How do you create a poster for one of the greatest - if not THE greatest - rapper of all time? I was trying to answer this question when I started this project, was trying to answer this question during the project, and I’m still trying to answer this question even as it’s done. Christopher Wallace was so larger than life, I finally learned that it would be impossible to capture his presence and force in one singular image. But... I was still gonna give it a shot.
For this piece, my main intent was to capture that energy and power that Biggie encapsulated through his music - and then sent out into the rest of the world. I wanted the focus to be on Brooklyn - BIGGIE’S BROOKLYN. the city molded him just as much as he molded it, I feel that the two are so synonymous to each other. And if you’ve heard his music then you know - his love for Brooklyn was evident in every single line he wrote.