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Crown of Diamonds

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This is a picture of a Jesus Head Medallion from gangstagold.com. Jesus Head Medallions are a particularly popular form of religious jewelry in the hip hop community.

The archetypical diamond/ruby Jesus Head Medallion was designed with & for Kanye West by the legendary New York jewelry designer, Jacob Arabo, AKA Jacob the Jeweler.

Although most popularly associated with West's song "Jesus Walks," the Jesus Head Medallion becomes a more ambiguous and troubling figure in West's "Diamonds from Sierra Leone." In this song West describes his response to learning about "conflict diamonds," diamonds sold to fund war. Here's a key quote:

I thought my Jesus Piece was so harmless
'til I seen a picture of a shorty armless

For more information, check out Bling Bling: Hip Hop's Crown Jewels, by Minya Oh.

Posted by jat on December 1, 2005 10:47 PM |

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