Bernard Rollins - Southern Vangard Radio Interview Sessions

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the Bernard Rollins interview session! This Frederick, MD based artist shut it DOWN at the end of 2019 by supplying the artwork for one of the biggest hip-hop drops of last year - Roc Marciano’s “Marcielago.” Unbeknownst to us - it just so happened we were coordinating this very interview while Bernard was toiling away on the blaxploitation-inspired visual! We kick things off by hearing about how he connected with Roc for “Marcielago” - let’s just say it wasn’t the first time they’ve worked together - how he turned it so quickly (3 days!) and why it was subsequently drawn & constructed differently. We also hear about how a quick series of bicycle-themed illustrations led him to connect with Westside Gunn and lay the early groundwork for his most important contribution to the culture to date - the artwork for the 2017’s “WestsideDoom” - the Westside & MF Doom collaboration. Of course we get the in-depth scoop on why Bernard gravitated toward drawing, how traditional art education stifled him and how he managed to find his way, on his terms. There’s a TON more inside - like DJ Muggs & Action Bronson & Smoke DZA & even Quavo (Migos) stories - but ya gotta push play to get the goods. While you’re listening head over to BNARDARTWORK.COM and cop some prints ’cause it is most definitely that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud #youtube // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #boombap #DJ #mix #interview #podcast #ATL #WORLDWIDE #RIPCOMBATJACK Recorded live January 19, 2020 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA southernvangard.com @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #soundcloud #youtube #spotifypodcast #googlepodcasts #stitcherradio #mixcloud #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard twitter/IG: @southernvangard @jondoeatl @cappuccinomeeks