Knowledge & Methods: An Ode To 50 Years of Hip-Hop

Knowledge & Methods: An Ode To 50 Years of Hip-Hop by artists TAMEARTZ and Bill Strobel is located in the Ludlow neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is the second mural in the Ode to Hip-Hop series by TAMEARTZ and Strobel. Covering the north and south walls of the Oxford Street underpass between 9th and 10th Streets in North Philadelphia, this mural aims to provide viewers with an in-depth visual and auditory description of Hip-Hop culture, encapsulating a multi-layered concept describing each element of Hip-Hop, it’s history, and the cultural impact it has had in Philadelphia. Each element is represented using a technical and architectural approach, all while simultaneously providing a poetic expression by Reef The Lost Cauze an MC= Emcee.

This mural was produced and installed with the full permission of the site owner. The use of graffiti in this first-of-its-kind design is not an endorsement of unauthorized art but a celebration of a beloved, influential, and globally recognized visual art form, which is a key element of Hip-Hop.

Consultants on the project include: Tiny Room For Elephants, Anthony “YNOT” Denaro, Gabriel “SADE TCM” Fantauzzi, Mike Greenidge, Brian Brown, SAT-ONE, Lee Jones, Jessy Kyle