{"product_id":"w-c-most-kong-s-get-thier-head-cut-off-dura","title":"Most Kings Get Thier Head Cut Off Durag","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eMost \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eYoung\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e Kings Get Thier Heads Cut Off\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e”.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eJean-Michel Basquiat, an American artist of the 1980s, is credited with bringing the African-American and Latino experience to the elite art world.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eOne of his most prized pieces, “Most Kings” depicts the interrelationship of tragedy and success: “Most \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eYoung\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eKings Get Thier Heads Cut Off”.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eHis painting, worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, was inspired by Basquiat’s hero, Charlie Parker, whose own life was a tragic play in itself.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eThe irony in this piece, however, is that the artist himself personified the meaning of his own artwork, tragically losing his life at the tender age of 27 due to a drug overdose. (Big bro Shakespeare)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eFast forward to early 00’s \u0026amp; rapper Jay Z mentions in his song ‘ most kings ‘ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘Same sword they knight you they gonna good night you with\u003cbr\u003eShit that’s only half if they like you\u003cbr\u003eThat ain’t he even the half what they might do’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eI read it as a statement about what happens when you \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eachieve\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e a certain position. You become a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003etarget\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePeople want to take your head, your crown, your title. They want to emasculate you… ~ Jay- Z⁣\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e⁣\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wave Check Nation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35171860480158,"sku":"","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0320\/7872\/5255\/products\/image_e3229127-9fdd-407b-983d-12d657074e7c.png?v=1616754026","url":"https:\/\/wave-check.com\/products\/w-c-most-kong-s-get-thier-head-cut-off-dura","provider":"Wave Check","version":"1.0","type":"link"}