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Komono has partnered with the Basquiat estate to create a watch collection that boasts the late graffiti artist's most creative works on the wristbands.
William Tolliver
William was born in Vicksburg, Missisippi in 1951, and although his mother worked in the cotton fields by day, she still managed to rear and educate her fourteen children.
To stimulate their learning his mother often engaged William and his older brother in drawing contests...
Welcome to the wild world of contemporary hip-hop and R&B music where only one African American visual artist seems to exist -- Jean-Michel Basquiat.
This singular and arbitrary focus is likely a result of rap being a highly aspirational genre. Ba...
Iconic visual artist Jean-Michel Basquiat holds a unique place in early hip-hop history. While he never picked up a mic and rapped (he was more of an art noise guy), Basquiat was good friends with hip-hop historian Fab 5 Freddy and famously designed the cover and executive produced Rammellzee and K-Rob's seminal 'Beat Bop' 12'' single...