-BRENT ROLLINS?-
A bi-racial wunderkind with good hair, Brent Rollins was born and raised in South (Central) LA but now lives in Brooklyn. He began his career at age 18, designing club flyers and movie logos for classic flicks such as “Mo Better Blues,” “ Boyz N The Hood,’ and “Dead Presidents.” From 1994-96, he art directed the misunderstood bastard step-child magazine Rap Pages for publisher Larry Flynt.

WORD. CLUB FLYERS, MOVIE LOGOS AND PORNOGRAPHERS. HOW VERY... 90’S. WHAT ABOUT MORE RECENTLY? BR’s signature graphic collages and art direction have blessed tees for Supreme and HVW8, cover art for Spank Rock, Gang Starr, Dilated Peoples, Mos Def and Talib Kweli’s BlackStar, Lyrics Born, Blackalicious, blah blah blah blah blah!...
and Bobbito Garcia’s sneaker bible, “Where’d You Get Those?” among many, many others.
SO HE’S A GRAPHIC DESIGNER — YET ANOTHER ONE. HOLD UP... DUDE WROTE BOOKS AND PRODUCED TV SHOWS?

As the opposable thumb in NYC’s five-fingers-of-death media squadron known as “ego trip” BR has co-authored two books (“ego trip’s Book of Rap Lists” and “Big Book of Racism!”). He co- produced their VH1 network
specials (“ego trip’s Race-O-Rama!”). BR also designed/art directed those shows, and new projects are in progress.

A’IGHT, A’IGHT. WORD. “THE BRENT ROLLINS DESIGN EXPLOSION!” IS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND NOW I’M COVERED IN SHRAPNEL. JUST DON’T TELL ME HE’S ALSO “GETTING HIS ART ON.” In recent years he’s created
collage murals for Nike, UNDFTD in Santa Monica and exhibited at the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center (a collab with photographer Jamil GS). His work has been featured in IDN, Tokion, XLR8R and Made.

OK. RESPECT. HE’S BEEN GRINDIN’. And to quote the late, great Mister Notorious Biggie... “if don’t know, now you know, n*gga”

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