Grill Trends Exposed: Are Customers Calling the Shots?

In this exclusive interview, H-Town legend Paul Wall breaks down the untold history of hip-hop’s most iconic accessory: grills.

From trying to make regular gold look like diamonds in the early days to creating the “diamonds on top of diamonds” look for his iconic The People’s Champ album cover, Paul shares how customer creativity pushed the culture forward. He talks about regional differences in gold teeth across Texas, Florida, and New York, and reveals how Lil Jon became their first major celebrity client—taking the Houston style worldwide.

Paul also speaks about the legendary partnership with Johnny Dang, why he insisted on naming the business Johnny Dang & Co. rather than Paul Wall Grills, and how a new generation of artists like A$AP Rocky and Lil Uzi Vert cemented grills as a permanent staple of luxury jewelry.

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0:00 – The Early Days: Faking Diamonds with Custom Gold Cuts

1:01 – How Customer Demands Sparked New Jewelry Styles

1:24 – The People’s Champ Cover: Diamonds on Top of Diamonds

2:04 – The 2005 Invisible Set Princess Cut Era

2:50 – Regional Differences in Gold Teeth Styles (Texas vs. Florida vs. New York)

3:39 – The First Celebrity Client: Lil Jon Adopts the Houston Style

4:37 – The Lil Jon Effect: Introducing T.I., David Banner, & Little Scrappy

5:20 – How Grills Crossed Over into Mainstream Culture

5:41 – The New Generation: How ASAP Rocky & Lil Uzi Vert Saved the Trend

6:14 – Why Grills Will Never Go Out of Style (The Rolex Comparison)

6:58 – Putting My Partner On: Why It’s “Johnny Dang & Co.” and Not Paul Wall Grills

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Grill Trends Exposed: Are Customers Calling the Shots?