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: Darryl Davis a.k.a. Lyrrad

: Lyrrad´s Favourite Work

: Ruthless Logo made by Lyrrad

: Outstanding 808 Cover

: Kru-Cut Logo made by Lyrrad

: Flyerwork by Darryl Davis

: The First One

: Design West Coast Pioneers 2006

: Design West Coast Pioneers 2006

LYRRAD HE GAVE THE WEST COAST "THE LOOK"

Born: June, 1954
Real Name: Darryl Davis
Artist Name: Lyrrad

Darryl Davis started as a graffitti artists back in the 70´s. At that time he did several flyers and promotion material for clubs and discos. He first came in contact with the rap scene by doin the Coverwork for the first World Class Wreckin Cru record "Slice". After this he worked on drawings for West Coast Classics like World Class Wreckin Cru´s "Sugery", "Juice", "Bust it up" and Unknown DJ´s "808 Beats", "Let´s Jam", "Breakdown" and many more. Darry Davis also was creative Mastermind behind the Kru-Cut, Techno Hop and Ruthless Logo. Beside his well known cover art he helped to produce titles like Unknown DJ
"808 Beats", "Let´s Jam" and played the guitar part in "Facade - The Groove".

His typical drawing style and his musical influence in the early West Coast Rap is known to each record collector over the world. Allthough it is allmost an quality sign of the music if Lyrrad created the cover. Darryl Davis gave the West Coast Movement the visual Art by creating the most known Record Covers of allmost every important Record Release.

A very special thanks we like to add, for the drawing of the West Coast Pioneers Logo.