| Hip Hop jewelry collectors have demonstrated the | | | | dog tags don't generally qualify as bling as they |
| popularity of dog tag pendants in modern day | | | | are made with stainless steel and usually engraved |
| bling fashion. Dog tags themselves evolved from | | | | with the name and unit of its owner. |
| military use but have been adopted by Hip Hop | | | | Hip Hop artists and R & B singers are wearing a |
| fashion. The simplicity of the rectangular shape of | | | | variety of dog tag bling jewelry. The popularity of |
| dog tags along with their inherent meaning seems | | | | bling fashion dog tags are in part due to artists |
| to have fascinated the collectors of Hip Hop bling | | | | flaunting their bling in public. You can usually see |
| jewelry. | | | | them in videos with bling everywhere from their |
| I.D. tags, commonly referred to as dog tags, are | | | | chests and wrists to their ears and teeth. Dog tag |
| used by soldiers in the military as a rudimentary | | | | pendants come in various styles and sizes and are |
| form of identification. They have come to | | | | usually made with silver or white, yellow or rose |
| represent more, however, in our society. The dog | | | | gold. They can be studded with diamonds or cubic |
| tag is the last remnant of a dead soldier's | | | | zirconia stones. The attributes symbolized by bling |
| sacrifice. They symbolize the courage, strength | | | | dog tags combine the warrior spirit of soldiers and |
| and discipline required in the dedication to a | | | | the showmanship of Hip Hop. |
| greater cause benefiting society. Standard military | | | | |