rap quotes as street signs in new york city by jay shells
in the site-specific street art project, over thirty street signs are installed with lyrical references to hip-hop songs and their appropriate new york city location.
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‘rap quotes’ as street signs in new york city by jay shellsimage 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 featuresquotes 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 quotesimage courtesy animal new york
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