rap quotes as street signs in new york city by jay shells
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‘rap quotes’ as street signs in new york city by jay shells image screenshot courtesy animal new york
in the site-specific street art project ‘rap quotes’, new york-based artist jay shells installs over thirty street signs with lyrical references to hip-hop songs and their appropriate NYC location. for instance, the intersection of broadway and myrtle avenue in brooklyn receives a mos def sign featuring the line: ‘I’m blacker than midnight at broadway and myrtle.’ ‘new york city is the birthplace of hip-hop and if any place deserve this historical map of sorts, it’s new york,’ says shells. the project features quotes from musicians such as jay-z, nas and redman.
jay shells drops ‘rap quotes,’ his most site-specific street art project yet animalnewyork
a selection of quotes image courtesy animal new york
'used to ride with him to brooklyn, lewis and hasley, cop chocolate thai, vernon style and burn it down' - nas
'158 lewis avenue between lafayette and van buren, that was back durin' the days of hangin' on my bed-stuy block' - big daddy kane
'I’m blacker than midnight at broadway and myrtle.' - mos def
'cough up a lung where I'm from, marcy son, ain't nothin' nice' - jay-z
'his momma said, donovan why are you on the corner of linden and guy r. brewer?' - pharoahe monch
'on a park bench on 12th street, my whole crew's famous, you try to bust your gat and keep it real but you nameless' - prodigy
'patterson projects is where I rest, but I claim the whole planet cuz it's mine goddammit' - a.g
'yes, yes yall, you know we talkin' it all see how we bringin' the street corner to cargenie hall' - busta rhymes
rodrigo caula I designboom
mar 28, 2013
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Aside from making sure your road signs are attractive and professional-looking, see to it that they comply with the guidelines set by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices or MUTCD. Don’t forget to clean and regularly maintain your street signs, so they remain presentable and easy to see and read.
Aside from making sure your road signs are attractive and professional-looking, see to it that they comply with the guidelines set by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices or MUTCD. Don’t forget to clean and regularly maintain your street signs, so they remain presentable and easy to see and read.