Shirt Makes A Return With Latest Single âDeath To Wall Artâ
Making a return to music, rapper and conceptual Artist Shirt is back with his latest single âDeath To Wall Art.â He recruited GRAMMYÂź Award-winning producer Jack Splash, known for his work with Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Lupe Fiasco, Missy Elliott, and Solange, to create magic. Even though Shirt is still a rising artist, his vicious wordplay speaks for itself. On the Splash-architected track, he recited âWhen I say âDeath To Wall Artâ, I mean, f*ck paint by numbers. Thatâs a hallmark. Donât just color out the lines, tear the wall apart. Donât just show me a corny NFT of the shark, go swim with sharks.â ââDeath To Wall Artâ relates to what Duchamp has called âretinal artâ â which is an art that is purely visual. I have a rule for myself over the last few years of studying art that goes: No aesthetic purely for aesthetic sake â the people deserve better,â he shared with HYPEBEAST. ââDeath To Wall Artâ is me rapping through selfhood and erasure, as well as these entrenched legacies of colonialism, displacement, and violence that surrounds the music industry and art world.â Later this year, you can expect a full body of work to be âŠ