Lupe Fiasco "Lasers" Concept Series: I Don't Wanna Care Right Now

This particular track from Lasers was definitely one of the ones that irritated me. There is a sharp contrast between what Atlantic Records wanted and Lupe Fiasco's style as a rapper. It's painfully obvious that this is what the label forced him to do. Auto-Tune saturates this song. If you go back and listen to Shining Down (A track that was supposed to be on Lasers.) Lupe states that he doesn't agree with the way everyone jumped on Auto-Tune after T-Pain, Lil Wayne and Kanye West picked it up.

This song sounds like it's better suited for the Black Eyed Peas or Usher. Anyway I wanted to create a piece that symbolized Lupe's values and his labels expectations. I wanted to go with something more realistic than the previous piece but still abstract to a point.


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Featured Illustration: Bugs-B

This is my first illustration in Brushes for iPad. It's another Looney Tunes inspired piece. I decided to mash up Bugs Bunny with Jay-Z. Specifically I used American Gangster for my inspiration. It's my favorite Jay album. The iconography and imagery are just amazing for the booklet. This piece took a lot of thought because of the hues in the background. The smoke from the carrot cigar was tricky as well. Initially I was daunted by this piece but it had to be tackled. I'm very pleased with it and hope to take what I learned and apply it. The making of video can be viewed here.


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