault.
I love the fact that apparently there's a Dubai prince who sends watches and chains to ALL of the rappers
Ngl the original prices of the watches still decently expensive the watch reviewer guy make it seem like 10k ain’t shi 😂😂
You don't play games with your content my bro.. documentarys on every drop your work rate is crazy... Also just wanted to add the face cam is a welcome addition my guy ignore the haters saying otherwise
Crazy. Used to def hear that about icebox, they was giving away jewelry to rappers to build clout and then doubled back asking for money for it
Anything that has Soulja boy attached to it, it will always be 100% a scam.
Thank you for the detailed video and for spreading awareness about this. Today's mainstream rap industry heavily prioritizes materialism and flashiness and incentivizes/rewards younger rappers (especially black rappers).
They lack the experience and sometimes the maturity to notice these scam attempts, making them the most lucrative targets for scammers.
Its easy because the culture values flashy, materialistic things while also rewarding the youngest artists.
So you jave these naive artists with a lot of money trying to get famcy stuffwhithout having much worldy lnowledge that comes with age/experience and that makes you a perfect msrk for these dudes. Deplorable
I remember watching the Ace Hood watch thing live. That was the end of his career right there.
Great content. I love long videos like this. We need more.
Thanks for the hard work
I love Nico, he gives you so much information so you understand exactly how fake the watch is, which is crazy if the person actually paid that much for the watch.
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Normally, I watch your content when I'm getting ready, and I really love your content. But im sitting here watching and seeing your face with the voice I hear after a long day of work. Not to be corny, but you're quite attractive too! But besides that, I really love your content. Thank you for your hard work and the content you put out.
Raheem Da Jeweler sold RicK Ross that piece that has his face on it.
I guess I always assumed if they’re spending tens of thousands of dollars on jewelry they would have someone who can authenticate it immediately with them as they buy it.
90% of todays rappers jewelry is fake their diamonds are Fugazy
I put this video on when i first got to work this morning, so i definitely stayed until the end. Great content, put together well, thank you for keeping me company and entertained for 2 hours while i am slaving today.
Lab diamonds are absolutely real diamonds, thats just blatant misinformation.
Lab diamonds are going down in value rN
Real diamonds can't b replicated they hold their value 💯
They started making lab diamonds to make them affordable but most places wax same as real diamonds LOL
Ain't nothing like the REAL THING
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@WARS187 lab diamonds are real diamonds.
All diamonds are going down in value. Diamonds aren't rare or valuable, regardless of where they are from or how they are created.
Lab diamonds are the real thing lol.
But go ahead and fall for jewelry industry scam nonsense all you want lol.
Whr are they getting all the so called real diamonds 🤔
@@DVNGXRwhy
add the value of the 5000 1.5 mm diamonds to the cost of the gold.
As calculated earlier:
- The lower estimate for the diamonds is $28,125.
- The higher estimate for the diamonds is $56,250.
Now, add these to the cost of the gold:
- Lower estimate: $121,372 (gold) + $28,125 (diamonds) = $149,497
- Higher estimate: $121,372 (gold) + $56,250 (diamonds) = $177,622
So, the total estimated cost of the gold piece with 5000 1.5 mm diamonds would be between $149,497 and $177,622, depending on the quality of the diamonds. That’s not including craftsmen ship and labor
more facecams my king
got u
Yes king
@@iplaygames1497 you sound like you wanna swallow his glizzy😅
Yes
@@rishavfash1rjust gotta mix the mic better it sounds too different from face cam to non-face cam. Glad to put a face on the voice tho loving the face cam
thats what those rappers get😂🤣😂😂
Bro posted the best video essay on hiphop jewlery
Stayed to the end! Absolutely love your videos! For a lover of old hiphop and very selective of new stuff, I appreciate you being like the reporter on all hiphop topics. Appreciate you bro, much love!
