
With social awareness as his overall message, Kai's newest collection of oil paintings depicting rappers as medieval noblemen is getting a lot of attention. So much so that the piece he created of Eminem as a monastic saint has already been purchased by Slim Shady himself.
On display as a solo exhibit opening Friday, May 4th, at the Guetta Gallery in West Hollywood, there are 26 paintings in all. And a quick scan of the gallery during the interview showed some of hip-hop's most revered faces: Tupac, Jay-Z, Kanye West, even a Drake piece.
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