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Friday, 7th January 2005 (11956 views)

A company has introduced a commodity that probably has the last word in 'bling' - spinning gold teeth.<br/><br/>East-West Coast Designs are marketing their concept in hip-hop magazine XXL.<br/><br/>The idea of spinning gold teeth originally started out as a joke, the brainchild of hip-hop mogul Ernie Paniccioli. <br/><br/>Mr Paniccioli was amazed by the appetite of hip-hop stars to 'outbling' one another, and wrote a skit in which rapper Ja Rule demanded spinning gold teeth.<br/><br/>A spokesman from East-West Coast Designs claimed that the company has received a number of orders and expects the product to be a big seller. <br/><br/>The teeth are said to bring to mind the idea of spinning car wheels, or metal 'rims', a sure-fire sign of status in any self-respecting rappers' world.<img src="http://directnews.dehavilland.co.uk/dn.gif?feedid=196&itemid=7509311"/>

 

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