F1RST T1ME IS THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY PRACTICE OF BRONX-BORN RAPPER AND CONCEPTUAL ARTIST ANDRES CABAN, USING HIP HOP AS A COMPOSITIONAL METHOD OF SAMPLING, REPETITION, AND RECONTEXTUALIZATION ACROSS MEDIUMS. THROUGH FAMILIAR FORMS AND CULTURAL REFERENCES, THE WORK QUESTIONS AUTHORSHIP, FUNCTION, AND CULTURAL VALUE, BLURRING THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN ARTWORK AND MERCHANDISE.
