February 20th, 2011 | By

A rumor about Waka Flocka Flame’s tour bus being shot at by a gunmen have been confirmed true. On Wednesday his tour bus was under attack by gunfire, and it was confirmed that the gunmen was after his $1.2 million necklace.

There were six suspects altogether that were arrested by the Charlotte police for the shooting. Each have been charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon, conspiracy to commit robbery using a deadly weapon and two felonies for shooting property that is occupied. All are being held on a $200,000 bond.

One of the arrested suspects is Antonio Stukes, who is an aspiring rapper. He was shot in the shoulder by one of Waka’s security guards. But according to Stukes, he was an innocent bystander that got shot in the crossfire (this is what he told WCNC), and that he was trying to give a demo CD to Waka Flocka Flame.

“We are pleased with the attentiveness by the Charlotte Police Department in capturing these individuals in such a timely manner. It is such a shame that one would risk the lives of innocent women and children in hopes of stealing one’s jewelry,” said Kali Bowyer, Waka’s publicist.

Walking around with million dollar jewelry isn’t always a good idea, no matter how much security you have. When you get in the spotlight, and you flash your expensive things, you can’t be surprised when someone tries to take it from you. Luckily, no one was hurt in this unfortunate event.

Eminem’s Grammy Bling

February 19th, 2011 | By

There was a lot of speculation about the jewelry Eminem was wearing around his neck. It wasn’t your usual rapper bling, but it did hold significance. If you were watching the Grammy’s then you may have noticed the triangle embedded in a circle necklace that he was wearing. The title of his new album is called Recovery, and his performance and necklace showed that he was taking it literally. His necklace is a symbol for Alcoholics Anonymous, so he is serious about kicking his habits. He’s had a long battle with alcohol and pain killers, which he blamed for his inability to rhyme well last year. So this time around he’s looking to reinvent himself.

“I had to learn to write and rap again, and I had to do it sober and 100 percent clean,” Em said in regards to his fifth studio album Recovery. “That didn’t feel good at first … I mean it in the literal sense. I actually had to learn how to say my lyrics again; how to phrase them, make them flow, how to use force so they sounded like I meant them.”

The symbolic meaning of the necklace is this — the triangle represents the three parts of the program, unity, recovery and service. Then the circle represents the sense of wholeness as a person, while being enrolled in the AA program.

Eminem did a great performance as well, so if you missed it or want to see it again, check it out below.

Officially Official, King Ice Blackout Football Pendant Chain Combo Giveaway!

August 27th, 2010 | By

King Ice is getting you ready for every bone-crushing NFL game this season by giving away this iced out blackout football pendant with chain. This pendant is blingin’ with clear and black round cut CZ diamonds set in black coated brass. The lucky winner will get this blackout pendant with matching 36” chain. A $60 retail value! Check out our Blackout Collection for more black jewelry.

How do you win?

This time were giving you two ways to enter.
1. Follow us on Twitter @OfficialKingIce and retweet our contest tweets. You get one entry for every time you retweet our messages.
2. Like our Facebook page. Everyday we’ll be updating our page with a football related status. Get one giveaway entry every time you Like or comment our status messages.

Increase your chances of winning by retweeting on Twitter and commenting on our Facebook page multiple times. There’s no limit to how many times you can enter!

Giveaway closes at 11:59 PM on September 5, 2010. A winner will randomly be chosen on September 6, 2010.

Good luck!

Rihanna is Rated “R”

November 5th, 2009 | By

Rihanna’s new album “Rated R” is scheduled to be released on November 23rd and already, there are lots of speculation and excitement about it. In this album, she is portraying herself in a tougher image, unlike her previous glamorous self. On the music video of her single “Wait Your Turn” shows a grainy, sexy clip of Rihanna that shows her as a tough renegade. This is the type of image she and her music-video collaborator, Anthony Mandler, were going for. The video was shot in the middle of October on a cold day in the Big Apple. The first video is just a preview of what’s to come. The two talked about creating something that’s a bit more raw and gritty, so they decided to create a more “Street” video than a classic beauty piece.

They reviewed early hip hop videos and liked how they weren’t created with few resources — they mostly used their environment and surroundings; the textures and shapes. In the video Rihanna is wearing an eye patch and heels, giving a hard-edge feel to he usual glam self. Some of the videos that inspired her featured artists like Wu-Tang, Mobb Deep and Nas. The words behind the song were carefully thought up in order to create the same image audio-wise: aggressive bravado. Rihanna is a young artist that is always pushing boundaries. She has changed her identity so many times, so you never know what she’ll come up with next. She is a true artist, someone that knows how to transform the picture and make it into anything she wants to portray.

Hip Hop & Violence

November 5th, 2009 | By

Hip hop has long since been related to the violence in African American communities and artists like Lupe Fiasco has been tooting the same note. Not sure if you heard about the Derrion Albert murder in Chicago — he was a teen walking home from school and got caught up in a gang fight and was beaten to death.The young man was not a gang member and he was a good student in school. Lupe Fiasco was on the Chicago radio station WGCI saying that it was a possibility that hip hop influenced that incident. Lupe is from the Windy City and says that it has to take some credit for it. He claims that there is a lot of violence in hip hop itself and it attributes much of the negativity that is found in the hood.

But this isn’t the only hip hop artist that thinks this way. Others like Nas, Twista and Common have the same views. They all condemn the “culture of violence” hip hop has established and is believed to have led the group of teenage gang members to commit that horrendous crime that day. Lupe also argues that the artists themselves are partially responsible for inciting various influences, from poverty to violent films. It’s true that hip hop does have some positive songs and messages out there, but the negative far outweigh the good. And the negativity in hip hop is a lot more popular because it is considered more “hard” or “gansta”. The communities are too at fault for taking hip hop too seriously and trying to implement them into their own lives.