UK illustrator Dale Edwin Murray has a signature minimalist style that is anything but simple. Angular shapes and high contrast colour blocking create dimension and texture, lending an otherwise two dimensional work a sense of depth and intensity. Murray caught our eye when he immortalized some of our favourite rappers in his series “Best rapper alive, every year since 1979” for Complex. Having drawn over 30 rappers per year and counting since 1979, Murray’s fantastic Hip Hop Heads portfolio started as a personal project to practice his caricature skills, and since grown to a brand of its own with an online store of collectible prints and keepsakes. Take a look at some of our favourites here.
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GRANDMASTER CAZ
KURTIS BLOW
KOOL MOE DEE
MELLE MEL
RUN
KRS-ONE
RAKIM
SLICK RICK
BIG DADDY KANE
ICE CUBE
Q-TIP
REDMAN
SNOOP DOGGY DOGG
NAS
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.
2PAC
DMX
JAY Z
EMINEM
50 CENT
T.I.
LIL WAYNE
NICKI MINAJ
All images via:
http://www.complex.com/style/2011/09/hip-hop-heads-portraits-by-dale-edwin-murray
http://www.daleedwinmurray.com/complex/
Illustrations have a way of capturing depth and personality that photographs happen to miss. A thoughtful, quality illustration has the power to convey your brand and message in an impactful way that stands apart from your competitors. Bringing personality to a marketing campaign or website, illustrations are limited only by the extent of your creativity, allowing you to distort reality in endless possibilities.
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