Ever hear of the BlingDex chart for rap videos?

August 21, 2019August 20, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments

Much of hip-hop and rap culture isn’t about selling out. It’s about cashing in and making it big. This is why many rap artists love load up their music videos with serious bling, competing to with each other to have the blingy-est clip of all time.

This is where the BlingDex chart comes in. The people behind it analyze hip-hop videos for displays of money, jewelry, expensive liquor, cars, and more and then tally up the value of all this conspicuous consumption.

Here’s a recent BlingDex chart, which puts Lil Wayne’s “Lollipop” comfortably in first place with a goods value of CAD$21,433,000.

Take a look.

(Via Digital Music News)

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

Alan Cross has 38011 posts and counting. See all posts by Alan Cross