Да си спомним за пионерите на хип-хопа

За да познаваш настоящето, трябва да познаваш миналото. Тази велика сентенция важи за всички сфери на живота, а изключение не прави и изкуството, и в частност - музиката.

Хип-хопът е един от най-разпространените музикални жанрове на планетата в настоящия момент, като милиони хора по цялото земно кълбо залитат по изпълнители като Кание Уест, Drake, Кендрик Ламар, Lil Wayne и т.н. Нужно е обаче да припомним, че много преди тях е имало други хора - пионерите, които са проправили пътя за настоящите звезди на рап музиката.

Уважението и почитта си към легендите изразява и илюстраторът Анди Кац, който по брилянтен начин използва талантта си, за да изобрази някои от най-големите имена в историята на хип-хопа.

Happy 50th Birthday to KRS-One - #HipHop #hiphopart #KRSOne #Teacha #charcoal #BoogieDownProductions #MyPhilosophy #CriminalMinded

A photo posted by Andy Katz (@ajkatzart) on Aug 20, 2015 at 9:15am PDT

Common 17" x 21" watercolor on paper (completed 7.6.15) for the #DCLovesDilla tribute event at #TheHowardTheatre DC 7.10.15 (Friday) #JDilla #Common #donuts #HipHop #JayDee @common #music #art #hiphopart A photo posted by Andy Katz (@ajkatzart) on Jul 7, 2015 at 5:32am PDT

BDK - "Let it roll, get bold, I just can't hold/ Back, or fold cos I'm a man with soul/ In control and effect, so what the heck/ Rock the discotheque and this groove is what's next" #bigdaddykane #setitoff #watercolor #darkgable #bdk #KANE #KingAsiatic #HipHop

A photo posted by Andy Katz (@ajkatzart) on May 25, 2015 at 5:02am PDT

Zulu Nation, brothers that's creation/ Minds get flooded/ejaculation Right on the two inch tape/ The Abstract Poet Incognito, runs the cape #QTip #ATribeCalledQuest #atcq #PhifeDawg #AliShaheed #Jarobi @jarobiwhite @qtiptheabstract @delasolarvision #BugginOut #HipHop A photo posted by Andy Katz (@ajkatzart) on May 12, 2015 at 12:51pm PDT

#WeareallDOOMed Art Show at the #BlindWhino - Reception this Saturday night April 25th - This is my watercolor painting, and there will be a wide breadth of other DOOM-inspired art and music! Should be an amazing event at an amazing venue #art #MFDoom #dcevents #ArtWhino #HipHop #cypher #watercolor

A photo posted by Andy Katz (@ajkatzart) on Apr 21, 2015 at 12:35pm PDT

DMC hooked me up with a sweet signature and message on my print. Amazing! Thanks, D! #rundmc #DMC #myadidas #PeterPiper #streetpoetry #hiphopART #HipHop #legend #icon #sonofByford #RaisingHell A photo posted by Andy Katz (@ajkatzart) on Mar 16, 2015 at 2:30pm PDT

MC Ricky D in the place to be - Slick Rick - sketch for Saturday night at the Howard Theatre in DC. #SlickRick #hiphop #RicktheRuler #graphite #whitecharcoal #ladidadi

A photo posted by Andy Katz (@ajkatzart) on Feb 4, 2015 at 6:33pm PST

Finished. Ready for Saturday at The Howard Theatre. Rakim- 22" x 30" white charcoal on black paper #RakimAllah #Rakim #MicrophoneFiend #hiphop #hiphopART #hiphopgods #SlickRick #rap #drawing #whiteonblack A photo posted by Andy Katz (@ajkatzart) on Feb 1, 2015 at 3:07pm PST

Flavor Flav (part of a larger watercolor painting) 16" x 24.5" #bringthenoise #lampinwithflavor #911isajoke #FearofaBlackPlanet #welcometotheterrordome #PublicEnemy #ChuckD #hiphop #hiphopART #hiphopgods

A photo posted by Andy Katz (@ajkatzart) on Jan 25, 2015 at 6:13am PST

Check out new www.katzart.com site for all the latest artwork from Andrew J. Katz #hiphopART #hiphop #beastieboys #publicenemy #ravens #httr #orioles #oriolemagic #DeLaSoul #Rakim #GangStarr #GrandmasterFlash #GMF #art #watercolor #charcoal #design #JDilla #DCLovesDilla A photo posted by Andy Katz (@ajkatzart) on Aug 14, 2014 at 11:18am PDT

Finished - J Dilla aka Jay Dee aka Dilla Dawg 16" x 21" watercolor on paper #JayDee #JDilla #Dilla #DCLovesDilla #DearDilla #Phife #hiphop #detroit #MaDukes #producer #rapper #RIP

A photo posted by Andy Katz (@ajkatzart) on Jul 14, 2014 at 7:38am PDT

Finally able to post this one - DJ Hurricane. It was a surprise piece to be seen for the first time at #mcadaynyc . It was great to talk with #djhurricane about it before he knew I was the one who made it (and after too). #hiphop #realhiphop #Yauch #beastieboys A photo posted by Andy Katz (@ajkatzart) on May 5, 2014 at 4:21am PDT

Doug E. Fresh - Charcoal on Paper 21" x 21" almost done... #DougEFresh #Leaveituptothecutprofessor #charcoal #hiphop #realhiphop #humanbeatbox #theentertainer

A photo posted by Andy Katz (@ajkatzart) on Apr 10, 2014 at 9:07am PDT

Bringin' my painting back to @DJFlash4eva tonight! U Street Music Hall for some #realhiphop. #classic #innovator #legend Hoping for a picture this time around! A photo posted by Andy Katz (@ajkatzart) on Apr 5, 2014 at 3:39pm PDT

Rick the Ruler a.k.a. Slick Rick - 13" x 16" watercolor and gold leaf on paper #MCRickyD #ladidadi #childrensstory #hiphop #goldenage #classic

A photo posted by Andy Katz (@ajkatzart) on Feb 13, 2014 at 12:16pm PST

Happy Birthday to The R! - Rakim, the God Emcee #RakimAllah #Ra #microphonefiend #iaintnojoke A photo posted by Andy Katz (@ajkatzart) on Jan 28, 2014 at 3:26pm PST

Visited @llcoolj @kehindewileystudios at the #NationalPortraitGallery yesterday. 'Cool' painting! #llcoolj #hiphop #classic

A photo posted by Andy Katz (@ajkatzart) on Jan 18, 2014 at 6:24am PST

@llcoolj 22" x30" watercolor - detail with reflections #llcoolj #hiphop #classic #watercolor #rap #rockthebells #goinbacktocali A photo posted by Andy Katz (@ajkatzart) on Jan 12, 2014 at 3:41pm PST