Consumers all over the country are receiving unsolicited "diamond" rings in a fancy red box as part of a "brushing" scam aimed at stealing their personal information and creating fake positive reviews using their names.
The United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), the federal law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service, warned consumers to beware of seemingly harmless free items that arrive on their doorsteps because these items come with a higher cost than some may realize.
Brushing is illegal in the US and many other countries, and here's how the scam works:
A person receives a package or parcel containing a "diamond" ring that was not ordered or requested by the recipient.
The sender of the ring — which is set with an inexpensive faux diamond — is usually an international, third-party seller who has found the recipient’s address online.
Along with the faux diamond ring are two cards. One provides information about the company and the other includes a QR code for the recipient to scan under the guise that the precious gem needs to be registered. Actually, the QR code links to a phishing website that attempts to trick the recipient into revealing personal and financial information.
The third party may also use the information in the future for a number of scams and other illicit activities.
The USPIS also noted that the distribution of unsolicited items is a tactic to create fake transactions and give the impression that the recipient is a verified buyer. Actually, the third party will write a fake review in the recipient's name.
These fake positive reviews help to fraudulently boost or inflate the products’ ratings and sales numbers, which they hope results in an increase of actual sales in the long run.
Since the merchandise is usually cheap and inexpensive to ship, the scammers perceive this as a profitable payoff.
US Postal Inspector Andrea Avery said that whatever you do, do not pay for the item and don't get conned if the sender follows up with a phone call. By law, she noted, unsolicited packages are yours to keep. Finders keepers applies unconditionally.
"If you didn't order the package, you don't have to return it," she said.
Credit: Image by BigStockPhoto.com.
Emily Calandrelli, better known as "Space Gal" to her millions of Netflix and YouTube fans, recently fulfilled her lifelong dream of rocketing into space. During the emotional, 11-minute round trip aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle, Calandrelli and five other passengers traveled at 2,200 mph to achieve weightlessness 62 miles above the Earth.
In the lead-up to the launch, the host of Emily’s Wonder Lab, revealed that she was bringing her dad's college class ring into space as a tribute to the sacrifices he's made for his family.
""My dad grew up in poverty in West Virginia," she wrote. "He was the youngest of four kids to a single mom. He worked since he was 11 years old to build a better life. And was the first in his family to go to college. This ring represents his sacrifice, his dream, his accomplishment."
Calandrelli shared with her social media followers a video clip of how her dad was moved to tears when she revealed her plans.
"So I just wanted to ask you if it would be OK if I brought your college ring…to space with me when I fly?" she asked.
"Absolutely," said her dad, wiping his eyes. "That would be an honor… Oh my gosh. This is a dream come true. That's amazing. I'm so proud of you."
In a separate post, Calandrelli, who is officially the 100th woman to travel to space, detailed her dad's hardscrabble life growing up in rural West Virginia.
Calandrelli revealed that at the age of 5 his family told him they couldn't afford cereal. At age 7, he was forced to walk where he wanted to go because the family couldn't afford a car. Her dad took on a paper route at age 11, because the family needed the extra income. At age 13, he was told he couldn't join the band because the family could not afford a drum. At age 22, he was the first in the family to graduate college. At age 67, he inspired his daughter to become an astronaut.
Calandrelli captioned the video, "My dad ran so I could fly."
The 37-year-old science communicator, whose mission is to inspire young people, particularly little girls, to see themselves in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), described her life-changing experience far above the Earth.
"Oh my gosh, when we got to weightlessness, I immediately turned upside down and looked at the planet, and then there was so much blackness, there was so much space! I didn't expect to see so much space!" she told an interviewer. "And I kept saying, like, 'That's our planet. That's our planet. It was the same feeling I got when my kids were born, and I was like, 'That's my baby, that's my baby.' I had that same feeling like where I'm seeing it for the first time. It was just beautiful. Oh my God."
Of the 10 groups of items she brought into space, five were gem- or jewelry-related.
- Her dad’s college ring
- Pins, brooches, and cufflinks that all have different meanings, including some with West Virginia state flags.
