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2. LINK BOOK IN DESCRIPTION,COPY AND ENJOY TO DOWNLOAD SYNOPSIS 'I was raised with an artist&#8217 mentality my first 25 years were spent as somebody who wanted to live among graphics and artwork and illustration, and then for the next 30 years it was all music. Recently, I&#8217ve reverted into the arts, combining all these elements in my work, still trying to change the world. This is truly what I want to do. My deepest thanks to Genesis for giving me a place to be able to display all of this through my artwork.&#8217 - Chuck D&#65279In his first fine art book, Livin&#8217 Loud, Public Enemy founder, hip-hop pioneer and revolutionary activist, Chuck D, presents a body of artworks which continue to address the social and politically conscious issues of his lyrics.In Livin&#8217 Loud, Chuck D&#8217 artworks reveal his visual dexterity as he explores a diverse range of subjects paying homage to his musical influences and peers from James Brown and Woody Guthrie to Def Jam labelmates Run-DMC and Beastie Boys a host of the most influential hip-hop artists from Ice Cube to Run the Jewels his twin passions of baseball and basketball creating a collection of landscapes on tour with Prophets of Rage, and a range of sociopolitical pieces that explore the issues continuing to shape our culture.Chuck D has been creating musical and cultural observations that challenge public opinion since 1985 and his visual compositions continue to interpret and question the world around us. Chuck D&#8217 written commentary traces his musical and artistic trajectory from his early roots and the central figures that critically shaped him and his voice, the formation of Public Enemy through to their Rock &#8217n&#8217 Roll Hall of Fame induction, his time with Prophets of Rage through to current day world affairs.With a foreword by Rage Against the Machine&#8217 Tom Morello, Chuck D&#8217 art debut Livin&#8217 Loud is a visual experience of over 250 artworks, each piece reflective of

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