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S4-02: Vikki Tobak, Hip-Hop Historian
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande
English - March 10, 2023 16:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBArts Business Entrepreneurship jewelry designer jeweler jewelry instructor for the love of jewelers ftloj jewelry bench jeweler professional jeweler Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Writer, journalist and curator Vikki Tobak is the author of Contact High and Ice Cold: A Hip-Hop Jewelry History. In collaboration with pioneering jewelers, rappers and other industry artists, her work—of provocative essays and poignant photography—documents the creative subculture within hip-hop. “Early jewelers had to understand something about hip-hop, which is that hip-hop loves customization, and they love remixing and . . . having something different from everybody else. That applies to the music . . . the fashion . . . and the jewelry,” Vikki says. Listen to a star-studded For the Love of Jewelers podcast episode filled with stories of iconic designs worn by hip-hop’s greats. From Biggie’s Jesus piece to Rocafella chains, this episode is one for the books!