{"product_id":"9780998202822","title":"Art Is My Life: The Streets, Tupac, Death Row Records, and Now","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of Ronald \"Riskie\" Brent, a man who rose from the fabled streets of Compton to the hallowed halls of Death Row Records, the most celebrated rap music label of its time. \u003cem\u003eRiskie Forever - Art Is My Life: The Streets, Tupac, Death Row Records, and Now \u003c\/em\u003ereveals Riskie's struggle to develop as an artist and his ultimate triumph as the painter behind some of Hip Hop's most iconic images.This book is a time capsule of one of the most important eras in American popular music. Within its pages are the stories behind the artwork of 2Pac's \u003cem\u003eAll Eyez On Me\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory\u003c\/em\u003e, Snoop Dogg's \u003cem\u003eTha Doggfather\u003c\/em\u003e, Nate Dogg's\u003cem\u003e G Funk Classics Vol. 1 \u0026amp; 2\u003c\/em\u003e, and many more albums blessed by Riskie's artistry over the past two decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pages are covered with Riskie's sketches, drawings, paintings, and photographs, many of which have never before been seen by the general public.\u003cem\u003e Art Is My Life\u003c\/em\u003e, available in a 252-page full-color large format hardcover, is itself a work of art. Riskie worked for months writing the text, compiling his life's work, and arranged the best of his designs throughout. Leila Steinberg, who discovered 2Pac, provides a thoughtful introduction and many people whose lives Riskie has touched, including members of the Outlawz, wrote tributes to Riskie for the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe publication of \u003cem\u003eArt Is My Life \u003c\/em\u003eis the culmination of a long journey - one any fan of Hip Hop music and art will want to explore with Riskie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art-O-Culture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010439758064,"sku":"9780998202822","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780998202822_p0.jpg?v=1763944754","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780998202822","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}