Graf Artist Invited To Deface Billboards

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Channel: blackplanet · 2009 · Entertainment

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When the CW network launched a billboard campaign for their series, Everybody Hates Chris, they asked graffiti artist Faust to paint all over them.

The landmark campaign marked a turning point in hip-hop graffiti artists long climb to mainstream acceptance.

Watch the video here, part three of GIANT Magazines exclusive, six-part online look inside the creation of DEFinition: The Art and Design of Hip-Hop (Collins Design), championing the impact of hip-hop-inspired design on music, fashion, advertising, and more, with narration from author Bill Adler and cameos from artists like Ice-T and Run (of Run-D.M.C.).

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