- Pearls to give to important women in her life.
- Star charms to give to little girls.
- A handful of tiny meteorites that landed in Russia in 1947. (She wanted to return them to space, if even for just a few minutes.)
- A painting of her daughter as an astronaut.
- Petri dishes with plant seedlings and 100,000 Fast Plant seeds to distribute to students.
- Thumb drive containing the names and dreams of children who watch her show. She put the thumb drive in her flight suit to take their dreams to space.
- A roll of stickers that she will put on signed books that will be sent out to children.
- Photos of the 99 women who went to space before her.
New Shepard has flown 47 people to space (three have flown twice). It is rumored that a single ticket for the 11-minute pilot-less excursion is $1.25 million.
Calandrelli is a WVU graduate with a degree in mechanical engineering and aerospace engineering, as well as an M.S. in aeronautics and astronautics and an M.S. in technology and policy from MIT.
Credits: Emily Calandrelli pic courtesy of Blue Origin. Screen captures via Instagram / thespacegal.
Back in 1947, De Beers introduced the world to “A Diamond Is Forever,” a slogan penned by N.W. Ayer copywriter Frances Gerety when she was 31 years old. That four-word tagline has inspired literature, music, a James Bond flick, and earned in 1999 the title of the best advertising slogan of the 20th century by Advertising Age magazine.
On Friday, the De Beers Group announced that it is reviving the iconic slogan for its current "Forever Present" campaign, which promotes a wide array of gifting opportunities for natural diamonds this holiday season.
The campaign celebrates familial, friendship and romantic relationships under the premise that "natural connections deserve natural diamonds." The ads will drive home the notion that natural diamonds are the ideal choice for celebrating special moments with special people.
"De Beers’ iconic natural diamond category campaigns have shaped desire for natural diamonds over many decades," said Sandrine Conseiller, CEO of De Beers Brands. "We’re proud to build on this tradition by reviving and refreshing one of our most legendary taglines 'A Diamond Is Forever' this holiday season. With a modern sensibility and playful colloquial language, this latest campaign encapsulates the unique qualities of natural diamonds."
Starring in the ads are diverse real-life couples who mark the unforgettable moments and key milestones in their lives with natural diamond jewelry. These include a dating couple, a father-daughter duo and new parents with their baby. One of the ads features a self-purchaser under the headline "Forever me, myself and I."
Showcasing classic jewelry designs, including studs, tennis bracelets, anniversary bands, three-stone rings and solitaire pendants, the campaign speaks to a broad audience of US gift-givers.
The campaign emphasizes why natural diamonds are a store of emotional value that enable precious memories to remain "forever present."
The ads will be seen throughout the US on digital platforms, as well as on Instagram, TikTok and out-of-home venues, such as major airports.
The South Africa-based De Beers Group represents the interests of diamond exploration, diamond mining, diamond retail, diamond trading and diamond manufacturing. Among its many responsibilities is elevating the position of diamonds in the hyper-competitive luxury goods market. De Beers operates in 35 countries, including Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa.
Credits: Images courtesy of Arnold Worldwide.
The city of Watertown's recycling chief Matt Bacon is being showered with accolades for helping a distressed woman recover a diamond that accidentally ended up in a municipal Big Belly trash compactor.
According to published reports, the Massachusetts woman had been shopping at her favorite supermarket on Mt. Auburn Street just west of Boston when she decided to recycle some boxes. As she pushed the cardboard into the blue receptacle, she bumped the top of her engagement on the bin. She didn't realize until she got home that the center diamond of her three-stone ring was gone and it was likely in the compactor.
The woman, who asked not to be named, called Watertown's 311 non-emergency number on Friday hoping for a miracle as she explained her plight to dispatcher Laura Murray.
"You could definitely tell that she was panicked," Murray told Boston's ABC affiliate, WCVB.
On Monday morning, the recycling chief was on the case. The recycling bins are emptied three times a week — which included Mondays — so he quickly contacted the city's recycling contractor and ordered the provider to hold off on emptying that specific unit.
Then he called the woman to arrange a time when they could meet up at the Big Belly trash compactor.
