The Roots Of Hip-Hop?

B4-XVI before sixteen, a Tumblr by Cecilia Azcarate, compares art from before the 16th century to contemporary images of hip hop.

Left: Henry VIII by the studio of Hans Holbein the Younger, 1540-1550 / Right: Rick Ross

Left: The Adoration of the Magi.Hugo van der Goes. Netherlandish. Late 15th century. 

Right: Wiz Khalifa

Left: Jan van Eyck. Ghent Altarpiece detail. c. 1432 / Rigins.ht: The ATL Twins

Via Kottke and Blort