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Ancient Mayans were drilling jade and turquoise into their teeth 2,500 years ago. Grills didn't start in hip hop. They started as status symbols across ancient civilizations.

Etruscans in Italy wore gold bands. Filipino tribes filed teeth into points and covered them in gold. Wealth has always lived in the mouth.

When Slick Rick and Flavor Flav brought them back in the eighties, they were unconsciously recreating something human beings have done forever. The statement was identical. I transformed my body into proof of what I overcame.

Paul Wall later turned it into an actual business, but the impulse goes back to when humans first discovered metal could be shaped. We've always wanted to carry our success where everyone can see it when we smile or speak.