Dave Halili

Dave Halili
Body Count's album cover, featuring artwork by Dave Halili
Birth name	David M. Halili
Born	30 April 1968(1968-04-30) Fullerton, California
Nationality	American
Field	Painting, drawing, graphics
Works	Ice-T album covers

Dave Halili is a contemporary American fine arts illustrator and graphic designer of album cover paintings, posters, logos, T-shirts and other graphical merchandise. His best-known works are the album covers for Body Count (Body Count, Born Dead), Ice-T (Home Invasion, VI - Return of the Real), The Skeletones (Skeletones Red) and California Ska-Quake that have earned him 4 platinum record awards, 3 gold awards and 2 gold Europe awards from RIAA.^[1][2] His artwork on the cover of Body Count became to embody the band's song Cop Killer that was widely criticized by the authorities, raising questions about the boundaries between artistic freedom and censorship.^[3][4][5] This controversy and the disagreement over Halili's design for the cover of Home Invasion forced Ice-T to leave Warner Brothers Records.^[6] He released the album with Halili's original illustration by his own record label Rhyme Syndicate Records.^[7]

Besides the above-named, Halili has also worked with N.W.A, No Doubt, Donald D, King Tee, Everlast and others. He resides and works in Orange County, California where he runs a print shop 'Halili Style Graphics & More'.^[8]

References

1. ^ "Artist Credits: Dave Halili". ARTIST Direct Music. http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/credits/dave-halili/877171. Retrieved Nov. 9, 2011. 
2. ^ Sherry, James; Neil Aldis (2006). Heavy Metal Thunder: Kick-Ass Cover Art from Kick-Ass Albums. Chronicle Books. 
3. ^ Hamashige, Hope (January 16, 1995). "The Artist and the Bad Rap: Brea designer took heat for cover work on Ice-T album with infamous song 'Cop Killer'". LA Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1995-01-16/business/fi-20689_1_cop-killer. 
4. ^ Hamashige, Hope (January 30, 1995). "The Short, Graphic Career of David Halili: Controversy over an Ice-T rap album he designed hasn't hurt". LA Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1995-01-30/business/fi-26140_1_album-cover-designs. 
5. ^ The Ice Opinion: Who Gives a Fuck?. St Martins Press. 1994. 
6. ^ Rule, Sheila (January 29, 1993). "Ice-T and Warner Are Parting Company". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1993/01/29/arts/ice-t-and-warner-are-parting-company.html?src=pm. 
7. ^ Pareles, John (March 29, 1993). "Ice-T's Latest Gangster-Rap Caper Finds Him Alone and on His Own". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/29/arts/critic-s-notebook-ice-t-s-latest-gangster-rap-caper-finds-him-alone-his-own.html. 
8. ^ "Halili Style Graphics". Manta. http://www.manta.com/c/mmd9kpv/halili-style-graphics. Retrieved Nov. 9, 2011. 

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Name	Halili, Dave
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Date of birth	April 30, 1968
Place of birth	Fullerton, California
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