The Art and Influence of Hip Hop

The Art and Influence of Hip Hop

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Chuck D

Tom Morello, NFT

Lot Closed

March 30, 04:47 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 8,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Tom Morello, 2022


Non-Fungible Token ERC-721

Token ID: 1

Edition: 1/1

JPEG

Minted on March 22, 2022

Smart contract address: 0xbfe5713c0f7ab7f0a2d370fa94ebb3e5efa6dedf/1

AN ARRESTING PORTRAIT OF CHUCK D'S

PROPHETS OF RAGE COLLABORATOR, TOM MORELLO,

TAKEN FROM THE SERIES "MOST OF MY HEROES DON'T APPEAR ON NO STAMPS"


Chuck D is one of the architects of Hip Hop; politicizing music to speak truth to power. His visual art is personal, it can be found in The Smithsonian and galleries worldwide. His most famous artwork is Public Enemy’s site logo. In 2016 he co-founded Prophets Of Rage alongside members of Rage Against The Machine and Cypress Hill. "Fight The Power" was voted the #2 most important song of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine. Chuck D was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, in 2013. 


Provenance:

Courtesy the artist


Exhibition History:

A physical print of this lot was exhibited from February 1-March 4 2022 as part of Chuck D’s solo exhibition Near Def Experience: Most Of My Heroes Don’t Appear On No Stamps at Adelphi University