Hip Hop + Art

Hip Hop + Art: RIP Nate Dogg.

When I heard the legendary (and I’m not using that term in a throwaway fashion) Nate Dogg died, I was in a near panic attack mode getting ready for SXSW, I couldn’t even get myself together to verify it at first when I saw it. Well a few hours later,..

26 Mar
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Hip Hop + Art Random stuff

The{SNAP}Project Blog.

If you’ve been following ML for any length at all you know we have a thing for the arts around here. With that said, I though I’d share with you a cool blog that I came across, and can relate to. Krista launched a blog which showcases & chronicles her..

29 Jan
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Hip Hop + Art: TI, Black Milk & Kanye West.

Some dope drawings your eyes need to witness: TI: Black Milk (found via SmokeYYY): Kanye West: Sphere: Related Content

15 Jan
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Hip Hop + Art: Lil Wayne likes cake / Nas is a King.

Cloxboy on DeviantArt is sick with the Vectors, check the 2 recent pieces he has done for some T-shirts. Lil Wayne: (The cynic in me would flip it with styrofoam cup, but hopefully this is true.) Nas: For more of his work including a dope Kanye piece, check out his..

26 Dec
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Hip Hop + Art: Pharrell & Kanye West Photo Portraits.

The Hip Hop + Art feature is back from hiatus! I came across these 2 dope portraits on my man Kon’s favorites on Devart. I really dig the gold standing out from the rest of the composition of the portraits. Pharrell: Kanye: Very nice bonus Barack Obama campaigning in Boston..

21 Nov
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From The Underground Hip Hop + Art Hip-Hop Interviews Mixtape

The Further Adventures of Von Pea, Mixtape

Via Von Pea’s blog Von Pea from Tanya Morgan does original, dope tracks over Madlib’s beats from the 2nd Quasimoto album, The Further Adventures of Lord Quas. You need this in your life. Hey, and it’s Von’s birthday today so go wish the man. Did I mention how much I..

11 Nov
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Hip Hop + Art Hip-Hop Something to View

Beth Fladung’s Hip-Hop Photography

You’re probably familiar with Beth’s work, since we’ve used her photos for several posts on this very site. She’s a Brooklyn, NY based photographer who’s had her work published in magazines including Scratch, URB, The FADER & Waxpoetics. She has a talent for really capturing the essence of her subject’s..

4 Aug
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Books Hip Hop + Art

Method Man Graphic Novel, Review.

Let me preface this review with the acknowledgement that I have never before read a graphic novel and that my only experience with comics is Garfield, Calvin and Hobbes, a handful of webcomics and of course the recent wave of comic book movies (Dark Knight in IMAX is still sold..

3 Aug
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Hip Hop + Art: Notorious B.I.G. Wallpaper.

Turnpaper has churned out this sick vector of one of the all time greats. I’m rocking it right now. Click the picture to download this now. Sphere: Related Content

19 Jul
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Hip Hop + Art Hip-Hop Interviews Something to View

COSIGN Interviews Stones Throw designer Jeff Jank

Does it frustrate you how the face of popular music and its accompanied art has evolved and lost most artistic credibility? Is it a product of disinterest by the fans or just the commercialization of the whole industry? JJ: Not really. The classic days of the album cover ended with..