Best Jewelry of 2025 (So Far): Drake, ASAP Rocky, Kendric...

We’re only halfway through the year and have already seen an impressive assortment of jewelry donned by some of our favorite stars. That’s included creative takes on grills, flawless executions of timeless designs like the Jesus piece, and items completely flooded with diamonds that we’d never expect to be iced out.

We’re still patiently waiting for the year that we can afford to own something like this (it’s coming soon, we just know it), but until then we’ll continue to admire all of the incredible art that these jewelers are cooking up.

We’re sure that by the end of 2025, there will be even more contenders, but these are the best pieces we’ve seen over the course of the first six months.

Jeweler: Unknown

Sinners is arguably the best movie to come out in 2025, so far. But before the masses even had a chance to experience Ryan Coogler’s masterpiece on the silver screen, it already had people talking. Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, and company showed off their sets of vampire-inspired grills in a video that has racked up tens of millions of views on TikTok. It was a nice little nod to the movie’s plot. We just wish the creator of the shiny fangs would finally reveal themselves. They deserve the recognition.

Jeweler: Gabby Elan

Since kickstarting her Cowboy Carter tour back in April, Beyoncé’s custom on-stage looks have continued to turn heads. It hasn’t been limited to just clothes. She has made sure to weave the western theme into everything, even her accessories. Case in point, this incredible grill by Gabby Elan. The enamel revolvers and turquoise stones present on this mouthpiece are the types of intricate details that make the family behind Gabby Elan some of the best grill makers in the business.

Jeweler: Benny the Jeweler

The Eagles locker room is having an ice war. A few months after Jalen Hurts went viral for his insane chain, his teammate Saquon Barkley showed off some impressive diamonds of his own. After the Eagles’ dominant Super Bowl victory over the Chiefs, Saquon stepped out on the town with his jersey number around his neck. Until he receives his Super Bowl ring in a few months, this blinding chain is a great reminder of his first season in Philly.

Jeweler: Alessandro Bernini

ASAP Rocky has one of the best jewelry collections in hip-hop. So, it should come as no surprise that even his shades eventually got upgraded with some diamonds. For the Met Gala, he covered his eyes with a pair of black Wayfarers that featured diamond-encrusted Ray-Ban and AWGE logos on the temples and four gemstone rivets. We like these so much because of how subtle they are. They make a statement, but are still super versatile.

Jeweler: Eliantte

Kendrick Lamar has worn plenty of impressive jewelry around his neck in 2025. Sure, the “a minor” and “X” chains are great, but our favorite was the Jesus piece he donned at the Grammys with his Canadian tuxedo. You can’t go wrong with the classics.

Jeweler: Alex Moss

We’ve seen Drake step out with crazy chains and big rings plenty of times throughout his career. But a diamond wallet chain? That’s next level. Alex Moss outfitted the trendy accessory with different “S” logos to coincide with the abbreviation for Drake’s most recent project, Some Sexy Songs 4 U: Superman, Starter, and the Canadian football team the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The best part of the piece is the Nokia brick phone recreated out of diamonds. It’s a perfect nod to Drake’s hit single that’s a bit over-the-top in the best way possible.

Jeweler: Grillz Jewelz

There isn’t an ounce of practicality on display here. When are you really going to see diamonds that are facing the inside of someone’s mouth? Still, we have to appreciate the mindset needed to do something like this. The result is one of the most creative grills we’ve seen in quite some time.

Jeweler: Alex Moss

A lot of people hated on this one. We are not a part of that group. Honestly, how could you not love this? Carti really took his Lil Wayne homage to the next level and covered a lollipop with diamonds. He didn’t just hang a lollipop-shaped pendant from a chain. He actually treated it like it was candy. This is the type of obnoxious flexing we love to see.

Jeweler: Jewelry Unlimited

While Wafi Lalani might be most known for all of the insane pieces he’s made for Playboi Carti throughout his Music era, the Atlanta-based jeweler isn’t just cooking up jewelry for Carti and the rest of the Opium crew. In fact, our favorite piece that he’s made in 2025, so far, was for Ski Mask the Slump God. If you were a kid in the 2000s, this is immediately recognizable as the sword from the Monster Reborn Yu-Gi-Oh card. This type of stuff just makes us smile. There’s so many things that we’ve all seen in cartoons and wished we could own in real life. Shoutout to Ski Mask for not just turning one of those dreams into a reality, but leveling it up with five-carat gemstones and VVS diamonds.

Jeweler: Alex Moss

Does it get more classic than the Jesus piece? Probably not. But we’ve never seen a version quite like this before. This remix, designed by Verdy and made by Alex Moss, is just incredibly fun. The cartoonish Jesus pendants and colorful links shaped like stars, crosses, and hearts immediately catch your eye. It’s always nice to see something so timeless can still be taken into new territory. Fittingly, the best jeweler in the game is responsible for the year’s best jewelry.

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