If you’ve been on social media at all in the last few days, you’ve definitely already seen Reuben Dangoor’s portraits of grime legends as landed gentry—Skepta on a white horse waving the Union Jack, Stormzy in a regal manor with a Wiley portrait hanging above the fireplace, and Newham General D Double E as an actual general. Part of a series entitled ‘Legends of the Scene’, they’ve got mad love from both the internet and the artists themselves, so we grabbed five minutes with Reuben to talk about his masterpieces.
Interview: We Spoke to the Guy Behind Those Amazing Paintings of Stormzy, Skepta and D Double E
Which grime legend is he going to paint next?
Image via Reuben Dangoor
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