Vices of Hip hop (Drugs, Materialism, Mayhem)

Illustration - Series

2013

Ryan Nicol
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Student: Ryan Nicol Instructor: JoAnn Purcell Program: Illustration School: Seneca College

The series explores the negative side of Hip hop culture as opposed to the positive elements of music, art, and dance. The Vices of Hip hop are prevalent in gangster rap which frames the whole culture in a negative light. The series challenges the viewer to reflect and reconsider the glamorization of drugs, materialism, and mayhem.