The Pen and Pixel designed cover for Lil Scrappy’s Look At Me single is available as a limited run t-shirt. Printed on American Apparel white t-shirts. $25. Order now.
Pen And Pixel x Lil Scrappy T-Shirt
November 1st, 2010Pen And Pixel
October 27th, 2010
Last week we mentioned that Pen and Pixel did the artwork for the new Lil Scrappy single and even if that name didn’t ring a bell, it’s likely you’re already a fan of their work. Plainly speaking, Pen and Pixel is a Houston based graphic design firm that is responsible for some of the craziest, best record covers of all time. In the late 90s, they were designing covers an incredible number of Southern rappers and labels, including Master P, Lil Wayne, No Limit Records and Cash Money Records. It’s not really a stretch to say they provided the visual aesthetic for bling-era Southern rap and that their influence is still very visible in the mixtape cover and rap record cover game today. A Mixpak all time favorite has to be this Big Bear Doin Thangs cover.
For more classics, check out Complex Magazine’s list of The 25 Most Ridiculous Pen & Pixel Album Covers of All Time and then watch this video of Louis Theroux visiting the Pen and Pixel studios to see where the magic happens.
Look At Me Teaser Video
October 26th, 2010
Next Tuesday, November 2nd, we’re dropping the Dre Skull-produced Lil Scrappy single Look At Me. In the meantime, we wanted to share some footage we shot when Dre went down to S-Line Studios in Atlanta to record. Scrappy wrote his hook to paper (as depicted), but—for the record—he did did not “write” his verses and instead built them on the microphone into Pro Tools. Maybe we can get Dre to elaborate on the process in a future post. Enjoy!
Album Art: Lil Scrappy – ‘Look At Me’
October 21st, 2010
The long awaited Dre Skull-produced Lil Scrappy single Look At Me drops on Mixpak in two weeks. Here’s the cover art by the one and only Pen and Pixel.
Mixpak In Tsugi Magazine
January 28th, 2010
French magazine Tsugi just did a label spotlight on Mixpak and included a short interview with label-boss Dre Skull. Setting it off is a nice snap from Dre Skull’s recent trip to Atlanta to record with Lil Scrappy for an upcoming Mixpak release.