By Monday afternoon, Bacon and the woman were sifting through some ugly garbage. The bin was supposed to contain only recyclables, but they also found a lot of Dunkin' Donuts coffee, trash and muck.
“We gloved-it up and I brought a trash bag so we could sort the contents,” Bacon told watertownmanews.com.
After about 10 minutes, Bacon spied the elusive gemstone that had been on the woman's ring finger for 20-plus years.
"The odds of finding the stone were extremely small, yet Matt went out of his way to help," the woman told Watertown officials in a statement. "He sat on the sidewalk next to me so he could help me scan the piles of garbage. When he said, 'There it is,' I was stunned. I hugged him so hard he almost fell over."
The City of Watertown shared the story on its social media pages.
The post read, "We’re thrilled the missing gem was reunited with its owner, and kudos to Matt for turning trash into treasure and proving our Recycling Program Manager really knows how to rock!"
On Tuesday, the woman expressed her appreciation by delivering goodie baskets to the Watertown Department of Public Works (DPW).
“I am so delighted and so grateful,” the woman told watertownmanews.com. “I love to celebrate people who go above and beyond.”
"It's part of the job," Bacon told WCVB. "DPW is happy to help."
Credits: Screen captures via wcvb.com.
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you awesome songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, country star Mark Collie’s “Something With a Ring to It” tells the story of a guy whose girlfriend has been giving him the cold shoulder. She’s got “diamonds in her eyes” and wants to take their relationship to the next level. He needs to make a commitment or risk losing her.
In the 1990 ditty, Collie explains that his “baby’s playing hard to please” and he’s pretty sure he knows why.
He sings, “She wants something with a ring to it / Like a church bell makes / Like a pretty white gown to wear / And some vows to take / She wants something with a ring to it / I think I understand / I’ll have to put a ring on her finger / If I want to be her man.”
Collie told SongFacts.com about the unusual origin of the song. He and Aaron Tippin had been struggling writers “kicking around Nashville trying to get a door open.” One day, Tippin flippantly said, “We need to write something with a ring to it.” Collie said, “OK.” And the off-hand remark became the basis of the song.
The team originally wrote the song for country legend George Strait, but when he declined, the head of MCA Nashville, Tony Brown, advised Collie to record it himself and make it his debut single.
The song became the second track of Collie’s debut album, Hardin County Line, and was covered two years later by Garth Brooks on his 1992 album, The Chase. Collie also has written songs for Tim McGraw, Martina McBride, Billy Ray Cyrus and George Jones.
Born in Waynesboro, TN, in 1956, George Mark Collie is a singer, songwriter, musician, actor, producer and fundraiser for Type 1 diabetes research. He has released five albums, and 16 of his singles have hit the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
Please check out the 2021 video of Collie performing his acoustic version of "Something With a Ring to It." The lyrics are below if you’d like to sing along…
"Something With a Ring to It"
Written by Mark Collie and Aaron Tippin. Performed by Mark Collie.
My baby's playin' hard to please
And I think I figured out
What it is she wants from me
'Cause when I hold her close
When we go out at night
I can hardly see the moonlight
For the diamonds in her eyes
She wants something with a ring to it
Like a church bell makes
Like a pretty white gown to wear
And some vows to take
She wants something with a ring to it
I think I understand
I'll have to put a ring on her finger
If I'm gonna be her man
My baby did but now she don't
And if I don't say I do
It's a safe bet that she won't
Love me like she used to
When our love began
Why, the only way to change her tune
Is with a wedding band
She wants something with a ring to it
Like a church bell makes
Like a pretty white gown to wear
And some vows to take
She wants something with a ring to it
I think I understand
I'll have to put a ring on her finger
If I'm gonna be her man
Credit: Screen capture via YouTube / Mark Collie.
Back in early 2018, a regional airport north of London addressed the ever-growing concern of romantic travelers who were planning to pop the question during a Valentine getaway: How to slip an engagement ring through security without alerting a soon-to-be fiancée.
