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Koe Rodriguez

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Rest in Power Denise Oliver Velez ✊🏾💐✊🏼Repost from @fromtherecord_•She helped to better the quality of life for Puerto Ricans and other underserved communities and her legacy will forever be remembered. 🕊️ ..#deniseolivervelez #younglords #puertorico #nyc #justice by @koerodriguez

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H🔥T OFF THE PRESS! 👇🏼Repost from @beyondthestreetsart•NEW BOOK 🚨: Can Control Magazine: The complete archives 1987-1995 Now Available 👀Can Control is one of the first graffiti magazines published. Founded in Los Angeles by friends and graffiti writers CHARLIE & POWER in 1987 as Ghetto Art before rebranding to Can Control in 1990 with POWER taking the reins. It served as both communication network and illustrative bible of graffiti, with its internationally distributed issues full of photos and interviews. Published by BEYOND THE STREETS, the oversized, hardbound Can Control compendium spans 1987–1995, is 400 pages, and weighs over 7 lbs. It features all the issues from that period, many scanned directly from the paste-up boards, along with bonus ephemera, behind-the-scenes outtakes, and other unseen gems straight from POWER’s camera.Can Control Magazine: The Complete Archives 1987-1995Can Control Magazine, 2026Hardbound, 2000+ Images, Full color400 Pages11 x 13 in (27.94 x 33.02 cm)Published by BEYOND THE STREETS PublishingAvailable as a signed or unsigned editionGet yours now at beyondthestreets.com ‼️@cancontrolone @beyondthestreetsart by @koerodriguez

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How fast does a year go! This time last year with the Rod Squad in our favorite home away from home. Shout-out to my Paris Fam. We’ll see you guys soon! 🇫🇷 💙Photo ©️ James “Koe” Rodriguez #Paris #France #RodSquad #KoeRodriguez by @koerodriguez

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REASONABLE DOUBT 30 🍾In 2017, I collaborated on an exclusive @atw_brand Jay-Z tee with OG photographer @jamilgshere The collabo included a trip to Jamil’s Brooklyn lab to unearth a visual jewel that would facilitate our premiere tee. After a few minutes of digging in his analog crates, Jamil produced the contact sheet from his legendary shoot with Jay-Z pre “Reasonable Doubt.” In this photo, Jamil points to the money shot which features Jay lampin’ on a Lexus ES with a custom vanity plate that he attached to the car with gaffing tape. 3 decades later, Jamil’s discerning eye (and art direction) has cemented his image of a cultural icon into Hip-Hop history. 📸: Contact sheet and respective images ©️1996 Jamil GS. Photo here ©️2017 James “Koe” Rodriguez. #ReasonableDoubt40 #JayZ #JamilGS #KoeRodriguez #HipHopPhotography by @koerodriguez

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Happy Father’s Day to all the Dad’s out that took the time to love, discipline, guide, rescue, educate, humble, and mold their children into great human beings. Thank you. 🙏🏼 And salute. 🫡 📸: The original Rod Squad. Race day with Pop Rodriguez and my brother Bob somewhere in the Garden State. My father once told me I made him stop smoking cigarettes when I was a kid. He swapped his cancer sticks for running shoes and got into bettering not destroying himself. He started running like Forrest Gump and then got my brother Bob & I into it shortly thereafter. He was teaching us at a very young age the power of mental and physical fitness and no doubt helping us to avoid many of the trappings that lie in wait for urban youth growing up in the ‘70s and ‘80s. We had a lot of fun traveling around the state and even NY for races ‘n such. Pop even ran the NYC Marathon (and a couple in Jersey) during the height of his running days. Not bad for a cat knocking down Buds and stogies a year or so prior. Thanks Pop for all the Love, Discipline and Life Lessons — teaching us how to roll dice, shoot pool and compete at a young age was also kool — none of it was in vain. 💙🍺🇵🇷🫡 Photo©️Koe Rodriguez Archives. by @koerodriguez

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‘Cause two celebrations are always better than one! Que Bonita Bandera! 🇵🇷💙🏀#nycpuertoricandayparade2026 #Boricua #NYknicks #PuertoRicanPride by @koerodriguez