I really wanted to watch this whole thing but it's too many f****** commercials
take the jewelry $ and put it back into the hood, a damn rec center, warehouse for jobs…. even a damn swing set……this excess is a sign of insecurity and a need for attention from peers due to feelings of inadequate
Yes
I think nico is from Ireland
He sounds Northern Irish/Dutch to me. His accent is mixed up.
These rappers need to just hire nico or the watch guy to go with them to these stores lol.
Like "hey, 2k/day, come shopping with me dude"
I’m going hire Nico for the day no bullshit
Watched it all 🔥🔥
1:53:00 "I left my chains at the hotel cause i hate jewelry, i just wear it so i can participate in the foolery" -juice wrld
when he said this in a tim westwood freestyle it just stuck by me idk man RiP
Trax, Jacob & co, Johnny Dang and the like dont gaf about you at the end of the day they used the culture as a springboard to their success fuck them vultures they dont even like us like that
Gucci ,Prada, Fendi, Louie and most don't want us in them clothes. The culture be making every one else rich except they own people. 🤡
I’m lmao at the ruby watch part. I could immediately tell it was fake from the way the rubies looked and I don’t know anything about watches but that put it off
Did dude just call money bag yo a mumble rapper. 😮These people are so disrespectful. MBY has Neva been a mumble rapper. He may be country but he raps clearly
Those diamonds cursed those rappers in a very real way
Start adding time stamps please!
I've just listened to 3 of your vids in the past, but glad I actually watched this video.
I learned a lot and will subscribe to your channel as a result of it.
Thank you for telling us about these SCAMS, I mean INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES. 🤣
"Only pray on African American rappers" well rappers are the only ones spending fortunes on stupid ass ginormous chains watches and rings like that so who else is he supposed to sell to? Wall Street dudes don't get blinged out huge custom blunt & handcuff chains lol. It's not racism it's that those are the only people that spend that much money in stupid shit like that
There's a hilarious amount of footage of Yachty eating in this vid
less facecames plz
wow dude
the hate is crazy
You can’t even spell 🫥
@@logieissonotabogie7271 I'm not hating the video was very good
bro caught me so offgaurd
I get your reporting on our culture but I don’t condone your first topic on young thug by saying “free thug” because you probably heard that saying somewhere, YT doesn’t need to be let back into the community if he’s guilty of mvder1ng people. I understand he’ll most likely ever be in your community but think before you speak young man people lost their family members in real life. However let the trial run and if he’s innocent ok but….
I been saying the jewelers are agents for the music industry 💯 ALL OF EM!!
The state of Philadelphia (42:30 around there) ? I’m all for it, petition !
CORRECTION: The 1st Jesus Piece in Hop-Hop was NOT BIG, it was Ghostface
So scam the people and once you get caught...pay us a fine!.... It's never pay the people back... It's always you forgot our cut! Pay us or you'll go to jail
You killing it kiddo keep making fire content you one of my go to channels fornhip hop
That was hella entertaining...good job bro👌🏻💯
Man when I heard Johnny Dang name I was like noooo not Johnny too lol
Best jewelry is pure gold 24k. Only thing is its soft so its not ideal to have diamonds etc.. alot of these chains celebrities have are probably 14k or 18k gold
24:27 i remember that it was second hand embarrassment, BET always been messy and they was messy af for zooming in they could’ve just acted like that never happened. That’s why no one in the culture respect that Network they always shady toward their own for laughs
That's why their going down the toilet.
I'm really glad I took the time to watch this for 2 hrs this vid was done immaculately. Guava!
Amazing video and breakdown!❤
If I was a rich rapper, all my jewelry would be fake, if the
Jewelers that design the jewelry would not spend their money on the shit, why would I? If it’s not 100% pure precious metals then why spend millions of dollars on it. All yeah precious metals is mix with a cut 😂😂😅 It’s just entertainment
Maybe the “Prince of Doobye” is fake too😂 My Love!😅
He didnt say those watches were fake on the 6ix 9ine video he said he was ruining the value hanging them on a chain my dude.