“It would put a big damper on someone’s meticulously planned romantic trip if their big surprise was revealed even before they’ve boarded the plane,” an East Midlands Airport spokesman noted at the time. “Arguably, there are more romantic places to be proposed to than in our security hall.”
During the week of February 12, 2018, the airport offered up a “secret code” to those who planned to propose during their trip. To obtain the code, the suitor had to email or text a request, and then the suitor received a secret code that could be revealed to the security staff at the airport.
That code alerted inspectors to divert the ring carrier to a separate lane from his partner, so that the bag search remained away from the partner's view.
Now, a similar campaign has been introduced on a broader scale at the much larger London Luton Airport (East Midlands serves 4 million passengers each year, while Luton serves four times as many).
The "Ask for Harry" plan is very simple and it works like this.
Travelers going through security at London Luton Airport simply need to use the phrase, "Does Harry still work here?" That secret code will alert security staff to check through luggage discretely, without pulling out the ring and ruining the surprise.
The new protocol was launched by the airport in collaboration with with the jewelery company Queensmith, which revealed via its "2024 Marriage Proposal Report" that 53% of its UK-based respondents opted to propose abroad, and that 76% of those proposers felt stressed at the prospect of going through airport security with their partner and a hidden ring.
The airport suggests that flyers should go through security normally, with the receiver of the ring going first. If the giver's bag does get flagged, the suitor should simply ask the security agent, "Does Harry still work here?" This will alert the staffer that something special is in the carry-on bag. Ideally, the partner will have completed the inspection and be well away from the security area.
It will be fun to see if other international airports will build on London Luton Airport's initiative. Might we soon be seeing an "Ask for Antoine" program in France or an "Ask for Alejandro" edition in Spain?
Credits: Image by BigStockPhoto.com.
A gem-quality ammonite, "Sandrita" Paraíba tourmaline, Alaskan gold nugget and olivine-freckled meteorite are just a handful of eye-popping treasures that will be offered today at Heritage’s "Nature & Science Signature" auction.
According to the auction house, the "gem" ammonite from the Bearpaw Formation in Alberta, Canada, dates to the Cretaceous period some 71 million years ago. Exhibiting superb iridescence, the specimen is said to be a top representation of the Placenticeras costatum variety, which accounts for less than 10 percent of the ammonites found at Bearpaw.
This extraordinary piece weighs 24 kilograms (52.8 pounds) and offers superb color and an incredible matrix in both size and shape. The vibrant fossil measures 10 inches (25 centimeters) at maximum diameter and is visually stunning with a myriad of vivid reds, oranges, golds and greens, as well as the rarer purples and blues.
Ammolite, the gem, is formed from the fossilized shells of ammonite molluscs, which thrived in an inland sea east of the Rocky Mountains. After sinking to the seabed, the mud that covered ammonites hardened over millions of years to become shale.
The shell properties, combined with southern Alberta’s unique geology, transformed many ammonite shells into the ammolite that is mined and used for jewelry today.
The mineral composition of ammolite is similar to that of a pearl, and the iridescent, multicolor presentation is reminiscent of a fine opal.
Although ammonite fossils are present in many places around the world, ammolite has been found only in one place, the Bearpaw geological formation in southern Alberta, making it one of the rarest gemstones, according to the American Gem Trade Association.
Ammolite is one of the few biogenic gemstones, which means it is made by living organisms. Others include amber and pearl. Ammolite was given gemstone status by the World Jewellery Confederation in 1981.
Another highlighted lot at the auction is a 2.65-carat “Sandrita” Paraíba tourmaline from Brazil. Paraíba tourmalines are named after the Brazilian state in which they were first discovered in 1989. Although this example hails from the Brazil's Batalha Mine — making the color rare for this locality — it still presents with the iconic “Sandrita” green hue associated with the Sandrita Mine in Paraíba.
It has been expertly cut and faceted with modified brilliant faceting, and is clean to the naked eye and when viewed through a loupe. Once a part of the private collection of Heitor Barbosa, who discovered this variety, it later passed through the hands of Paraíba tourmaline expert Brian Cook before ending up in a private international collection.
