What Your Favorite Hip-Hop Artists Would Look Like As 17th Century Royalty

    New York based artist Amar Stewart's artwork portrays popular rappers to look like regal portraits.

    Krystie Lee Yandoli
    by Krystie Lee Yandoli

    BuzzFeed Staff

    In March 2014, New York based artist Amar Stewart painted a series of portraits of hip-hop legends as if they were living in Europe during the “Golden Age.”

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    Here are 13 of his latest interpretations:

    1. Tupac

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    2. Ludacris

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    3. Missy Elliot

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    4. The Notorious B.I.G.

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    5. J Dilla

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    6. Busta Rhymes

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    7. Ice Cube

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    8. KRS-One

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    9. Guru

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    10. Nate Dogg

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    11. Ol' Dirty Bastard

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    12. Eazy-E

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    You can check out more of Amar Stewart's paintings and his other work on his website.