It's been a scorcher outside for the past few weeks. So, what better time than now to check out some new ice? Plenty of big names decided to tap some of the best jewelers in the game for their latest custom pieces throughout June 2024.
Kendrick Lamar hit the "Pop Out" stage with a $600,000 cross around his neck. ASAP Rocky decided to take some inspiration from his longtime partner Rihanna and get a grill inspired by a James Bond villain hit. Pusha T roamed the streets of Paris with a diamond-encrusted tribute to Jay-Z hanging from his neck.
Take a closer look at the top 5 pieces of custom jewelry unveiled throughout June 2024, below.
Lil Yachty's Concrete Boys Belt Buckle
Jeweler: Jewelry Unlimited
It feels like Lil Yachty is constantly adding to his jewelry collection. This month, it was a belt buckle from Atlanta's Jewelry Unlimited. The diamond-encrusted, oval-shaped buckle represented his Concrete Boys label. It features the imprint's various logos including a stick figure wielding a sledgehammer, "C" made of bricks, and wrecking ball crane. This isn't quite as crazy as his $1 million tooth implants, but a good piece nonetheless.
ASAP Rocky's Jaws Grill
Jeweler: Gabby Elan
ASAP Rocky and Rihanna have matching grills now. Two months after Rihanna revealed her own set of grills inspired by the James Bond villain Jaws, Rocky stepped out to the H2L wrap party in New York City in a set of his own. The only difference is that Rocky's set is made of 14-karat yellow gold instead of white gold. The stylish couple has a habit of sharing jewelry. During an appearance in London back in April, Rihanna was wearing Rocky's diamond "Grim" ring. Obviously, you can't share grills, so Rocky just made his own instead.
Aleali May's Rainbow Grill
Jeweler: Gabby Elan
Gabby Elan stayed busy in June. The father-son duo also worked with Aleali May and the sustainable jewlery brand GRWN, which officially launched in May 2024, on this special set. May currently serves as GRWN's creative director. The top row consists of rainbow-colored baguette spacers and a single diamond tooth. The bottom row features various hexagon-shaped diamonds that look like screws. This colorful stones make this one stand out, but it's even more unique because it is crafted using only lab-grown diamonds.
Pusha T's Anchor
Jeweler: Saint Jewels
Pusha T had a big month. It was announced that he would be linking back up with his brother Malice for the first Clipse album in 15 years. As part of his promo tour, he made sure to be front and center at shows throughout Paris Fashion Week Men's for labels like Louis Vuitton and Kenzo. Around his neck for all of it was one of his newest pieces, an anchor by Los Angeles-based jeweler Saint Jewels. The white gold anchor features Pavé diamonds, bronze accents, reverse set diamond end points, and briolette cut diamonds on the steering wheel.
This one may look familiar to some hip-hop historians. Pusha T confirmed via his Instagram Story when he first revealed the pendant that it was inspired by a yellow gold anchor that a young Jay-Z wore around his neck in the '80s. We can always appreciate a good homage.
Kendrick Lamar's $600,000 Cross and Gemini Grill
Jewelers: Ben Baller and Gabby Elan
Kendrick Lamar has been 2024's rap MVP. You all know why. We'll spare you the details. But he appears to be celebrating his success is with some new ice. Kendrick Lamar isn't known for rocking a lot of jewelry, but we've seen him flaunting a handful of amazing pieces throughout June 2024. The most notable example was seen hanging around his neck while he performed at the already-legendary Pop Out concert on Juneteenth. Following the show, Ben Baller confirmed that he created the $600,000 cross on X writing that "Dot had my ice around his neck all night."
The cross wasn't the only Kendrick custom unveiled last month. Go-to grill maker Gabby Elan also showed off an insane grill in a now-deleted Instagram post that was reportedly made for the rapper's birthday. The one-of-a-kind design included teeth with a hand painted portrait of actor/activist Dick Gregory, opal surrounded by diamonds, custom cut emerald, diamond and yellow sapphire mosaic, and more.
Even though it was created in 2020 and first spotted in 2022's "N95" video, we also have to mention the incredible pgLang block chain that was shared by Eliantte. The mystery behind who created one of the best custom chains we've seen in some time has finally been solved.
What a trifecta.
