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his is my Godzilla medallion. That’s one of my nicknames, and I already have the super-ill Regime Dragon pieces. I wanted something real Godzilla. I was in the Bay wigglin’ and I went to Karl at Highline Jewelry. Big shout out to Highline. I started fuckin’ with him early. I was one of the first big rappers to come through and get a [chain] done at Highline. We put the piece together; laid it out. Karl told me that his cousin King Johnny would make it out in Houston. The piece is 87 carats, with yellow and blue diamonds. Shit is definitely super dope. He called me and said it was finished, so when I went to get it, they told me I could have it for the “low.” The “low” was a tremendous, outrageous price of 45 stacks. I said, “Just cause I have money does not mean I am gonna fuck it off.” I told them, “I’m cool. I don’t want the piece for that much [money].” I just left that shit there. I’m from the Bay and he was trying to charge me out of town prices, like I don’t have a choice of where to buy my jewels. I know he already gave some people their pieces and let other people borrow shit for photo shoots. No love for Yuk? Shit.
That’s why I started fuckin’ with Johnny Dang [at TV Jewelry] and spending bread with him out in Houston. I got my watch for $40,000, the bracelet for $15,000, and the grill for $15,000. That’s $70,000 [I had already spent]
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with Johnny. So he hits me and says, “What’s up with that Godzilla piece?” I said, “Fuck that piece.” Johnny said, “I made that piece. I made FAB’s pieces, almost all of the custom pieces from [Highline].” I said, “Naw, King Johnny made it.” He repeated, “Never. I did.” Then he asked me why I didn’t want it, and I said, “Shit, he wants $45,000 for it. Mistah FAB’s piece is over 100 carats and I know he didn’t spend that much for his.”
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YUKMOUTH FIGHTing WORDS Johnny almost fell out when I told him [the price Highline was charging me]. He said he’d get the piece back and sell it to me for a lot less. I’m not gonna front on my man Johnny [by revealing the price], but y’all can try to get that Yuk price. Shit, notice that I had already spent $70,000 [with Johnny]. So he got the piece back and I bought it from Johnny Dang fast, nowhere near the $45,000. So I went from Highline to Johnny, yaddamean? A lot of jewelry stores run the hype like they make the pieces, but they are actually getting them for a lot cheaper and then charging an extra $20,00030,000. They might be smacking other muthafuckers in the head for their pieces, but you ain’t gonna smack me in the head like that. At the end of the day, I don’t have to spend my money with you. I’ll get my diamonds and pieces somewhere else, period. Straight up. // Words and Photo by D-Ray