I'm excited that Dan Lish just released his EgoStrip Book 1, a beautiful collection of Dan Lish's stunning character illustrations from Hip Hop and the world. Dan Lish has been creating characters and worlds professionally for over 25 years. ... This passion drew him to New York, where he lived and worked for 8 years as a Concept Artist and freelance illustrator for clients including; Rockstar Games, Lucas Arts and Sony. Beginning in 2014, he began a series of illustrations on his train commute from Brighton to London which would come to be known as Egostrip: “Using a little black book and an ink pen I drew my favourite hip hop artists taking a journey into my stream of consciousness.”

Dan’s work has seen support from the likes of Pharoahe Monch, DJ Prince Paul, Biz Markie, De La Soul and many more – J Live provides the foreword for the book and Raekwon has given his Chef’s kiss of approval, following Dan’s cover work on The Wild album in 2017.  I digged into The Chronicles of a Hip Hop Legend (#TCOHHL) Radio archives and discovered the interview myself, D. Turner, C. Stats, and Maya Socialista discuss the latest and greatest in Hip Hop news and other topics and also, kick it with Hip Hop's visual artist, Dan Lish. This was a great opportunity to explore the life, career, and inspiration behind Dan's artwork.

Call yourself a Hip Hop and art enthusiasts? Then this episode is for you!

Visit http://www.egotripland.com/artist-dan-lish/ and http://danlish.com to see Dan’s artwork. Also, visit https://tcohhl.wordpress.com/2016/01/10/artist-dan-lish-depicts-hip-hops-legends-in-a-different-light/ to see our write-up on Dan Lish