Protect Ya Neck! Hip Hop's Illest Chain-Snatchings

Migos have a "Fight Night" with a concertgoer and more.

Fight Night in Nashville - ATL trio Migos proved they were about that life during a show this weekend in Nashville when a concertgoer thought he could debo a chain off of group member Quavo. He couldn't. The attempt on the "Fight Night" click resulted in, of course, a fight.This wasn't the first time someone tried to jack a rapper for his jewels, however. Mo' money, mo' problems. Read on for more unsuccessful (and even a few successful) chain snatchings. — Michael Harris (@IceBlueVA), BET Staff(Photo: Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images)

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Fight Night in Nashville - ATL trio Migos proved they were about that life during a show this weekend in Nashville when a concertgoer thought he could debo a chain off of group member Quavo. He couldn't. The attempt on the "Fight Night" click resulted in, of course, a fight.This wasn't the first time someone tried to jack a rapper for his jewels, however. Mo' money, mo' problems. Read on for more unsuccessful (and even a few successful) chain snatchings. — Michael Harris (@IceBlueVA), BET Staff(Photo: Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images)

Slowbucks Feels the Wrath of 50 - 50 Cent rocked Hot 97's Summer Jam concert in June when he reunited with his G-Unit crew, but the show wasn't all love. While performing with Fabolous, a scuffle broke out on stage and Harlem rapper Slowbucks was punched and relieved of his jewels by someone from Curtis's crew. Fif put the chain on and continued to set the stage on fire. (Photos from left: Johnny Nunez/WireImage, Prince Williams/FilmMagic)

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Slowbucks Feels the Wrath of 50 - 50 Cent rocked Hot 97's Summer Jam concert in June when he reunited with his G-Unit crew, but the show wasn't all love. While performing with Fabolous, a scuffle broke out on stage and Harlem rapper Slowbucks was punched and relieved of his jewels by someone from Curtis's crew. Fif put the chain on and continued to set the stage on fire. (Photos from left: Johnny Nunez/WireImage, Prince Williams/FilmMagic)

Brisco Feels the Miami Heat - In 2009, former Cash Money affiliate Brisco was robbed of over $35 thousand worth of jewelry while getting his haircut. The Miami rapper was also pistol whipped in the heist, which was caught on a surveillance camera inside the barbershop.(Photo: Aaron Davidson/Getty Images)

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Brisco Feels the Miami Heat - In 2009, former Cash Money affiliate Brisco was robbed of over $35 thousand worth of jewelry while getting his haircut. The Miami rapper was also pistol whipped in the heist, which was caught on a surveillance camera inside the barbershop.(Photo: Aaron Davidson/Getty Images)

Did Suge Knight Rob Yukmouth? - In 2010, Yukmouth of The Luniz was jumped and jacked for nearly $100 thousand worth of jewelry. Police said Suge Knight was a person of interest in the assault; Yuk said the police were just targeting the former Death Row honcho.(Photos from left:SPW/Splash News, Noah Graham/Getty Images)

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Did Suge Knight Rob Yukmouth? - In 2010, Yukmouth of The Luniz was jumped and jacked for nearly $100 thousand worth of jewelry. Police said Suge Knight was a person of interest in the assault; Yuk said the police were just targeting the former Death Row honcho.(Photos from left:SPW/Splash News, Noah Graham/Getty Images)

Tru Life Jacks Jim Jones - After a long-running feud, rapper Tru Life, who's currently behind bars for manslaughter after an unrelated incident, somehow got a hold of two of Jim Jones' chains — including his Dipset pendant — and put them up for ransom several years ago.  (Photos from left: Tru Life/Facebook, Andrew Marks/PictureGroup)

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Tru Life Jacks Jim Jones - After a long-running feud, rapper Tru Life, who's currently behind bars for manslaughter after an unrelated incident, somehow got a hold of two of Jim Jones' chains — including his Dipset pendant — and put them up for ransom several years ago. (Photos from left: Tru Life/Facebook, Andrew Marks/PictureGroup)

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Gudda Gudda Thwarts Chain-Jacker - During a performance in Minnesota in 2011, Gudda Gudda was reportedly robbed by a Cambodian gang member, who jumped onstage and snatched his Young Money chain. Gudda followed the attacker into the crowd, struck him several times and got most of his chain back — it broke in the melee — before security intervened.  (Photo: Courtesy Young Money Records)

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Gudda Gudda Thwarts Chain-Jacker - During a performance in Minnesota in 2011, Gudda Gudda was reportedly robbed by a Cambodian gang member, who jumped onstage and snatched his Young Money chain. Gudda followed the attacker into the crowd, struck him several times and got most of his chain back — it broke in the melee — before security intervened. (Photo: Courtesy Young Money Records)

Yung Berg - This would be a difficult fight to call. The rapper, whose chain has been snatched from him versus a guy who gets beat up by a 9-year-old. Kevin might actually have the drop on this dude. (Photo: Scott Wintrow/Getty Images)

