Laurens Jansen is a Belgium based artist who specializes in colored pencil portraits of hip-hop legends like Biggie Smalls, Rakim, Wu-Tang Clan, and many more. After a three year run as a professional basketball player for Gembo BBC, Belgium, he retired and began to focus sincerely on his art.

His art has received significant acclaim on social media platforms and in several cases has been re-posted by the subjects of the portraits themselves (Snoop Dogg, Cardi B, DMX and Funkmaster Flex to name a few).