Ice Cold: An Exhibition of Hip-Hop Jewelry at AMNH

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This American Museum of Natural History exhibition is all about hip-hop jewelry pieces.

Ice Cold: An Exhibition of Hip-Hop Jewelry celebrates hip-hop's cultural influence through the stunning jewelry worn by some of its iconic stars. Building on NYC's celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, Ice Cold highlights the evolution of jewelry in hip-hop from the 1980s to today.

Highlights include Slick Rick’s dazzling crown, the Notorious B.I.G.’s legendary gold ‘Jesus piece', the diamond-studded Roc-A-Fella medallion for the record label co-founded by Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj’s sparkling ‘Barbie’ pendant, as well as pieces from Erykah Badu, A$AP Rocky, Joey Bada$$, FERG, and Tyler, the Creator, among others.

Location:  American Museum of Natural History, Floor 1, Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals, in the Meister Gallery 

Tickets: This exhibition is included with any admission. All tickets must be reserved online in advance of your visit.

Exhibition Playlist

A mix created by DJ Woof featuring the following songs can be heard in Ice Cold: An Exhibition of Hip-Hop Jewelry. 

Biz Markie – “Just a Friend”  

Notorious B.I.G. – “Big Poppa”  

Tupac ft. Anthony Hamilton – “Dear Mama”  

Joey Bada$$ ft. J Cole – “Legendary"  

Erykah Badu – “On and On”  

Fat Joe – “Shit is Real Pt. III” 

Ghostface Killah ft. Raekwon – “Kilo”  

KRS One – “The Bridge is Over”  

A Tribe Called Quest – “Jazz (We’ve Got)” 

Jay-Z – “4:44” 

People Under the Stairs – “Acid Raindrops” 

Big Pun ft. Fat Joe – “Twinz (Deep Cover 98’)” 

Outkast – “ATLiens"  

A Tribe Called Quest – “God Lives Through”  

Roxanne Shanté – “Roxanne’s Revenge”  

Run DMC – “Run’s House”  

Tupac ft. Snoop Dogg – “2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted”  

The Game ft. 50 Cent – “How We Do” 

Daddy Yankee – “Ella Me Levanto”  

The Beatnuts ft. Big Pun – “Off the Books”  

Bad Bunny – “Booker T” 

Aaliyah ft. Slick Rick – “Got to Give it Up” 

MC Lyte – “Act Like You Know” 

Public Enemy ft. Professor Griff – “Rebirth of a Nation”  

Queen Latifah – “Latifah’s Had it Up to Here”