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Black Picasso
Birth name Hakim Waters
Also known as Titoe, Black Picasso
Born August 16th, 1991 (age 27)

Utica, New York, United States

Genres Fashion, Fine Arts, Hip Hop,
Occupation(s) Painter, Fashion Designer
Years active 2011–present
Labels Black Picasso Inc
Associated acts Drake, Designer, Dj Akademiks, Erykah Badu, David O, Desiigner, Rae Sremmurd, Miami Dolphins, Tshyne, Joyner lucas,just juice,
Website www.blackkpicasso.com

Hakim Waters also known as Titoe (born August 16th, 1991), best known by his stage name Black Picasso, is an American Painter/Fashion Designer from Utica, New York by way of Boston, Massachusetts. Hakim attended school at The New England Institute of art and graduated in 2016. He is the co-founder of Black Picasso Inc with business partner Adrian Brown and he is also the co founder of  Pie Art society, an art collaborative collective of artist throughout the east coast based out of Boston Massachusetts. Hakims success thus far can be attributed to designing custom denim jackets to A list entertainers such as Drake, Erykah Badu, Designer, DavidO and Dj akademiks. In 2016 Drake commissioned a series of custom denim jean jackets with artwork by Black Picasso one of which gained popularity on social media(Lejorn twins jacket) The jacket was revealed when Drake wore it to fellow Rapper French montana's celebrity birthday party in late 2016. Picasso also worked on custom murals with the Miami Dolphins. Early inspirations for Hakim were Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Will Smith and Jim Carrey, and his name (Black Picasso) took inspiration from Pablo Picasso and the original Black Panther party. Hakim is known for the saying “Pick up the pencil and put down the guns” A movement that is about stopping gun violence in the inner urban cities. In 2018 Hakim received an award for best visual artist in Boston from the popular magazine The Improper Boston. Currently the brand has expanded to the west coast market.

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Boston Fashion Art designer, Black Picasso, Garnered National attention on social media when Drake reposted his artwork and followed him on Instagram. Since then, Black Picasso has gone on to design pieces for Dj Akademiks, Rae Sremmurd, Erykah Badu, Joyner Lucas, Davido, Desiigner and other acts in hip hop. Black Picasso’s social media platform has received over 11,100 followers and his likes which include reposted artwork by celebrities have accumulated to over 100,000 likes. Hakim is co founder of Black Picasso Inc, an art/fashion/design clothing line that he and his business partner Adrian Brown manage. In 2016 Hakim gained attention on social media when his artwork was reposted by Drake on instagram. Black Picasso created the first youtube channel avatar for Dj akademiks which he still currently uses. Since then Black Picasso has gone on to design custom clothing for hip hop acts like Rae Sremmurd, Erykah Badu, Joyner Lucas, David O, Just Juice and desiigner he’s also completed a custom mural for the Miami Dolphins.  

References[edit]

http://www.upscalehype.com/2016/11/french-montana-wears-dsquared2-jacket-celebrating-birthday-with-drake-in-custom-levis-jacket-richard-mille-watch/

http://www.improper.com/bostons-best/2018/arts-entertainment/visual-artist/black-picasso/

https://www.instagram.com/blackpicasso101/?hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/blackpicasso_clothing/?hl=en

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