Nas, left, pictured in 1998, commissioned the signature “QB” pendant from jeweler Tito Caicedo of Manny’s New York as an homage to the Queensbridge Houses in Queens, the place he grew up. Megan Thee Stallion, right, pictured in 2018, sports backside diamond grills and a pendant on a Cuban hyperlink chain. Ali creates many items which have a back-to-basics strategy and touches on what Tobak describes as remixing the principles of the jewelry while adding her own style. Slick Rick is only one of many artists to take this ethos with them and put on it as a badge of…

Nas, left, pictured in 1998, commissioned the signature “QB” pendant from jeweler Tito Caicedo of Manny’s New York as an homage to the Queensbridge Houses in Queens, the place he grew up. Megan Thee Stallion, right, pictured in 2018, sports backside diamond grills and a pendant on a Cuban hyperlink chain. Ali creates many items which have a back-to-basics strategy and touches on what Tobak describes as remixing the principles of the jewelry while adding her own style. Slick Rick is only one of many artists to take this ethos with them and put on it as a badge of…