This album was written, recorded, and mixed within a week and provided some of the most heat seeking moments ever catered on wax.įresh off the most venomous dis record of all-time “Hit ‘Em Up”, this album was filled with very similar cuts such as “Bomb First”, “Against All Odds”, and even a dab at Dr. When he tragically died on September 13, 1996, he left behind an AMAZING catalog of songs that would end up on later albums and certainly the famed Makaveli mixtape series. A far cry from the more radio-friendly, commercial smash that his earlier released Diamond-selling mega-smash All Eyez On Me (stay tuned next week for that one), this one went for blood and aimed for the throat upon its release. From Biggie & Puffy to Mobb Deep, Nas, De La Soul, Jay-Z, Haitian Jack, Jimmy Henchman, and more, Pac was clearly tired of playing games. Released before the previously written about Redman’s Muddy Waters, this was an all-out assault on all of Pac’s enemies that he had beefs with. This entry belongs to the late, great icon 2Pac, or should I say his alter ego, Makaveli. With that being said, let’s get on with the next review, and this one could cause a little controversy. Many forget that ’96 was one of the strongest years in all of Hip Hop, and we haven’t gotten too many years like that since. * Until he decided to create his own coloring book! The Unauthorized Death Row Records Coloring Book The Tupac Coloring Book are available NOW right here.What’s good cats and dogs? Before I begin on this twentieth-anniversary release, let me first give love to those giving me feedback on these reviews and giving those who never got exposed to these albums at the times of their release some exposure to the greatness of these albums. He is a father, artist, mentor, visionary and creative giant far beyond his years. Riskie works with everyone from the celebrity A-list to the everyday people just trying to survive. Not limiting himself to airbrushing and album covers, Riskie is versed in painting everything from canvas pictures to murals, customizing articles of clothing, shoes, skatedecks, and the list could go on forever. He did several album covers for the label to include Death Row’s Greatest Hits and Death Row’s Christmas Album, album covers and inserts for Snoop on the Snoop Doggy Dog's Tha Doggfather album, Daz Dillinger’s Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back, and Nate Dogg’s G-Funk Classics, Vol. Needless to say, he loved it! Other members of Death Row began to embrace Riskie as well. Though Tupac never received the opportunity to see the outcome of the new album due to his untimely death, he was able to witness Riskie’s finished product for the album cover. Once Riskie had the idea sealed in his mind, he set out to create one of the most talked about album covers in the history of hip-hop. Tupac informed Riskie of his vision for the album cover. Based on the quality of his first assignment, Riskie was commissioned again to complete the album cover for one of the most illest and influential albums in hip-hop Tupac’s Makaveli: The 7 Day Theory.
Riskie’s first project for Death Row was the insert for the Tupac’s All Eyez On Me album. His dedication even caught the attention of Death Row CEO and rap mogul, Suge Knight, who introduced him to Tupac Shakur. The success rate was overwhelming and Riskie knew his dedication to his craft had finally paid off. Riskie decided to take his talents to the mall, where he opened up a booth and began airbrushing designs for customers in the mall.
In time, she helped him study his craft to become more detailed so that his street approach to art could be viewed as fine art. Marta Farris, Riskie’s high school art teacher, who encouraged Riskie to take his art more seriously. Never abandoning his desire to be artistic, Riskie left the coloring books behind* and became a graffiti writer, more commonly known as a tagger. He had no idea at such a young age that the simple childhood pleasure would become his daily life and career.Īn artist was born and his name was Riskie. Understanding these concepts, a young man in Compton, California, began drawing and tracing images in coloring books.
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Art is everywhere from a head full of braids that are intertwined into a design, the shape and structure of a building or something as simple as candid images of ourselves. Our entire civilization was founded on art. From Pablo Picasso to Frank Morrison to Ernie Barnes with his most famous painting Sugar Shack, artists have a knack for making their work an aesthetic success.
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