| Love jewelry? Does bling set your heart on fire? Think | | | | The richer you are, the better your grill could be. And |
| you have a heart of gold? Or better still, something | | | | believe you me, when it comes to this, the cheap |
| more visible made of gold, diamonds or platinum? How | | | | artificial stuff won't do as Grillz are placed inside the |
| about your teeth? One of them could have been more | | | | mouth (teeth;) and anything that can trigger adverse |
| expensive? Actually, it could be if you follow the latest | | | | reactions in the mouth, especially cheap and fake |
| trends in hip hop jewelry! | | | | synthetic jewelry is a big no no. If you are still dying to |
| Remember the lines from the hit single 'Grillz' by Nelly | | | | jump onto the Grillz bandwagon then you might |
| Furtado about robbing the jewelry store to get | | | | consider plated rhodium and Cubic Zirconia, CZ as it is |
| diamonds and gold to make grillz? You would, | | | | popularly known, custom made grillz for your teeth. |
| especially if the song added a new word to your | | | | When buying Grillz, make sure you have done your |
| dictionary! Grillz refers to gold, platinum or silver caps | | | | research. Grillz usually come in three types. |
| worn on teeth for the cool hip hop look. More often | | | | 1. Signature Lines: The Grillz worn by hip hop artists and |
| then not, these caps are embedded with gemstones | | | | sold as branded merchandise. Pretty expensive but |
| or diamonds to flaunt wealth. This trend has been | | | | quality assured. |
| popularized by stars like Nelly, Lil Jon and other hip hop | | | | 2. Diamond encrusted Grillz: These are set in silver, |
| artists of repute. However, if Nelly made Grillz a | | | | platinum or gold. The setting of the diamonds is of |
| household term then Paul Wall took it to another level | | | | utmost importance here, a poor setting will totally ruin |
| by making an album that plays like an ode to Grillz! | | | | the look! |
| 'The People's Champ,' his album released in the year | | | | 3. Gold/Silver/Metallic Grillz: Available in all precious |
| 2005, has every second line talking about Grillz, his | | | | metals without any gemstones these are plain tooth |
| Grillz and his company that makes Grillz! | | | | caps made of gold or silver. |
| Sample: "So many diamonds in my teeth you can't see | | | | Apart from these there is the artificial stuff which is |
| no gold" | | | | definitely more affordable. Invest in a good one and |
| Talk about marketing a product! | | | | welcome to the Grillz Station! |
| Grillz, like the rest of hip hop jewelry are a costly affair. | | | | |