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Just hours after Chris Devins finished a mural of Detroit-raised rapper Eminem, the artwork was vandalized.

September 7, 2021 The same painter created the viral street art of King Von. Apparently, someone in the city of Detroit was not happy about Eminems image gracing a wall in the Cass Corridor. Just hours after artist/urban planner Chris Devins finished a mural of the rapper, the artwork was vandalized. Only one day after completion, some idiot in Detroit already defaced the new mural. You cant give some people anything good. Dumb. I can probably fix it but damn, wrote Chris Devins on Instagram. According to The Detroit News , Chris Devins painted the mural on Saturday while he was in town for Labor Day weekend. The uncommissioned street art reportedly took around six hours to complete. Chris Devinss painting was based on Nitin Vadukuls photograph of Eminem as the Pinhead characterfrom the 1987 horror film Hellraiser. Vandals decided to draw on the Eminem mural with what appeared to be sharpies. A post shared by Chris Devins MUPP 13k (@chris_devins_) I want to restore it to its original value, the founder of the Chris Devins Creative brand told The Detroit News. I would like to re-present it to the community in its unblemished form. As a Chicago native, Chris Devins also paid tribute to two deceased rappers from his hometown. Devins previously created murals of the late Chicago-bred recording artists Juice WRLD and King Von In addition, Chris Devins has painted outdoor murals of fellow Chicagoans Kanye West, Chance The Rapper, and Common. Devins also decorated a wall across the street from Chicagos Bouchet School with the face of Former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama. Read more