Bidders also will have a chance to own a gold nugget from Alaska that tips the scales at 5.5 troy ounces and measures just over 2 inches (5.21 centimeters) in length.
Smoothed by natural forces, this nugget has a number of “bubbly” sections resulting in an organic shape. Heritage commented that given the fact that a mere single-troy-ounce gold nugget is as rare as a 5-carat diamond, any such specimen this large is an inherent rarity.
Another remarkable specimen is this slice of Imilac meteorite that was first discovered in Antofagasta, Chile, in 1822. Imilac is a favorite of collectors because of its rarity (they account for fewer than 200 out of more than 70,000 classified meteorites listed in the Meteoritical Bulletin) and because of their beauty. Measuring more than 16.5 inches (42 centimeters) in width, this piece is covered in olivine crystals over its otherwise mirror-like surfaces. Olivine is the non-gem variety of peridot.
Live bidding at HA.com commences today, November 20, at 11 a.m. CST.
Credits: Images courtesy of Heritage Auctions/HA.com.
The 37-carat "Aga Khan" emerald made a triumphant return to Christie's Geneva after a 55-year hiatus, smashing the all-time record for the most expensive emerald ever to be sold at auction.
The unusually transparent and evenly colored square-cut stone sold for $8.85 million, eclipsing the pre-sale high estimate by more than 10% and the previous record holder by 36%.
Relegated to second place on the list of the priciest emeralds sold at auction is actress Elizabeth Taylor’s emerald-and-diamond brooch by Bulgari, which had achieved $6.5 million at auction in 2011.
The Aga Khan emerald, which is set into a brooch/pendant and surrounded by marquise-shaped diamonds, was originally commissioned by Prince Aga Khan for his wife, Nina Dyer, in 1960, and then sold to Van Cleef & Arpels for $75,000 at Christie’s inaugural Magnificent Jewels event in Geneva in 1969.
Francois Curiel, now Chairman of Christie’s Europe, but in 1969 a 21-year-old Christie's intern-to-be, remembered the excitement of seeing the Aga Khan emerald at the event: “The emerald was breathtaking 55 years ago and is even more admired today. It is so rare to see a jewel of its size and quality and I feel privileged to have had the winning bidder on the phone 55 years later, here in Geneva in 2024.”
“The emerald brooch is not just a piece of jewelry," commented Max Fawcett, Christie’s Head of Jewelry Europe. "It carries with it the stories and charm of a bygone era.”
In the lead up to last week's auction, Curiel called the Aga Khan "one of the rarest treasures on Earth."
"We might see an emerald of this quality come up for sale once every five or six years,” he said at the time.
After Dyer's untimely death in 1969, Aga Khan put her jewelry up for auction, as stipulated in her will, with the proceeds going to benefit animal welfare.
While the Aga Khan established a new price record for an emerald sold at auction, the 18.04-carat Rockefeller emerald retains the price-per-carat record, according to nationaljeweler.com. The publication noted that luxury jeweler Harry Winston paid $5.5 million, or $305,000 per carat for that stone in 2017. The Aga Khan emerald's price per carat amounted to just under $240,000.
Credit: Photo courtesy of Christie’s.
In commemoration of its 200th anniversary, the Brooklyn Museum launched on Friday an expansive exhibit that shines the spotlight on gold through 6,000 years of history. Dubbed "Solid Gold," the exhibition features more than 400 gold objects, ranging from jewelry and luxury objects, to works of art, fashion and film.
Organized in eight sections, Solid Gold will present historical works in visual juxtaposition and “collisions'' with contemporary objects and fashions, sparking dynamic conversations across time and space. Entry galleries explore manifestations of ancient gold, pairing antiquities from the Brooklyn Museum’s collection with iconic 20th- and 21st-century objects.
“Solid Gold will transport visitors through the many worlds of gold, its joyful (though sometimes heartbreaking) histories, and its innumerable luminous expressions across cultures, past and present,” noted Matthew Yokobosky, Senior Curator of Fashion and Material Culture, Brooklyn Museum. “As a museum dedicated to bridging art and people in shared experiences, audiences will find inspiration, opening them to unexplored realms of beauty in their world.”