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Yung Berg Gets Got Twice - Yung Berg was tagged for gaudy necklaces twice in 2010 — once by Detroit rapper Trick Trick for a huge Transformer pendant, and again by UK rapper Rowdy T for a massive Batman piece. (Photo: Scott Wintrow/Getty Images)

Cypress Hill vs. Ice Cube - The streets of L.A. became divided in 1995 as Cypress Hill tagged off on Ice Cube and accused their fellow MC of jacking their hook from a listening session at the studio.  According to Cypress, they let Cube hear their then-soon-to-be released single "Throw Your Set" and somehow their chorus wound up as his hook on "Friday."Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed because the street gangs from both sides were about to get involved and things were about to get serious. Instead, Cube and Cypress Hill met up and talked things out. And that's how the West was won. (Photos from left: Robert Knight Archive/Redferns, Peter Kramer/Getty Images)

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Cypress Hill Melts Ice Cube - Back in the mid-'90s, Cypress Hill punctuated their beef with Ice Cube by somehow getting a hold of his Westside Connection chain. Rumors said it involved an altercation between Cube and rapper Kam who was once signed to Cube's label. Apparently Cube took an L and Cypress was given the chain, which then made its appearance at several Cypress shows.  (Photos from left: Robert Knight Archive/Redferns, Peter Kramer/Getty Images)

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Tyga Loses His Stripes - Back in 2008, a then-17-year-old Tyga was robbed for his chain at gunpoint in Los Angeles. The jewelry ended up in the hands of 40 Glocc's crew in a YouTube video, but Tyga later explained that he was accosted by someone else, who was in turn robbed by 40. (Photo: Jlnphotography/WENN.com)

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Anti-Gang Activist Gangs Up on Bizzy Bone - Bone Thugs N Harmony founding member Bizzy Bone was beaten, choked and jewelry-jacked by a group of men at a Los Angeles hotel in 2009. Ironically, one of the attackers was an anti-gang activist.   (Photo: Adrian Sidney / PictureGroup)

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The Original 50 Makes Major Cents - LL Cool J and Rakim are just two of the rumored victims of Kelvin Martin, also known as the original 50 Cent, a notorious Brooklyn stick-up kid who later inspired one Curtis Jackson.  (Photos from left Evan Agostini/Getty Images, Courtesy of Facebook)

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The Original 50 Makes Major Cents - LL Cool J and Rakim are just two of the rumored victims of Kelvin Martin, also known as the original 50 Cent, a notorious Brooklyn stick-up kid who later inspired one Curtis Jackson. (Photos from left Evan Agostini/Getty Images, Courtesy of Facebook)

Prodigy Gets Mobbed - Mobb Deep's Prodigy was robbed at gunpoint for more than $300,000 in jewelry while shooting a video near his native Queensbridge projects back in 2000. Lucky for P, most of the $343,000 in gold chains and diamonds wasn't his; it was rented for the video shoot. (Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

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Prodigy Gets Mobbed - Mobb Deep's Prodigy was robbed at gunpoint for more than $300,000 in jewelry while shooting a video near his native Queensbridge projects back in 2000. Lucky for P, most of the $343,000 in gold chains and diamonds wasn't his; it was rented for the video shoot. (Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

50 Cent on death   - “I'll be honest, I don't think I'm gonna live much longer. That's why I started my street king movement. I want to mean more in other peoples lives.” (Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

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How to [Not] Rob 50 Cent - Back in 2008, 50 Cent — who first blew up with "How to Rob," which joked about robbing rappers — got a taste of his own medicine when a fan at a concert in Angola jumped onstage and grabbed his necklace before leaping back into the crowd. 50 stopped the show and retrieved his jewelry back and left Africa with the chain still in his possession.  (Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

Waka Flocka on Tupac hologram: - "I hated it. That s--t wack. I don't think they should be doing that. 'Cause they getting paid off a dead man's body. You don't know what a dead man be wanting to do. "(Photo: Leon/PictureGroup)

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Waka Flocka Gets Flamed - In February 2010, a month after Waka Flocka Flame was shot twice in an Atlanta robbery, a picture of the self-proclaimed gunman posing with Waka's Brick Squad chain emerged. (Photo: Leon/PictureGroup)

Gunplay vs. 50 Cent - The Maybach Music/G-Unit beef beef got out of hand when Gunplay got into an altercation with members of G-Unit's sercurity at the 2012 BET Awards. During the fight, Gunplay lost his diamond-encrusted MMG chain. A similar chain appeared in 50 Cent's video for the song "Major Distribution," but Fif claimed it was not Gunplay's.   (Photos from left: Ray Tamarra/Getty Images, Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

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50 Cent Dons Gunplay's Chain - MMG's Gunplay got into it with 50 Cent and his G-Unit crew backstage at the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards. Rick Ross' capo lost his chain in the scuffle and Curtis then started wearing the MMG badge of honor. Careful of that animal ambition. (Photos from left: Ray Tamarra/Getty Images, Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)