Although this is a Trailer Park Proyects commissioned print, it is not part of the fine art prints series we have been producing since we started.
As a big Vico-C fan who grew up listening to his music and having every single album he has ever released, I decided to brainstorm with my friend Francis Fernandez to make an artwork to honor him. We came up with this print idea of adding Vico-C marble bust to the group of busts of all great philosophers throughout the history of the world.
Vico-C is know as el filosofo del rap because of his deep conscience lyrics and his longevity as an artist staying relevant and at the top of the game even in his 50s. He still is regarded as one of the best by everyone and he is not just a top rapper he is a legendary icon who help start the rap and reggaeton genre which has become a world wide phenomenon.
Vico whom is currently living in Orlando, FL has had a rough life and he became a teen artist for his ability to rap and create a unique sound that was appealing to the masses and the younger crowd. He became sensation with his underground tapes with songs like El Vikingo, Estaba en Coma, Soy de la Calle and other that help him get a record deal with Prime Records along with DJ Negro as his producer and DJ. When they released La Recta Final back in the mid 80s when I was in grade school it became huge hit making him a superstar. Along with Brewley MC, Ruben DJ, Lisa M, Wilfred y la ganga and others they paved the way for what we know as Reggaeton.
Hailing from Las Acacias in Puerta De Tierra, Luis Armando Lozada grew up in a low income housing project where he befriended and grew up with people in need and doing anything they could to survive which sometimes was not the best paths to follow. As a kid being a kid with peer pressure all around him he succumbed to drugs and became an addict which led to some legal problems and also some criminal activity. He had an accident that led him down a downward spiral of drug abuse and alcoholism from which he recovered and is still sober to this day.
He became a born again evangelical Christian and retired for a short period of time to compose his life and prioritizing in his wife Sonia and his children. In 1999 he returned to the music with an album titled Aquel que habia muerto, which shaked the rap/reggaeton scene in Puerto Rico. As usual his work is always pushing for equality and of social problems that help us understand how society works in favor of a little and against most of us.
I am grateful for Vico and proud to be a fan, although I don't really love sacra music, he is my exception because he has always been preaching about social equality and teaching us about life. Sometimes I have issues because after all he did, now he is judging lifestyles and saying no one else should do what he did or go through that. I feel it's everyone chooses the path they follow and learn from that just like he did. Still his believes never betrayed his raw style and the religious push is minimum in his music just a mention here and there and his delivery and word managing didn't suffer at all.
Vico is an example of perseverance and talent that was helped and guided even when he had hit rock bottom. He is an example that everyone needs mentors to help them in life and guide them become the best version of themselves.
El Filosofo del Rap
Francis Fernandez
Limited edition silkscreen print
11" x 17"
Edition of 40
Signed in the plate
Printerd by La Serigrafica
We will try to produce more of these 11" x 17" silkscreen print in the future and put out there some fun art for everyone to enjoy at an affordable price of $40.
No comments:
Post a Comment