The series, Word is Bond, presents literal depictions of lyrics from rappers like Jay-Z, Biggie and Missy Elliott, in minimalistic styles influenced by modern artists like Mark Rothko, David Hockney, and Ed Ruscha.
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In addition to serving as an homage to my favorite rappers and my favorite painters, the paintings (available as canvas prints) are meant to challenge the stupid notion that modern art is "high-brow," while hip-hop is "low-brow." Art is art (is art is art is art) - and this is my humble contribution to it.
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Word is Bond
Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools : "First you get a swimming pool full of liquor, then you dive in it"
Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty : ""I seen her on the ave., spotted her more than once / Ass so fat that you could see it from the front"
Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M. : "Cash rules everything around me: C.R.E.A.M. / Get the money / Dolla dolla bill, ya'll" "Cash rules everything around me: C.R.E.A.M. Get the money Dolla dolla bill, ya'll"
Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy : "Way back, when I had the red and black lumberjack, With the hat to match..."
Eminem - Role Model : "Bought Cage's tape, opened it and dubbed over it"
Nas - N.Y. State of Mind : "I never sleep, ‘cause sleep is the cousin of death"
2pac & Dr. Dre - California Love : "Only in Cali where we riot not rally to live and die / In L.A. we wearing Chucks not Ballys (yeah, that's right)"
Eric B & Rakim - Paid in Full
Jay-Z - 99 Problems : "'Am I under arrest or should I guess some more?' 'Well, you was doing 55 in a 54'"
Kanye West - Monster : "Have you ever had sex with a pharaoh? I put the pussy in a sarcophagus"
Outkast - Ain't No Thang : "Ain't no thang but a chicken wang "
Ice Cube - We Had To Tear this Motherfucka Up : "We had to tear this mothafucka up..."
Tribe Called Quest - Scenario : "From radio, to the video, to Arsenio - Tell me! Yo, what's the scenario?"
Run-DMC - My A.D.I.D.A.S. : "My Ahhh-didas, standin' on two fifth street / Funky fresh and yes cold on my feet"
Missy Elliott - Work It
