Mark Drew - They Say Rap's Changed (2020)

They Say Rap's Changed (2020)

Artist: Mark Drew
Medium: Screenprint on wove paper
Edition/Set: Limited edition of 150, hand-signed and hand-numbered
Size: 29.8 × 41.9 cm
Signature: Hand-signed by the artist in the lower right corner, hand-numbered in the lower left corner

Description:

They Say Rap's Changed (Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg) (2020) is a sharp, funny, and culturally loaded work by Australian artist Mark Drew — one of the most distinctive voices operating at the intersection of hip-hop culture and fine art printmaking. The composition is instantly legible: Snoopy, the beloved Peanuts beagle, sits absorbed in a newspaper against a yellow-and-black ground, the speech bubble above reading "THEY SAY RAP'S CHANGED.." — a line lifted directly from the Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg canon, transplanted into the visual language of Charles Schulz.

The collision is the work. Drew has spent his career mining the gap between rap's oral tradition and the graphic universe of American comics, finding in their juxtaposition something genuinely strange and genuinely moving — nostalgia, cultural commentary, and deadpan humour operating simultaneously. The screenprint medium, with its flat colour fields and hard edges, is ideally suited to both source languages: the comic strip and the record sleeve share the same graphic DNA, and Drew exploits that affinity with precision.

Produced as a screenprint in colours on wove paper in a limited edition of 150, each impression is signed and numbered by the artist. Drew's work has attracted a loyal international collector base across the art world, music industry, and streetwear communities, and his prints sell out rapidly on release.

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FAQ 

Is this an original Mark Drew print? Yes — an original screenprint in colours on wove paper, signed and numbered by the artist from an edition of 150.

What is the edition size? Strictly limited to 150 impressions.

What is the cultural reference in this work? The phrase "They Say Rap's Changed" is drawn from the Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg catalogue — overlaid onto the visual universe of Charles Schulz's Peanuts, creating the cultural collision that defines Mark Drew's practice.

What condition is the work in? Very good condition.

Is the work framed? Please contact us for framing options.

Do you ship internationally? Yes — worldwide, with museum-grade packaging, full insurance, and shipment tracking.