Long live the Kane
A must have for Hip-Hop heads worldwide - Janette Beckman's The Breaks: Stylin’ and Profilin’ 1982–1990 Before it was ever called bling, Hip-Hop was sporting dookie ropes, truck jewelery, and of course the fat gold chain, but no one ever rocked one like this. Some new guy rapper needs to pay tribute and get one like this instead of one →
Re-Mo-Nae-do Tee Shirt
"Lemonade was a popular drink and it still is, I get more props and stunts than Bruce Willis." - GURU, may you rest in paradise. We spent hours talking about the lyrics of DWYCK. It's a bonafide gem of the golden era of hip hop. By coincidence I was working on this summer time illustration when I heard the news →
YankDEEZ Tee Shirt
1995 the number- another summer. DEAR FYC concept, joshuaSELF drawing, and ROMER 456 hand-to-hand hustle sold hundreds of these YankDEEZ tee shirts mad quick. I know some people still have these in their collection. The YankDEEZ balls logo was on the chest and the commonwealth eagle with the old nyc subway token was on the upper back. I Took these →
Interborough Ding-Dongs kid’s Tee Shirt
Last one before we move onto something new tomorrow - number 4 of 4 in the series - so excuse me while I repeat myself one more time. Break out your skellie tops, jump ropes and sidewalk chalks. Don't forget the tennis balls and spaldeens for box ball and stoop ball too. If there's enough heads we can grab a →
Scrap Yard Work Bums kid’s Tee Shirt
The games continue! And yes, I will use the same copy for all 4 of these shirts. Break out your skellie tops, jump ropes and sidewalk chalks. Don't forget the tennis balls and spaldeens for box ball and stoop ball too. If there's enough heads we can grab a broomstick and pick teams for the big poppa of street games, →
Tuff City Track Rats kid’s Tee Shirt
Pollen is everywhere my young bumble bees - I'm still sending you outside to play. Break out your skellie tops, jump ropes and sidewalk chalks. Don't forget the tennis balls and spaldeens for box ball and stoop ball too. If there's enough heads we can grab a broomstick and pick teams for the big poppa of street games, stickball! Some →
All City Redbirds kid’s Tee Shirt
Spring has sprung my young pars- which means it's time for city games. Break out your skellie tops, jump ropes and sidewalk chalks. Don't forget the tennis balls and spaldeens for box ball and stoop ball too. If there's enough heads we can grab a broomstick and pick teams for the big poppa of street games, stickball! Some people might →
Young Lion kid’s Tee Shirt
I present to you the young Conquering Lion of Judah- in the iconic Rasta pose. I am putting this up on mysoti.com, a T-Shirt site. I created my version of the Young Lion image so I could make a tee shirt for de likkle yout in my life and I thought I would share it with the general →
Character sketch – Graffiti writer – Juice
Another character sketch. A graffiti writer who goes by the tag Juice. Rockin the Lo hoodie and ready to catch some ups.
Character sketch – Graffiti writer – Blaze
This graffiti writer is catching marker tags in Liquidteks magazine #5. I'm calling him Blaze for the moment. High school graffiti writer. North Face and Air Max, so you know it's NYC.
Young Wooly Sheep Cloud kid’s Tee Shirt
Sheep cloud illustration. The little lamb is named Young Wooly. He is a sheepish rain cloud. Available now on mysoti.com as a kid's tee shirt and a onesie for the baby set. Enjoy!
Scrap Yard Work Bums
The Scrap Yard Work Bums stickball team mascot. I think I'll call him Scrappy.
Tuff City Track Rats
Tuff City Track Rats stickball team mascot. The track rat gets an at-bat.
All City Redbirds
Mascot for the All City Redbirds stickball team.
Birth announcement – twins
Boy and girl twins birth announcement. Printed up lovely with an orange envelope and the whole nine.
Badman a Boss
There should be more Jamaican gangster movies in the world. I got a title for one - Badman a Boss. This is a little in-story movie idea for Blokhedz. I made up a bunch of magazine names, movies, products, etc, for the fictional Empire City, home to Blokhedz. The image used in Blak's bedroom is the initial →
Kool G Rap
The Kool Genius of Rap, also known as Nat Corona - Author of Ill Street Blues, On the Run, Streets of New York and many many more hip-hop scenarios.- This prolific street novelist has been entertaining Empire City since the 80's.
Chuck D aka C.D. Ridenhour
C.D. Ridenhour. Popular author and poet. Award winning novels include Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos, Louder than a Bomb, and Night of the Living Baseheads.
Bubble Goose
The Goose is loose and he's poppin off in all directions, and that spells trouble for sucker ducks. The mythical mascot of Empire City's number one bubble gum, son. Bubble Goose.
Bubble Goose bubble gum
What's poppin cat? Today's image is the Bubble Goose bubble gum logo. An Empire City classic for generations, this is the number one bubble gum, Dun.
Flavius Walker poster
Flavius Walker. All Star, future Hall of Famer, and hometown hero of the Empire City Monarchs.
Case2 TFP Action Figure
The man who invented Computer Rock, famous for super-duty tuff work. This is my illustration for the box of a Style Wars action figure which is in Blak's bedroom.
