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Artist Roy Secord's "Bronx Seasons Everchanging" mosaic pieces installed in the 174-175th Street Station on the B,D line in the Bronx
Pulling some old photos off my hard drive. This one from the New York Botanical Garden dates back to my old Canon A630.
Conceptual painting for a side project of mine in 1999. Based off of a few different photos found online of the Bronx in the early 80's. Compiled some of the buildings and streets into this composition.
Gouache and ink on illustration board.
Déjà’s mother was a crack addict and prostitute. At five Déjà started raising the other five children in the house. All shared a mother and none shared a father.
At nine her mother was taken away and the children split up. Déjà ran away from her foster family at twelve and came out as a woman. “I picked up all sorts of habits. I started doing things I don’t do, including smoking crack like my momma did.”
She has been in Hunts Point only a week, “I relapsed so here I am.”
She lives with Michael in an empty lot, working the track at night. “The only way I can prostitute is to drink and to do cocaine. How can you pretend to love and have sex otherwise? Addiction makes you do things you don't want to do.”
She sat in the cold spray of the hydrant, cooling off.
“I want the white picket fence, the Tupperware parties, the husband and kids.”
“Dream? That’s a fairy tale not a dream. Out here you can’t have dreams.”
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Tune: Man Parish - Boogie Down Bronx
[Chorus]
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Boogie
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Boogie Boogie
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Boogie Boogie Boogie
[Verse 2]
One young man born to be an emcee
The only one that rocks you with a guarantee
Because I dress to impress, guaranteed to be a hit
I walk down the street, the girls are jumping on it
I got the ladies on my left, streets on my right
The ladies follow me all through the night
'Cause I'm the one with the action, the king of satisfaction
You listen to my rhythm, there is a chain reaction
Goes up your back and comes down your spine
And when it hits your head, it's gonna blow your mind
And if you're from the Bronx and you hear the sound
Come on, everybody, boogie down, boogie down
[Chorus]
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Boogie
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Boogie Boogie
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Boogie Boogie Boogie
[Verse 3]
My man Man Parrish and Cool Raul
Cooler than the water in a swimming pool
Like a R to the A, the U and the L
Pushing more power than a Duracell
And like the M to the A, the N, N, the Y
The Hip Hop master that you can't deny
So check out the beat and listen to the sound
And if you're from the Bronx just boogie down
[Chorus]
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Boogie
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Boogie Boogie
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Boogie Boogie Boogie
[Verse 4]
People all around walking 'round in the streets
They got the funky box with the Johnski beats
You hear the sound, become a believer
You go to the Bronx, hang out at The Fever
You take the D to 205th
You go see me 'cause I got the gift
And I'm the cool emcee with the vicious sounds
I'm not from the Bronx, but I still Boogie Down
F to the R, double E, Z, E
F to the O, the R, C, E
Yes, the Freeze Force and we never lost
At any cost 'cause I'm the boss
I'm the cash bank money keeper, never broke, never cheaper
If you ask me for a dime, give it to you any time
Keep cash money but I'm no jerk
I can use it, don't abuse it, I can put it to work
Just to buy my clothes, all designer names
And if you wanna bite you'll never look the same
Bill Blass, Calvin Klein are some of mine
You'll never catch me on the welfare line
[Chorus]
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Boogie
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Boogie Boogie
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Boogie Boogie Boogie
[Verse 5]
You've got the perfect beat, I hear you say
But you better listen close 'cause I'm here to state
That I rock so good, I rock so strong
I rock so well 'cause I last so long
I rock the mic with the greatest of ease
For all the all fine and the sweet and the young ladies
And when I say my rhymes, I know you want to bite
That's not right or polite, so we have to fight
But I don't want to fight, I'd rather rhyme instead
Because my rhymes sound fresher than Wonder Bread
And all my brothers in the Bronx we got to rhyme
Catch all the ladies and blow their minds
And all the brothers and the sisters in the US of A
This hip hop music is here to stay
[Outro]
Johnski boogies down to the Boogie Down Bronx
Freeze Force boogies down to the Boogie Down Bronx
Raul boogies down to the Boogie Down Bronx
Zulu Nation boogies down to the Boogie Down Bronx
Mayor Koch boogies down to the Boogie Down Bronx
[?] boogies down to the Boogie Down Bronx
Captain Mike boogies down to the Boogie Down Bronx
Two Sisters boogies down to the Boogie Down Bronx
Roxy boogies down to the Boogie Down Bronx
Harlem House boogies down to the Boogie Down Bronx
Fever boogies down to the Boogie Down Bronx
Danceteria boogies down to the Boogie Down Bronx
Brooklyn boogies down to the Boogie Down Bronx
Queens boogies down to the Boogie Down Bronx
Staten Island boogies down to the Boogie Down Bronx
Manhattan boogies down to the Boogie Down Bronx
[Chorus]
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Boogie
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Boogie Boogie
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Boogie Boogie Boogie
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Boogie
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Boogie Boogie
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Boogie Boogie Boogie
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Boogie
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Boogie Boogie
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Boogie Boogie Boogie
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Boogie
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Boogie Boogie
Boogie Down Bronx, Boogie Boogie Boogie Boogie