DC-Based Artist Naturel Creates Illustrative Homages to Biggie Smalls and Kanye West Lyrics

Cubism meets hip-hop.

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Naturel (Lawrence Atoigue) has been killing it online lately with his unique illustrations. If you're one of the 46,000 people who now follow his Instagram page, then you're very familiar with the way he turns elements of pop culture into digital art with sharp, mosaic-style angles and colors. If you aren't familiar, catch up.

For recent print releases, Naturel looked to two hip-hop heavyweights for inspiration: Kanye West and Biggie Smalls. The #PicassoBiggie piece was featured as a timed release on 1xRun and sold out quickly. The Pxxxy Had Me Dead and One Cold Night In October prints include scenes inspired by the lyrics of "Hold My Liquor" from the Yeezus album, and of course they feature the Nike Air Yeezy 2 "Red Octobers" prominently. Unfortunately, these have sold out too, but you should definitely keep an eye out for future drops from Naturel on his social media profiles and allburgundy.com.

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[via AllBurgundy]

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