Self Directed Illustration Project by Kristian House https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE en-us 2020-10-19 12:39:50 UTC 2025-04-19 15:49:05 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4a1.png Enjoyment j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/840760465 Due to the project being a 40 - Credit Unit, I want to choose a topic I'm going to show interest in and enjoy. 
I want to stay hooked for the entirety of the project and research topics and themes that I actually want to learn more about.]]> 2020-10-19 12:44:32 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/840760465 Idea 1 j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/840771881 My first idea is to draw a connection between music and illustration.
There isn't a day where I'm not listening to music and it's something I have a lot of interest in.]]> 2020-10-19 12:47:46 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/840771881 Rap Culture j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/840783968 The culture of rap music is something i'm heavily invested in. From the United Kingdom to the USA - the life rappers live including high-end clothing brands, drug usage and gang violence really interests me and that's down to the amount of rap music I listen to day to day. 
From the 80's to current day, N.W.A to Travis Scott - I'm interested in it all.]]> 2020-10-19 12:51:14 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/840783968 N.W.A j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/840817630 Est. 1987]]> 2020-10-19 13:00:23 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/840817630 $NOT j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/840831120 Est. 2017]]> 2020-10-19 13:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/840831120 Roddy Ricch j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/840840915 Est. 2017]]> 2020-10-19 13:06:15 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/840840915 LL Cool J j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/840851376 Est. 1985]]> 2020-10-19 13:08:49 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/840851376 Quavo Huncho [Migos] j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/840860390 Est. 2008
Rap culture from around 2010 seems to be all about having money, designer clothes and lots of jewellery.]]> 2020-10-19 13:11:06 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/840860390 Deaths j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/840901754 More recently, the Hip-Hop scene has seen an increased amount of deaths due to gang violence and drug usage. Rappers including Pop Smoke, XXXTentacion, Mac Miller, Juice Wrld and Nipsey Hussle have all died in recent years due to these circumstances.]]> 2020-10-19 13:21:01 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/840901754 Speaker Knockerz j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/840919825 Speaker Knockerz died at the age of 19 in 2014, due to a heart attack caused by overdosing on Codeine Syrup. ]]> 2020-10-19 13:25:13 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/840919825 Juice Wrld j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/840938947 Juice Wrld died in late 2019 at the age of 21 due to an accidental Percocet overdose.]]> 2020-10-19 13:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/840938947 XXXTentacion j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/840946143 XXXTentacion died in 2018 due to a drive-by shooting. The reason for this was because he had a bag on him containing $50,000.]]> 2020-10-19 13:31:15 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/840946143 Potter Payper j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/840972096 In 2015, Potter Payper was arrested due to running a county drugs line in the United Kingdom supplying Class A drugs. He has since been released. [June 2020] and is continuing to make music.

]]> 2020-10-19 13:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/840972096 1011 j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/840990850 Drill group 1011 were banned from making music in 2018. Members of 1011 are in a gang and had been imprisoned after admitting a conspiracy to commit violent disorder.]]> 2020-10-19 13:40:42 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/840990850 Digga D j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/841014874 In 2017 Digga D was ordered to serve a year in jail and sentenced with a CBO (Criminal Behaviour Order).]]> 2020-10-19 13:45:55 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/841014874 Incarceration j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/841020543 A very large majority of rappers from across the United Kingdom, USA, and other countries, frequently serve prison time due to gang violence and drug dealing. This is definitely a big part of the new age rap culture but has always been a problem throughout Hip-Hop being established.]]> 2020-10-19 13:47:04 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/841020543 Asking a question j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/841041990 To have a successful self directed project, I believe a question needs to be answered. 
What first comes to mind is -  How has the new era changed the scene of Hip-Hop?]]> 2020-10-19 13:51:43 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/841041990 Virgil Abloh j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/841067262 A large part of the new era of rap culture is Designer Clothing.
You attain more views if you are dressed head to toe in high-end brands and have expensive jewellery.
Virgil Abloh is known for his line, Off-White, he is also the artistic director of Louis Vuitton's menswear.
A lot of rap artists have a close relationship with him and by them wearing his clothing line, it has become one of the most well known designer brands of the 20th century.]]> 2020-10-19 13:57:11 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/841067262 Rick Ross j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/841105134 Rick Ross has a chain of his own face that he wears amounting to $1,500,000.]]> 2020-10-19 14:05:17 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/841105134 Alex Alvarado j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/841170132 An album cover for Nav created by an artist called Alex Alvarado who works for Disney. He uses online software to transform Hip-Hop artist into Disney characters.]]> 2020-10-19 14:19:08 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/841170132 j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/841192746 2020-10-19 14:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/841192746 j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/841193334 2020-10-19 14:24:00 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/841193334 j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/841193800 2020-10-19 14:24:05 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/841193800 Branding j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/844199009 I believe the branding of rappers have changed since the 80’s. 
Music is no longer as much as a competition. Our generation of Hip-Hop is about how you look and how rich you are. How much you have.
Gang violence and violence in general is encouraged by rappers flaunting their possessions online on new age apps like Instagram and Snapchat.
Gangster rap was more of a niche in the 80’s but now the genre of Hip-Hop is a lot more listened to by various people and I believe that’s down to the branding.]]> 2020-10-20 09:48:43 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/844199009 Rap Documentaries j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/851707871 Rap/ Hip HopDocumentaries:
Some links to related documentaries that might prove useful sources of research:

