murals
A mural of Pop Smoke in his home neighborhood of Canarsie, Brooklyn has been defaced. On Wednesday, an image of the vandalized mural shows black spray paint that reads “Woo K,” which according to HipHopDX probably means “Woo Killer.” The tag is next to Pop’s portrait rather than over it. One person who shared the image on their Instagram Stories criticized […]
The NYPD is looking to track down the vandal responsible for defacing a Notorious B.I.G. mural in Brooklyn. As reported by CBS News, a Biggie mural located at the corner of St. James Place and Fulton Street in Clinton Hill was vandalized on Friday, as someone spray painted the rapper’s face and wrote the words “East Coast” across the painting. […]
A Memphis mural dedicated to late rapper Young Dolph, who was fatally shot in November, was defaced last week ahead of its officially scheduled unveiling. As reported Memphis’ Commercial Appeal, the mural was defaced by two unidentified men who tossed paint on it on July 21. Surveillance footage of the shopping center where the art was located, which is also where […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets A Florida city’s first Black woman firefighter filed a lawsuit against the city after her face was swapped with a […]
After a mural of Eminem in Detroit was defaced within a day of it being finished, the artist responsible for the initial painting says he’s disappointed but still plans to fix it. “Only one day after it’s [sic] completion, some idiot in Detroit already defaced the new M mural,” artist Chris Devins wrote in an […]
Taylor Swift had a monster year thanks to her back-to-back surprise albums. But apparently, her juggernaut success wasn’t enough to keep her on a Nashville mural depicting some of country music’s biggest stars. Per TMZ, Swift will be removed from the iconic mural and replaced by singer Brad Paisley. Swift had long appeared on the […]
Throughout The South, people are tearing down statues commemorating Confederate leaders. Now, the citizens of Durham, North Carolina have an appropriate replacement for these monuments. On Saturday, graffiti artist JEKS shared his completed mural of North Carolina’s own, J. Cole. According to JEKS’ Instagram post, the mural was done in collaboration with iconic hip-hop photographer, Jonathan Mannion, turning one of Mannion’s […]
Disneyland unveiled their mural to the late Chadwick Boseman Thursday. Located in the Downtown Disney shopping district, the installation, which is titled “King Chad,” shows Boseman giving the Wakanda salute to child wearing the Black Panther mask and a hospital gown. The mural is meant to call to mind the time Boseman visited children with cancer at […]
A man and woman were confronted as they were painting over a Black Lives Matter mural in front of the county courthouse in Martinez, California. In the video, the pair can be seen arguing with others who are trying to prevent them from painting over the yellow mural, which the city had given activists permission to paint. […]
Donald Trump has launched another attack on the growing movement for racial justice. On Wednesday, the president took to Twitter to slam the Black Lives Matter sign that will be painted along Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, right outside Trump Tower. POTUS specifically took aim at New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for supporting the proposed […]
