Bling-Bling: The Origins

May. 30 | Bling-Bling (or just Bling) has become synonymous with hip hop, an ubiquitous part of the hip hop lifestyle. As a word, “bling” is an ideophone – a word used to convey a sound, or certain other sensation. “Bling”, according...

Bling is Dead!

May. 29 | My worst dream/favorite nightmare has come true – bling, in its golden glory, if finally dead. At least temporarily. There have been several reports by the likes of Wall Street Journal and UK’s Guardian that the fading and tumbling economy...