Paul Wall, Johnny Dang and Kids in Kono [Credit: Irena Mihova]
VH1′s Rock Doc Bling’d: Blood, Diamonds and Hip Hop is coming Thursday, February 22nd with Paul Wall, Johnny "the Jeweler" Dang, Raekwon and Tego Calderon offering a record of their trip to Sierra Leone. Included are lots of interviews with folks Stateside such as Kanye West on the topic of conflict diamonds and hip hop.
To some degree this documentary can be looked at as an update of the flick Blood Diamond in the context of rap music’s worship of diamonds. But it also represents a much different approach for Paul Wall and Johnny as businessmen in the jewelry biz than that taken by Russell Simmons.
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I wonder if they (VH1) are going to give hard hitting questions? To me the issue with diamonds is very ambiguous. I don’t believe in any rappers (maybe Nas) or anybody that say they aren’t going to wear diamonds anymore. Change comes very slow.
i put diamons in my bathtub…now only true bosses can say that!!!
It would be nice to see more rappers entertainers and fashioners in africa not only to discuss wuts going on but do somethin about it. stop wearin those stupid diamonds. Technically diamonds arent even worth anything. Nothing, gold is still more precious than a diamond. Its the people that make the value of a diamond. Trust me do your research gold and platinum worth more than a diamond.
Thats why I love when hiphop was back in the day cause even though u had mcees thatwore gold u had people like , Jungle Brothers, DelaSoul,leaders of the New School, A Tribe called quest, when it was all about black medallions. Cmon people cats rockin throwback .Lets get back To an important song in hip-hop. “Loves gonna getcha” KRS One.or JB’s hit single “sstraight out the Jungle” educated man, from the motherland you c they call me a star but thats not wut i am………….africas in the house they get petrified”…you get the point….