Creatives never stop being inspired and the Trending: Daily Illustrations of Mini-Sized Hip Hop Heavyweights in the current series “Lil’ Ye and the Hip Hop Hoorays” has been rising as one of the most popular new ‘things.’ Ali Graham uploads daily illustrations to Tumblr which features young and baby versions of Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj and more. Taking the drawings up a notch is his inclusion of classic lines and quotes from the rapper-artists and he’s gained thousands of followers across the social net. (…real followers).
The Trending: Daily Illustrations of Mini-Sized Hip Hop Heavyweights via Ali Graham’s “Lil’ Ye and the Hip Hop Hoorays” art series handles a spectrum from Beyonce and Jay-Z to Paul McCartney, but it’s mainstay has really been built on the other half of the “Watch the Throne” powerhouse. His Kanye West illustrations cover a quote from almost every album and in some cases echo the evolving wardrobe and experiences of the College Dropout in the form of a baby (a la Stewie).
The rest of the Trending: Daily Illustrations of Mini-Sized Hip Hop Heavyweights take into account seasons, holidays, throwbacks, and current trends (Check out the gallery for previews!). For instance a baby Beyonce wrestling with strawberry jam (“I don’t think you’re ready for this jelly”), for Halloween a baby trick-or-treating west coast duo (“Snoop Doggy Doog and Dr. Dre is at the do’) and even a crying baby Taylor Swift as baby Kanye completes the classic, “I’ma Let You Finish!”
While this is random it’s definitely not as random as say, the “People Putting Kanye’s on Christmas Trees” thing. (Yes, that’s really a thing SMH). Just goes to show how deep star power can go, not to mention how beloved you can be while also “most hated and Grammy nominated.” Focusing back to the art, while Ali’s Trending: Daily Illustrations of Mini-Sized Hip Hop Heavyweights gets shared in the thousands he’s also ‘graduated’ to selling prints. That’s right, people pay for creativity! So whether you need a pick me up and just need to check out the series or you’re hesitating on a simple but cool idea of your own…
Stay inspired.