Highlights include a large wooden sarcophagus from Dynasty 22 (945–740 BCE), which is on display for the first time in more than 100 years. The coffin is decorated with images and inscriptions painted with yellow orpiment pigments to imitate gold inlays.
Illustrating the ancient world’s fascination with the metal, the museum is presenting an extraordinary “horde” of 181 individual gold pieces from the Hellenistic period and a selection of ancient jewelry, helmets, and chainmail spanning three millennia of creation across Egypt, the Mediterranean coast and the pre-Hispanic Americas.
The exhibition also includes a look at golden smiles as seen in ancient Panama, in the form of gold disks and facial jewelry made around the first millennium CE. According to the senior curator, such gold smiles, for various practical and aesthetic reasons, have continued into contemporary culture in the form of grillz (also known as fronts or golds). These dialogues, created between ancient and contemporary objects, emphasize the significance that the metal plays from aesthetic and anthropological perspectives.
One of the exhibition’s main galleries examines the wide array of techniques used by artisans, craftsmen, fashion designers and others when working with gold, whether to construct objects or for applications across surfaces.
In the long history of its use, gold experienced a “democratic surge” around the 6th century BCE, beginning with the invention of coinage in ancient Lydia (present-day Turkey). Access to and use of gold was no longer restricted to the upper echelons of royalty or for ritual purposes.
The final section celebrates gold as the universal symbol of achievement: a gold crown, a gold medal, a gold record, an Oscar, or a gold star on a report card. An ancient Greek gold laurel wreath dating to the third to second century BCE (one of only four wholly extant wreaths in the world, and a gem from the Brooklyn Museum’s collection) is displayed alongside modern-day crowns, such as a spectacular gold, platinum and diamond tiara designed by Fulco di Verdura.
To close out the exhibition, visitors will walk upon the gleaming animated gold waves by international art collective teamLab, an immersive digital experience that emphasizes the fact that like the inexhaustible waves of our oceans, gold is truly eternal.
Co-sponsored by Bank of America and Dior, the exhibition will run through July 6, 2025.
Captions: Wreath (detail), reportedly Corinth, Greece, 3rd-2nd century B.C.E. Gold. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of George D. Pratt, 26.763. Image courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum; Mummy Cartonnage of a Woman, probably Hawara, Egypt, 1st century. Linen, gesso, gold leaf, glass, and faience. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.35. Image courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum; Coclé artist. Plaque with Crocodile Deity, 900–1000. Gold. Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1931, Museum Collection Fund, 33.448.12. Image courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum. Wreath, reportedly Corinth, Greece, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E. Gold. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of George D. Pratt, 26.763. Image courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum; teamLab. Gold Waves, 2017. Digital work, 4 channels, 6 channels, 8 channels, and 12 channels, continuous loop. ©teamLab, courtesy Pace Gallery.
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you fun songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, a 14-year-old Tiffany Evans celebrates a very special piece of jewelry in her 2007 debut single, “Promise Ring.”
In the song, the former Star Search Grand Champion in the Junior Singer Division tells her boyfriend that sometimes a girl needs a token of love to show how much she’s appreciated for all the things she does. Apparently, her boyfriend was thinking the same thing.
He surprises her with a small velvet box containing a promise ring. In the official video, the yellow-metal ring features a gleaming red gemstone.
Evans recounts her boyfriend's vow: “I promise not to hurt you, I promise not to lie / I promise to befriend you and defend you with my life / I promise you forever, I promise you today, he said / Would you wear my promise ring? I said yes.”
Later in the song, Evans sings, “How in the world could a girl say no / I knew it the moment he made my finger glow.”
The recurring hook is, “Yes, I’ll rock your promise ring.”
“Promise Ring” was the lead single from the teenager’s self-titled debut album. The song went to #1 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 list and #66 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs list. The album scored a Top 20 position on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop albums chart.
The official video for the song spotlights the teenybopper rockin’ her promise ring with a special appearance by Grammy Award-winner Ciara, who was 21 years old at the time. The video has been viewed on YouTube more than 27 million times.
