A major hat tip to Darien of flwrpt. for bringing these Legends of Rap trading cards to my attention. Before now they were apparently stocked by Colette (Paris) exclusively, however, they’re now available stateside at YouWorkForThem. I’ll be picking up a deck of my own very soon!
While I’ve seen similar hip hop [...]
No pun intended. However, to be sure that fans don’t misinterpret the artwork from their upcoming album Rising Down, ?uestlove of The Roots delivers a bit of background info to put things into perspective:
This drawing is entitled NEGRO RULE. and it pretty much sums up the feeling of the Confederate Union towards the newly [...]
Portraits of Kanye West, 50 Cent, Russell Simmons, and other heavyweights of hip-hop are featured in painter Alexander Melamid’s Holy Hip Hop! exhibition, currently on display at Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.
The life-size portraits of twelve icons of hip-hop culture capture the larger than life personas embodied by these men, who are among [...]