More than a corner store. This is the culture.
Welcome Bodegallery
Bodegallery is my ode to the urban experience—a love letter to the culture that raised me. Growing up in the Bronx and being shaped by Manhattan gave me a deep appreciation for the rhythm, beauty, and rawness of city life.
At the heart of that life? The bodega. It’s more than a corner store—it’s a symbol of community, survival, and style. It’s where the hood meets the hustle, and where stories live on every shelf.
Bodegallery celebrates that energy. It’s a space where urban culture meets artistry, where everyday life is elevated into visual language. This is for the dreamers, the rebels, the kids who grew up on chopped cheeses and concrete creativity.
This is art from the block—real, honest, and rooted in the culture.
EVRY THUG NEED A HUG
The first drop from Land of Dr3ams
Evry thug need a hug.
That came to me real naturally—because I really love a good rhyme. It’s poetic. It’s real.
The word “thug” has always had mixed connotations for me. Of course, it can mean a street guy, a man who knows the game and maneuvers through it—sometimes for good, many times for survival. But I also see it as something deeper. To me, a “thug” can be someone who’s rough around the edges but still got a heart. Someone who’s been labeled, misunderstood, and overlooked, but still got soul.
I always think of Gangstalicious’ song “Thuggin’ Love” from The Boondocks—if you know, you know. Then there’s Tupac, who had THUG LIFE tatted on him, with his own powerful meaning. That stuck with me. So I made my own acronym:
THUG = True Human Under God
And in that case… we all a thug.
This project is about challenging and changing how we see people, how we hear words, how we comprehend what’s real. That’s my medium as an artist: to redefine, realign, and change ya mind.
EVRY THUG NEED A HUG is a love letter.
To God.
To all the men who get trapped inside a label.
To all the women who love and hold them down.
To everyone just trying to be seen and feel safe.
At the end of the day—we all want love.
We all need a hug.