While the now-32-year-old Evans still has an active singing career, "Promise Ring" remains her most successful single to date.
Born in the Bronx, NY, Evans rose to fame in 2003 as an 11-year-old contestant on Star Search, hosted by Arsenio Hall. Evans was the only performer in the talent show’s history to earn perfect scores on all of her appearances. The Grand Champion in the Junior Singer Division soon caught the attention of Columbia Records, which signed her to a record deal.
Please check out the video of Evans and Ciara performing “Promise Ring.” The lyrics are below if you’d like to sing along…
“Promise Ring”
Written by Ezekiel Lewis, J. Que, Balewa Muhhammad, Candice Nelson, Bryan Reid and Michael Crooms. Performed by Tiffany Evans, featuring Ciara.
To the beat, to the beat, to the beat ’cause I need
Everybody to the floor, why? ’cause this beat is sick, yeah
It’s time to rock, uh, that’s what it is
Tiffany’s her name, love is the game
And the only way to play is with this promise ring
Sometimes a girl needs to know that she’s
Appreciated for all the things she does
With some sorta token of love
‘Cause without it her young heart won’t know
And right then to my surprise, he
Pulled out a small velvet box, pink ribbon tied
I’m wondering what’s inside
He opened it and then he replied
He said, I promise not to hurt you, I promise not to lie
I promise to befriend you and defend you with my life
I promise you forever, I promise you today, he said
Would you wear my promise ring? I said yes
If ya break ya promise we breakin’ up
Got a couple things that I want
Walks in the park and sweet things
If I rock your promise ring
I could be your pretty young thing
You could become my king
I gotta know you got me
Yes, I’ll rock your promise ring
Yes, I’ll rock your promise, promise, promise ring
Yes, I’ll rock your promise, yes, I’ll rock your promise ring
Yes, I’ll rock your promise, promise, promise ring
Yes, I’ll rock your promise, yes, I’ll rock your promise ring
How in the world could a girl say no
I knew it the moment he made my finger glow
It was good to know I’m who he chose
It was your heart he felt now it shows, now it shows
You know when you see me floss
No way it’s gon’ get lost, I’ll never take this off
I’m older and they call me by your name
I’ll wear it on a chain, because I can hear you say
He said I promise not to hurt you, I promise not to lie
I promise to befriend you and defend you with my life
I promise you forever, I promise you today, he said
Would you wear my promise ring? I said yes
If ya break ya promise we breakin’ up
Got a couple things that I want
Walks in the park and sweet things
If I rock your promise ring
I could be your pretty young thing
You could become my king
I gotta know you got me
Yes, I’ll rock your promise ring
Yes, I’ll rock your promise, promise, promise ring
Yes, I’ll rock your promise, yes, I’ll rock your promise ring
Yes, I’ll rock your promise, promise, promise ring
Yes, I’ll rock your promise, yes, I’ll rock your promise ring
Everybody get up and rock to this beat
My name is Tiffany and why’all know me
All my girls with me, all the boys like me
Come correctly with the promise ring
And you just might be my boo, my boo
Promise that you’ll never let me go and boy I’ll
Boy I’ll wear your promise ring
All you have to do is say the word and boy I’ll
Boy I’ll wear your promise ring
Just let me know, just let me know, what I gotta do
Just let me know, just let me know
You ain’t goin’ nowhere, I ain’t goin’ nowhere
I’ll be on for sure but you gotta know that
If ya break ya promise we breakin’ up
Got a couple things that I want
Walks in the park and sweet things
If I rock your promise ring
I could be your pretty young thing
You could become my king
I gotta know you got me
Yes, I’ll rock your promise ring
Yes, I’ll rock your promise, promise, promise ring
Yes, I’ll rock your promise, yes, I’ll rock your promise ring
Yes, I’ll rock your promise, promise, promise ring
Yes, I’ll rock your promise, yes, I’ll rock your promise ring
If I rock your promise ring
Young thing, my king
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Credit: Screen capture via YouTube / Tiffany Evans.