‘Bang Bang Boogie’ Jersey City, NJ.

A tribute to hip hop culture and its origins, featuring the different elements of hip hop (Bboying, Mcing, Graffiti, Djing…) in an old school block party kind of a scene, including the fire hydrant pumping water and the iconic boombox.

Keeping it local, I took the color palette from New Jersey’s Sugarhill Gang verse in their famous ‘Rappers Delight’: “I’d like to say hello to the black to the white, the red and the brown (dark red in this case), the purple and yellow”. The rap lingo and abstractions from the song were also an inspiration to make all the characters interact merging into a sort of a trippy camouflage pattern.

That was fun, love this neighborhood. Many thanks to Brooke and Peso from the mural program (JCMAP), Fred Shandler and much love to my NY family Luis Lucas & Jennifer for their support and hospitality.

The wall is located in Monticello ave with Belmont, Jersey City.