I Am The Bronx

History was made again this week, when the Tats Cru a/k/a The Mural Kings joined forces with Thrive Collective for the “I Am The Bronx” school mural at JHS 123. It was a homecoming of sorts for Bio, Nicer, and BG 183, who grew up in the school’s Soundview neighborhood and began muraling together in the early 1980s. As a boy, Nicer literally lived down the block from the school, and they attended early hip hop jams with Afrika Bambaataa and Grandmaster Flash in the school’s gymnasium.

Here’s an Instagram preview of the portfolio to come.

Today’s project with @nycthrive and the students of JHS 123 in the Bronx #tatscru #themuralkings #thrivecollective #bringartback #drneildegrassetyson #soniasotomayor #supremecourtjustice #thebronx #jhs123 #biotatscru #nicer #bg183 #subway #bronxbuildings #science

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(1 of 2) Our students create with the best. The legendary @tatscru crushed it today with students from JHS 123 in Soundview, where they grew up and started making murals in the early 1980s. Thank you @biotatscru @nicertatscru @bg183_tats_cru_ for embracing our students and the opportunity to elevate their sense of possibilities with the "I Am The Bronx" #SchoolMurals project. #WeAreThrive #BringArtBack #CreateMemories @nycschools @nycservice @nycyouth @nyculture @armordtribe91

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(2 of 2) Our students create with the best. The legendary @tatscru crushed it today with students from JHS 123 in Soundview, where they grew up and started making murals in the early 1980s. Thank you @biotatscru @nicertatscru @bg183_tats_cru_ for embracing our students and the opportunity to elevate their sense of possibilities with the "I Am The Bronx" #SchoolMurals project. #WeAreThrive #BringArtBack #CreateMemories @nycschools @nycservice @nycyouth @nyculture @armordtribe91

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