If you really think about it, this one's pretty obvious: white guy donning a ridiculous grill for the sake of imprint rather than fashion after winning a Gold medal in swimming at the 2012 Olympics. Replace a few details there with Houston rap and public image, and you've got a spitting image of Paul Wall, who designed Gold medalist Ryan Lochte's American flag grill that was shown off on the champion's podium.
Paul, alongside partner Johnny Dang, shared some of the story with XXL following the worldwide media convulsion over the event:
"For him to represent us and our culture, the grill culture, it's just shining a light on hip-hop in the Olympics," Paul said. "Everyone's talking about it... it's just an incredible thing to be part of. I'm just honored to be part of it. There's not too many world-class swimmers wearing our grill."
The grill, which contains the lion's share of diamonds and rubies, is valued between $15,000-$25,000, and, as is told by Wall, was picked up by Lochte for a cheap fee.
"Of course we gave him the Olympic discount."
Paul foolishly went on to say that any other American that wins Olympic gold can pick up a free customized grill, so, you know, if you're in the Olympics, there's some incentive.
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