The Rise of Celebrity Teeth 'Grillz'

From the time he dropped his debut solo project, “The Great Adventures of Slick Rick,” was released in 1988, rapper Slick Rick made a name for himself with his music and his blinged out accessories.

Yeah boyee! Public Enemy hype man Flavor Flav was known throughout the 1980s and 1990s for flashing his golden grillz.

Method Man and other members of Wu Tang Clan took their grillz to the next level in the mid-1990s. This shot of Meth with fang-inspired grillz was taken during a promo shoot for his 1994 “Month of the Man” collab album with Redman.

Rapper Paul Wall was one of the first to come out with diamond-studded grillz, a style that became popular in the early 2000s.

Rapper Nelly showed his love for his famous fancy fronts in a song, 2005's “Grillz.”

Guys aren’t the only ones wearing grillz. Singer-songwriter Erykah Badu is rarely seen without her bejeweled fronts.

Actress Ayo Edebiri made a serious style statement on the red carpet at this year’s Golden Globes wearing grillz and a pantsuit inspired by a 1990s Julia Roberts look.

Megan Thee Stallion is showing off her blinged out grillz, a GIA Certified Oval & Pink Diamond Pointers Flawless Honeymoon Set from jeweler to the stars, Johnny Dang.

Migos rapper Quavo is another one of Johnny Dang’s happy customers, seen here in 2019 showing off a diamond grill worth $250,000.

Gabby Elan is an NYC-based jeweler known for beautifully intricate grillz. But don’t think you can just walk in and get a set of your own. This place is strictly by appointment only.

Olympic sprinter Quincy Hall sported a gold grill at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris and came home with a gold medal in the men’s 400m.

Rihanna wore these Gabby Elan grillz for an April 2024 shoot for Interview magazine.

A$AP Rocky shows off his golden grin on the cover of WSJ.