One would think that one attack on the Prodigy mural in Queens this past weekend would be disrespectful enough. But after artists came back to repair the damage of white paint being splattered over the street art less than 24 hours after completion, vandals returned once again to deface the mural located on Urban Upbound’s building at 13th Street and 40th Avenue near Queensbridge Housing with red paint.
Now after being vandalized a second time, it appears as though Prodigy’s mural will be permanently painted over in black.
The mammoth-sized mural shows the Queens rapper proudly displaying his “Mobb Deep” forearm tattoos.
Prodigy said once upon a time.. “I give thanks to the creator ’cause my life is blessed / And wish all the haters nothing but the best / This is Infamous ’till the name wear out / Clock run out, sun burn out and all hell freezes over When Babylon fall, I’ll be by the shoulder Of the Most High, laughing my balls off like good riddance / Until then I’ll be in the soup kitchen / Cookin’ up shit like this for poverty stricken / Under privileged, brothers and sisters We’re soldiers of the global resistance, forgive me… For being late, I was goin’ through some things / I had to come of age and go through growing pains / You don’t realize what you got ’till it’s gone I had to lose it all to see what I was doing wrong / I was stripped bare down to my soul and burnt out / Then rose like a Phoenix through the fire These people get fat while we starve and go through hell / Nobody looking for no hand out, we offer our skills / In return for a little scraps And on the glass, I seen you laugh when I turned my back / They say revenge is a sweet dish best served cold / But fuck that I need mine fresh off the stove Yeah it’s best served cold, but fuck that I need mine fresh…..” * With that being said, say a prayer for whoever did this to this magnificent art piece for he or she doesn’t understand what this man has done for these little duns on the come up to spread the love of the Dun Language by a group who evolved the world in this modern music age of Hip-Hop. Hip-Hop, it’s worldwide…they are watching. – DJ FATFINGAZ 2017 #ripprodigy #PRODIGY #prodigymobbdeep #queensbridge #QGTM #QUEENS #NYC #NEWYORKCITY @elementsofstyle_nyc
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Shortly after completion, it was splattered with white paint. And artists Jeff Henriquez and Eli Lazare quickly returned to restore the artwork.
Longtime friend Cormega commented on the act via his Instagram account, calling it “some sucker shit.”
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