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"The System’s B!tch” is a raw visual scream — loud, chaotic, and unapologetically distorted. It explores the deeply ingrained stereotypes projected onto Black lives: the drug dealer, the prisoner, the prostitute. These characters may appear to fit those labels on the surface — but that’s the point. The woman on the left challenges the image of a prostitute. The man on the right could be anyone, yet society sees him as a threat. The central figure in orange makes the prison reference undeniable — but all three wear tones of incarceration, showing how thin the line is between ‘free’ and ‘trapped.’ The background graveyard is a reminder that judgment, pain, and struggle don’t stop life from moving forward. The halo isn’t holy — it’s surveillance. The newspaper face reflects how the media spins partial truths. One eye is blacked out — muted. The smile is a forced performance. This piece speaks to the exhausting reality of being boxed in by roles you never chose — and still daring to create, exist, and resist.

From Jazme'n Nicole Burdette

  1. THE DANGEROUS ONE by JAZ, Image 1.

    THE DANGEROUS ONE, 2024

    Mixed Media

    16 x 19 in (40.64 x 48.26 cm)

    US$9,110,000

  2. PUT YA MONEY WHERE YA MOUF IS by Jazme'n Nicole Burdette, Image 1.

    PUT YA MONEY WHERE YA MOUF IS, Jul 2024

    Mixed Media

    US$100,000,000

  3. RUMOR HAS IT by JAZ, Image 2.

    RUMOR HAS IT, 2023

    Mixed Media

  4. VULNERABLE by JAZ, Image 1.

    VULNERABLE

  5. VILLAIN by JAZ, Image 1.

    VILLAIN

  6. THE UGLY SIDE OF HER by JAZ, Image 1.

    THE UGLY SIDE OF HER

  7. PPL PLEASER by JAZ, Image 1.

    PPL PLEASER

  8. POVERTY WILL NOT KILL ME by JAZ, Image 2.

    POVERTY WILL NOT KILL ME, 2024

    Mixed

    17x12

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