I chose Slug from the hip-hop group, Atmosphere, as my favorite artist image. Obviously as a musician he’s into making music, but he also enjoys modern day graffiti as an art (not destruction) in his free time. Slug, or Sean Daily, comes from a very diverse history of ancestors; including African-American, American Indian, and Caucasian backgrounds within his immediate family. Just as his involvement in hip-hop culture, his graffiti roots are based strongly in his African-American heritage, and big city upbringing. It is my assumption that his early involvement with the graphic art reaches back to his longing for an understanding of his African-American heritage, just as his hip-hop career was started. It is because of his goal to find common ground with his roots that he searched for activities perceived with his racial and ethnic background.
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