Ibrahim ali-salaam “Taking, Making, Moving, Shaping: What Hip Hop Means to Me”

Show Dates: October 13, 2023 - October 29, 2023

Opening Reception: October 13, 2023 6-8/9PM

Gallery Hours: Fridays 6-8PM, Saturdays 12-5PM, Sundays 12-5PM

Artist Statement:

“Get your face blown, might face the chrome, we take this more serious than just a poem” (Inspectah Deck on “Play for Keeps”) 

“Heads relax and play the back when I spill, regulate a flow like chicks on birth control pills” (Bahamadia "3 Tha Hard Way")

I always loved that feeling when you hear a dope verse or a line and want to rewind it back a few times. 

"Yo!…What did that MuthaF**** just say?!” Is what comes out of my mouth when I experience these moments. 

Those lyrics that hit differently than others.

In my paintings it is those moments I am sharing with you. 

That’s what Hip Hop means to me