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Congratulations to The Boss @jalenbrunson1 and those Bad Muthas @nyknicks for their ⚡️EPIC⚡️win last night! The last time the Knicks won a championship, Nixon was President, Disco was jumping off and gas was $0.39 a gallon. The Finals’ games were a real rollercoaster ride and nothing short of legendary. And that Knicksmania (not just in Nueva York) was one for the books, or a @officialspikelee documentary. ;) I was too young to celebrate the Knicks’ big win in ‘73, but you better believe I reveled in all of the HOOPla in ‘26!! WE W🏀N THAT, BABY! 🍾📸: Two cover stories for the ages. The dream team. Jalen looking like an ‘80s MC on the mic with the funky goggles and cap during his post game interview. First 3 photos ©️their respective owners. Last photo ©️James “Koe” Rodriguez. #NYknicks #NYSTATEOFMIND by @koerodriguez

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Some young bucks @spurs can get lucky and win A game, but it takes a real “OG” @oanunoby to win BIG games! Knicks in 5, baby! N⚡️Y STATE OF MIND 🏀#Knicks #NYbasketball by @koerodriguez

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SUNDAY STEEZ: NIKE X ADIDAS X NY KNICKSNormally, my old school dress code ethics wouldn’t allow me to rock two sneaker brands, simultaneously, but when both @nikebasketball and @adidasoriginals are reppin’ the @nyknicks I’m reppin’ both brands. Let’s go NY! 🏀 #LetsGoNY #nyknicksbasketball #Knickerbockers #Adidas #Nike by @koerodriguez

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Exchange Place, Jersey City back in the day. When we had the Towers and a less gentrified J.C. Photographer unknown. #jerseycitynj #chilltown #JC #newjerseyphotographY #TBT by @koerodriguez

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IT TAKES TWO…Congratulations to 🇵🇷 Boricua jockey Jose Ortiz for winning the 152nd Kentucky Oaks yesterday and the 152nd Kentucky Derby today. Two amazing rides for the books! 🐎🏆#JoseOrtiz #Boricua #Jockey #KentuckyDerby by @koerodriguez

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Repost from @newartsjustice•Two Weeks Away! Join Us on Tuesday, May 12th at 5:30pm for the Wards of Newark: Manuel Acevedo, a citywide public art exhibition featuring black-and-white photographs of Newark, taken from 1982 to 1987, by the multidisciplinary artist and Newark native @698manuelacevedo . Curated by @salamishah , Director of New Arts at Rutgers University—Newark, @wardsofnewark is located across the five wards, West, South, Central, North, and East, and offers a new map of the city’s past vitality and current diversity. Hosted as a partnership between @rutgersnewarkofficial and @cityofnewarknj , “Wards of Newark” features large-scale billboards and murals at key sites in the city:📍West Ward: Former Pabst Blue Ribbon Brewery, 588 S Orange Ave📍South Ward: Soundstage Park, 450 Clinton Ave📍Central Ward: Rutgers University/Halsey Street, 5 Linden Street📍North Ward: Branch Brook Park (Near the Roller Skating Rink)📍East Ward: Riverfront Park, 709 Raymond BlvdTo celebrate the opening of this historic exhibition, we will gather at the Central Ward site, located at 5 Linden Street, for brief remarks, guided tours, music, food trucks, and ice cream!🔗Register now with the link in BioThe exhibition is presented by Rutgers University—Newark, in partnership with Newark’s Department of Arts and Cultural Affairs. Additionally, the Ford Foundation, Emerson Collective, and A Long Walk Home have provided generous support for this exhibition.Special Thanks to:Branch Brook Park Alliance @branchbrookpark Crown BankEssex County Department of Parks @essexparks The Hanini Group @haninigroup The HLLC at Rutgers University—Newark @hllcrun Newark City Parks Foundation, Inc. @newarkcityparks Division of Art and Cultural Affairs, NewarkDepartment of Recreation, Cultural Affairs & Senior Services, Newark#wardsofnewark #publicart #manuelacevedo #cityofnewark #photographyarchive by @koerodriguez

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