Stina Persson is dope!!! I couldn’t find much info on her but, she has worked with some of the biggest companies in the world (Coca Cola, Sony Music, Absolut Vodka, etc). This illustrator is based in Stockholm, Sweden and does some amazing work with watercolor. Click inside of post for more of her work…
Stella Im (rhymes with Kim) Hultberg is a painter that currently resides in Brooklyn, NYC. Her work is eye grabbing as she uses emotion and ‘dreamy’ effects in most of her work. She studied Industrial Design and worked as a product designer before in California before finding her way out of the Matrix and is now making a living painting and drawing. Make sure to drop by her blog to view more of her work.
The latest joint from one of my favorite groups of all time. This one is even a bit stranger than their usual, but still dope nonetheless.
22 yr. old illustrator, Max Marin, caught my eye with this oil painting. It makes a bold statement while capturing strong emotion without being “trashy”…..I wonder what was on TV?!? Be sure to drop by Max’s blog to catch some more of his pieces.
I should be in the shower getting ready for work, but I figure I’d sneak a post in right quick for you nerds (dedication I tell ya). I was never much of a Stat fan until he got dropped from Aftermath (strange, huh?). He’s obviously hungrier than your favorite rapper and has been putting out some quality material including this mixtape. I did a quick skim and liked the majority of it, so he gets a FreshPick. No download link yet, but you can stream the complete album inside of the post. Enjoy…..(you too Dru)
German artist, SMATIK, adds an interesting twist to design. He draws from music, graffiti, skateboarding, street art, concept art and architecture as seen in the above piece cleverly titled Jungle Fever. More details of this piece inside of post…
Brand new Common off of his upcoming Dec. 9th release (finally). This track features Kanye (the old ‘Ye) on the hook with the Neptunes on the beats. This is one of the joints I’m feeling off of the album. Comm is definitely headed for a new sound so I’m not sure how his true “hip hop head” fans will react. But I’m not mad at what he is doing at all….
*Shout out to Neal Pogue on the mix
I’m not mad at this remix at all (though I can’t figure out where Dallas Austin is). Wale does a decent job on his 16 adding some flavor for those of you that need reason to listen pop songs. I’ll be posting his Unsung Hero mixtape on the 1st which includes some dope appearances (Wale, Mickey Factz, Joell Ortiz, Blaqstarr and Skyzoo)….stay tuned
17 yr. old artist, Christopher Tarampi, likes to push the boundary of creativity as seen here in his Obama piece. In this piece, he utilizes a water color theme along with US colors to create the final result. This young talent will definitely be one to watch in the near future. I will post more from this kid in the near future.
Fresh Nerd | 
11 29th, 2008| 