Hip Hop Evolution (Netflix documentary)
Interviews with influential MCs, DJs and moguls trace the genre's dynamic evolution from the 1970s through the '00s in this documentary series.
https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80141782
 
Terms & Conditions: A UK Drill Story (YouTube documentary)
Violent. Visceral. Anarchic. Some call it music. Others call it a problem. One film asks the big question surrounding the controversial Drill music scene: does life imitate art, or does art imitate life?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kno5T4y5SBY
 
Rapture (Netflix series)
Groundbreaking artists share their life stories in this vibrant documentary series that captures hip-hop's impact on global culture
https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80145087
 
Nas / Time is Illmatic (Netflix Doc):
Providing a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Nas's debut album, this documentary also delves into his deep connection to his New York roots.
https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80011844
]]> 2020-10-22 08:48:01 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/851707871 Top Boy Series j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/851720538 The soundtrack to a lot of London gang violence films which involve drug dealing, is a mixture of rap music.
Due to the new generation and what rappers talk about, I believe the genre of Hip-Hop endorses Gang Violence.
Good examples would be Poundz, SL, OFB, Comethazine, Tay-K etc.]]> 2020-10-22 08:53:29 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/851720538 Blue Story j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/851728963 2020-10-22 08:57:00 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/851728963 Shiro's Story j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/851730506 2020-10-22 08:57:40 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/851730506 JSTOR j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/851755483 Changing Images of Violence in Rap Music Lyrics: 1979-1997 by Denise Heard.

Tragic Narratives in Popular Culture: Depictions of Homicide in Rap Music by Gwen Hunnicutt

Rap Music and Its Violent Progeny: America's Culture of Violence in Context by Jeanita W. Richardson / Kim A. Scott
]]> 2020-10-22 09:09:29 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/851755483 Evolution of Hip-Hop through Clothing j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/851784492 The links between Hip-Hop and Clothing are very interesting. Many rappers and musicians have their own clothing brands/lines and many rappers are involved in. collaborations with clothing brands.
Through their music, these rappers almost promote these brands and that ties in to why they are so expensive to buy. Hip-Hop artists wear these brands in music videos and in day to day life making their listeners want to wear the clothes they're wearing.
Certain brands can cost over £10,000 for a tracksuit.]]> 2020-10-22 09:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/851784492 Mains London j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/851816168 Mains is a clothing line created by London rapper Skepta.
It was created on the 17th June 2017 and is a popular brand within the London rap community. ]]> 2020-10-22 09:41:41 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/851816168 Octobers Very Own [OVO] j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/851819935 OVO is a high-end brand created by Canadian rap artist Drake.
Established in 2011, OVO has become an interesting label that combines the pop cultural appeal of a Kanye West collaboration with the clandestine, under-the-radar brand like Supreme.]]> 2020-10-22 09:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/851819935 Golf Wang j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/851828996 Golf Wang is an American clothing brand established in 2011 by American musician Tyler the Creator. The brand caters to streetwear, skateboarding, and hip hop culture.
The brand is know for it's extremely colourful and unique design ideas.]]> 2020-10-22 09:48:42 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/851828996 Yeezy j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/851833195 Yeezy is a collaboration project between sports brand Adidas and popular musician Kanye West.
The collaboration is highly known for it's production of the Yeezy Boost trainers, first being created in 2015.
The Yeezy collaboration heavily connected fashion culture with music culture.
The majority of his shoe releases are extremely high demand, selling out in under 10 minutes.]]> 2020-10-22 09:51:18 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/851833195 Supreme j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/851866225 Supreme is another extremely high-end brand that many rap artists tend to wear.
Established in 1994, the brand caters to the skateboarding and hip hop cultures as well as to youth culture in general.]]> 2020-10-22 10:11:11 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/851866225 A Bathing Ape X Big Sean j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/851868877 This well established Japanese fashion brand, formed in 1993 has made its way into the Hip Hop community. 
Doing a collaboration with Big Sean, this is yet another big project, bridging the hip-hop community and clothing brands together.]]> 2020-10-22 10:12:55 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/851868877 Gucci j8anc8myw4 https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/851873142 Established in 1921, Italian brand Gucci has always been popular but in recent times, its sales have been boosted due to the rap culture. 
Gucci is possibly the biggest brand within the hip-hop community and that's due to it being worn by rappers in music videos, from America all the way to the United Kingdom.
It is yet another brand to collaborate with the hip-hop culture as shown below, rapper Gucci Mane with his own line.
I believe this heavily boosts sales of the bran due to the wide spread audience these rap artists have.]]> 2020-10-22 10:15:38 UTC https://padlet.com/j8anc8myw4/SDPKHOUSE/wish/851873142