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