Lyrical Excercise is a project where the only instruction was to fill an entire Japanese Moleskine with drawings of the same style/idea. I chose to illustrate lyrics to various songs using only micron pens.
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Cover
"The sky is the limit" - Notorious B.I.G. - Sky's The Limit
"I'll be gone till November" - Wyclef Jean - Gone Till November
"Money trees is the perfect place for shade and that's just how I feel" - Kendrick Lamar - Money Trees
"Cole under pressure. What that make? Diamonds" - J. Cole - Grown Simba
"Now who the fuck is this? Pagin' me at 5:46 in the mornin'?" - Notorious B.I.G. - Warning
"But the Yeezy's jumped over the Jumpman" - Kanye West - New God Flow
"Kick, push, kick, push, coast" - Lupe Fiasco - Kick, Push
"I got that swag sauce, I'm drippin Swagu, oh" - Kanye West - Party
"I eat rappers; get lunched on, sandwhich" - BEDROC - Dream Goes On
"Bitch don't kill my vibe" - Kendrick Lamar - Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe
"One in the chamber" - Notorious B.I.G. - Gimme The Loot
"32 in the clip" - Notorious B.I.G. - Gimme The Loot
"Lights please, lights please, turn off the lights; For now everything just seems so right" - J. Cole - Lights Please
"Bring the cups baby, I can bring the drank" - The Weeknd - Wicked Games
"Bitch I'm about to Blow up!" - J. Cole - Blow Up
"Dollar and a dream, that's all a nigga go, so" - J. Cole - Dollar and a Dream
"Catch me in the sky, flying with the fishes" - Lil Wayne - Sky is the Limit
"Or maybe in the ocean, swimmin with the pigeons" - Lil Wayne - Sky is the Limit
"See, I'm a member of that BBC, the original breadwinner at DTP" - Ludacris - Money Maker
"Mayonaisse colored Benz, I push Miracle Whips" - Kanye West - Last Call
"Mayonaisse colored Benz, I push Miracle Whips" - Kanye West - Last Call
Rear Cover
Book when spread out
This project was given an award through the Mercer Gallery in Rochester, NY.