Then, in 1996, a Vietnamese immigrant called Johnny Dang (later known as TV Johnny) moved to Texas and turned the grill industry on its head. While working in his family’s jewelry repair business, Dang met Paul Wall, a Houston rapper gaining notoriety in the local hip-hop scene after releasing a few mixtapes with fellow Texan rapper Chamillionaire. In 2002, Wall persuaded Dang to go into business with him. The winning combo of Dang’s jeweller skills and Wall’s rap connections led to selling grills to the biggest names around.