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Visual Culture: Jessica Wright - Advice From A Rapper [Paintings]

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY.Nate Dogg: Continue To Mash & Don't Forget To Pray. Advice From A Rapper painting by Jessica Wright

Advice From A Rapper is an ongoing series of paintings by Austin-based artist and graphic designer Jessica Wright, capturing inspirational words of wisdom from noted rappers in soothing pastel tones incorporating both whimsical portraits and typography. The most successful examples range from the most universal (read: dumb simple) insights, ala Cypress Hill's "Save Your Money, Man" or Bone Thugs & Harmony's "You Know Nothing Comes Easy / You Got To Try Real, Real Hard" to the more eclectic--E-40's "You Got To Love Your Mama, Even If She Crazy Or A Way"; Nate Dogg's "Obstacles Get In My Way / Continue To Mash & Don't Forget To Pray." Wright has vowed to unveil a new painting every week so check the archives and keep an eye on the Advice From A Rapper blog for fresh wisdom.

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY.Bone, Thugs & Harmony: Gotta Try Real Real Hard. Advice From A Rapper painting by Jessica Wright

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY.Cypress Hill: Save Your Money Man. Advice From A Rapper painting by Jessica Wright

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY.E-40: Gotta Love Your Mama. Advice From A Rapper painting by Jessica Wright

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