The Slums of Shaolin

“I grew up on the crime side, the New York Times side
Staying alive was no jive
Had second hands, moms bounced on old men
So then we moved to Shaolin land
A young youth, yo rockin’ the gold tooth, ‘Lo goose
Only way, I begin to G off was drug loot.”

– C.R.E.A.M by the Wu Tang Clan

"I be Sam, Sam I am/And I don't eat green eggs and ham/Style will hit ya, wham! then goddam/You be like oh shit that's the jam." - the Wu Tang Clan

Collage on paper (2018) 14 ½ x 12 ½ in.

"So I got with a sick ass click and went all out/Catchin' keys from across seas/Rollin MPV's, every week we made forty G's." - the Wu Tang Clan

Collage on paper (2018) 23 x 15 in.

“I am the one and only Method Man/The master of the plan wrappin shit like Saran/Wrap, with some of this and some of that/Hold up (what?) I tawt I tat I putty tat.” – Wu Tang Clan

Collage on paper (2018) 12 x 18 in.

"A young youth, yo rockin' the gold tooth, Lo goose/Only way, I begin to G off was drug loot". - the Wu Tang Clan

Collage on paper (2018) 16 x 8 ½ in.

"Now how many licks does it take/For me to hit the Tootsie Roll center of a break." - the Wu Tang Clan

Collage on paper (2018) 12 x 18 in.

"I smoke the mic like smoking Joe Frazier/The hell raiser, raising hell with the flavor/Terrorize the jam like the troops in Pakistan/Swinging through your town like your neighborhood/ Spiderman." - the Wu Tang Clan

Collage on paper (2018) 14 ¼ x 15 ½ in.

"Making my way on fire escapes/No question I would speed, for cracks and weed/ The combination made my eyes bleed." - the Wu Tang Clan

Collage on paper (2018) 11 ½ x 39 ¼ in.

Detail of "Making my way on fire escapes/No question I would speed, for cracks and weed/ The combination made my eyes bleed." - the Wu Tang Clan

Collage on paper (2018) 11 ½ x 39 ¼ in.

Detail two of "Making my way on fire escapes/No question I would speed, for cracks and weed/ The combination made my eyes bleed." - the Wu Tang Clan

Collage on paper (2018) 11 ½ x 39 ¼ in.

"Straight from Staten, silky like satin." - the Wu Tang Clan

Collage on paper (2018) 6.5 x 11 in.

“Some ain’t had hits since Aunt Mabel/Be doing artists in like Cain did Abel/Now they money’s getting stuck/ to the gum under the table.” – Wu Tang Clan

Collage on paper (2018) 23 x 12 in.

Detail of “Some ain’t had hits since Aunt Mabel/Be doing artists in like Cain did Abel/Now they money’s getting stuck/ to the gum under the table.” – Wu Tang Clan

Collage on paper (2018) 23 x 12 in.

Detail two of “Some ain’t had hits since Aunt Mabel/Be doing artists in like Cain did Abel/Now they money’s getting stuck/ to the gum under the table.” – Wu Tang Clan

Collage on paper (2018) 23 x 12 in.

Wu Tang Clan pulp fiction Severe Punishment gangland

“I despise your killing, and raping/ You're despicable/ Are you, my judge?/ It's just you should be punished/ I'm going to chop off your arm, so are you ready?" - The Wu Tang Clan

Collage on paper (2018) 17 x 21 in.

“The beat kick technique split all your weak shit Yes, the rhythm, the Rebel Alone in my level heat it up past the boiling point of metal”. - the Wu-Tang Clan

Collage on paper (2020) 11 x 8 1/2 in.