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Rapper vs. Athlete Chains refers to memes and jokes inspired by NFL player and Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts' custom diamond chain, with internet users joking about the diamonds "dancing" on his chain, or making memes about being blinded by the chain. These jokes later evolved into comparisons about the differences between the jewelry worn by rappers and the jewelry worn by athletes.

Origin

On December 15th, 2024, the NFL's official X^[1] account posted a video of Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts giving a post-game interview after winning 27-13 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The video gathered over 64 million views and 46,000 likes in a month.

Jalen Hurts on the win vs. Pittsburgh 😅 pic.twitter.com/wR2HSH4p8B

— NFL (@NFL) December 16, 2024

Several replies to the tweet noted how reflective and shiny Hurts' diamond chain was, including a December 16th, 2024 post by X^[2] user @evildarkskinn, who posted a gag from The Boondocks season 2, episode 7 called, "Shinin'." The clip shows a man unable to tell the time on his watch because of how blinding the diamonds on it are. The tweet gathered over 8,000 likes in

pic.twitter.com/QupUNecKl7

— E.D.N. (@evildarkskinn) December 17, 2024

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On December 16th, 2024, X^[3] user @shannon_sense quoted the video of Jalen Hurts' interview, writing, "While this pendant is so OD this does demonstrate the difference between the "diamonds" a lot of rap stars wear and the real deal," gathering over 140,000 likes in a month.

On January 24th, 2025, X^[4] user @maxguwapo tweeted, "After seeing Jalen Hurts chain, I be staring at rapper diamonds in disgust lmao," gathering over 200,000 likes in three days.

After seeing Jalen Hurts chain, I be staring at rapper diamonds in disgust lmao https://t.co/juxZ1YtmNj

— 🏃‍♂️ (@maxguwapo) January 24, 2025

On January 25th, 2025, X^[5] user @big_business_ made a similar post, writing, "Since that Jalen Hurts clip, every rapper chain look like it’s from Wish," and gathering over 170,000 likes in two days.

Since that Jalen Hurts clip, every rapper chain look like it’s from Wish. https://t.co/VcIEh60sYs

— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) January 25, 2025

On January 25th, 2025, X^[6] user @cherieamira tweeted, "The only rapper rn who diamonds moving like Jalen hurts," quoting a video of Megan Thee Stallion. The post gathered over 270,000 likes in two days.

Also on January 25th, 2025, X^[7] user @crackcobain__ tweeted, ""dont none them rapper chains hit like the athlete chains” hey man can I have my McDouble?" in reference to the Fries in the Bag meme.

On January 26th, TikToker^[8] @datboymo_ posted a video that read, "Can we stop comparing rappers jewelry to NFL jewelry," gathering over 700,000 plays and 120,000 likes in a day.

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