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The creators of GTAIV went to great lengths to create the games Liberty City in the image of NYC. Not only does the game contain iconic architectural parts of NYC, like Times Square and Lady Liberty, but the game also features other NYC legends, aka COPE2! Lately it seems COPE2 is everywhere, the DROP reported on the mans work with Adidas, plus he has been working with Ecko and others. Now the man comes off big in GTAIV. You gotta give it up, this true king is taking over everything!

Even Niko can’t help but check out that crisp throwie!

Following the below post on 11 Spring Street, I felt it was necessary to put up this photograph of the building located just down the street. Right on the corner of Spring and Bowery sits another canvas of street artist and graffiti writers. While this building never reached the notoriety of 11 Spring Street, it’s walls have still been graced with the works of REVS, Judith Supine, WK, Shepard Fairey, the IRAK crew and many, many more. Now the majority of the building is covered in memorial graffiti for Joey Semz. Props.

It has been over a year now since NYC, nay the World lost one of the most valuable street art canvases ever to exist. For years 11 Spring Street was the equivalent of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel with the works of modern day Michaelangelo’s gracing every inch of it. 11 Spring Street amplified the difference between graffiti and street art (because yes, there is a HUGE difference) and the battle and embracing between these two cultures. The walls were constantly changing and telling the stories of those putting their mark on them and tales of the city. The reason I am writing about 11 Spring so long after it has been covered in construction tarps and scaffolding, in the interim of being whitewashed and becoming multi-million dollar condo’s, is simple, I walked passed the decomposed shell of a building that was once a gorgeous piece of art, life and NYC and just missed it. This is yet another example of old and true NYC being phased out into anywhere U.S.A.

R.I.P. 11 Spring.

For more information and images check out these links:
Wooster Collective, Wooster On Spring, NY Times, Streetsy

Adidas has teamed up with Footlocker, once again, to bring out some street inspired sneaks. This time the kicks are handled by NYC legend Cope2. Releasing nationwide on March 17th will be complete collection of kicks and apparel for graf, art, Cope2 and sneaker heads alike!