Acrylic & Ink on Canvas
16″x18″x.75″
This Boots Riley Painting is the latest piece from artist Samuel Miller of Portland, Oregon. He has been a huge fan of Boots Riley for a number of years. His music, lyrics and words of wisdom have inspired Sam to better himself and help others. Boots Riley is a great man and thus is portrayed along side other great musicians and political figures from throughout history in the artwork of Sam Miller.
Fat Cats and Bigga Fish by The Coup
A Classic Hip-Hop track by The Coup and Boots Riley.
About Boots Riley
Boots Riley is a great modern musician, vocalist, writer, and public speaker most known for being the front man and producer of The Coup as well as the front man for Street Sweeper Social Club with Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave. Boots Riley was born in 1971 into a family of radical organizers in Chicago. The family later moved to Detroit and then to Oakland where boots grew up and started his rap career. His interest in politics began at a young age, inspiring him to join the Progressive Labor Party and the International Committee Against Racism.
In 1991 Riley founded the alternative political hip hop group The Coup with E-roc. Their DJ, Pam the Funkstress, joined in 1992. They released a song on a 1991 compilation album called Dope Like A Pound Or A Key along with fellow bay area rapper Spice-1 and future Thug Life member Mopreme Shakur, then known as Mocedes. Boots also created the Mau Mau Rhythm Collective around this time. The Mau Mau put on “Hip-Hop Edutainment Concerts” which allied with and promoted the campaigns of community based organizations. The group was actively involved in the campaign to stop the FBI’s “Weed And Seed” program from coming to Oakland, California.
In 1992, The Coup signed to Wild Pitch Records/EMI. The group released their debut album Kill My Landlord in 1993. Two singles from that album, “Dig It” and “Not Yet Free”, received play on BET, Yo! MTV Raps, and mix shows on national Black radio.
In 1994, The Coup released their second album, Genocide & Juice. Fueled by video play and some radio play for the single “Fat Cats And Bigga Fish”, the album shot up the charts, but stalled when EMI suddenly absorbed Wild Pitch. At this point, E-roc left The Coup on amicable terms. This is artist Sam Miller’s personal favorite album from The Coup. It combines the classic west coast hip-hop sound with the progressive forward thinking of Boots Riley.
Thanks for checking out this Boots Riley Painting. Other Paintings and Drawings of Boots Riley will be featured here on the official online portfolio website of artist Sam Miller very soon. Bookmark the site, share it with your friends and come back soon to see more.
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