Clothes are their canvas - Hip-hop art is a growth business - for this Boston-Rican

“Tony Martinez wants the shirt off your back. He wants your sneakers, your pants, and your ideas. If you tell him what you want, his company will deliver. He even makes you a promise: “Not one other person in the world is gonna have the exact same shirt.”

In just three months, Martinez and his four artists have built a cult following among members of the young Latino community in Jamaica Plain and around the city. At 24, the Jamaica Plain native he calls himself “Boston-Rican” is the founding president of Created By Us Airbrushing CBU, a new company that specializes in customized airbrushed designs on all types of surfaces and clothing. Airbrushing is a staple of the hugely popular Reggaeton music culture among Bostons Latino youth.”

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