Proof

• OBSERVED “Tucson Takeover 2008,” presented by Royal Epic Clothing at Tucson Convention Center Arena, with Lil Wayne headlining and about 4,200 attendees.

Sources: Press release, Royal Epic Clothing presents Tucson Takeover (Jan 8, 2008) ; Arizona Daily Star, attendance ; AJ's X post, Feb 7, 2012

• OBSERVED @AJColores joins X; first post that day.
• OBSERVED 90k+ posts by 2023.

Source: X post, @AJColores (Jun 13, 2008)

• OBSERVED First Wayback capture of ajcolores.com.
• OBSERVED Colores Media design studio “officially launched in 2009.”

Source: Wayback Machine capture (Dec 17, 2010) (archived copy)

• OBSERVED Live-music filming credited “Filmed and edited by AJ Colores” on the Gadsen Records channel (ASAP Rocky in Arizona, 52k views; Kreayshawn; Danny Brown).
• OBSERVED Gadsen PR names him “head of Media” (Mar 19, 2012).

Sources: Gadsen Records, YouTube channel (video) ; PRLog (Mar 19, 2012)

• OBSERVED WON Colores Media: Best Graphic Design Firm, AZ Nightlife Industry Awards.
• OBSERVED NOMINATED Best Nightlife Photographer, AZ Nightlife Industry Awards.

Source: AZ Nightlife Industry Awards, award video (video)

• OBSERVED Press profile, “Living His Dream,” Arizona Foothills Magazine.

Source: Arizona Foothills Magazine, “Living His Dream”

• OBSERVED Brisk (PepsiCo) Brisk Mate launch at SXSW: invited creator, Snapchat takeover, showcase photos (HipHopDX x Def Jam).

Source: Brisk on X (Mar 2016)

• OBSERVED XXL credits AJ as director of Master P's “If” and “Ain't Right” (published May 1 and Sep 1, 2017).
• OBSERVED NO LIMIT FOREVER x AVC playlist, 76 videos, 5.41M views.
• OBSERVED IMDb: Growing Up Hip Hop (2016).

Sources: XXL, Master P “If” ; XXL, Master P “Ain't Right” ; IMDb

• OBSERVED 569 client shoots via Snappr (25 categories, 23 AZ cities).
• OBSERVED 4.7/5 from 226 public reviews.

Ratings reflect AJ's client history on Snappr. This is not an endorsement by Snappr.

Source: Snappr profile

• OBSERVED A CBS-affiliate (3TV/azfamily) segment shows AJ by name directing a shoot.

Source: 3TV/azfamily segment (video)

• OBSERVED The official #RAPNOODLES CHALLENGE story credits “📸 @ajcolores” on his Master P photo (story dated Jun 30, 2020).
• AJ-stated AJ says he took the Master P image used on Rap Snacks / Rap Noodles packaging.

Source: AJ's X post, Jan 9, 2022

• OBSERVED Part of the HTTPXX crypto-art collective: tagged in its posts from July 2021, his own #HTTPXX posts from Dec 8, 2021.

Sources: AJ's X post, Dec 8, 2021 ; OpenSea, httpxx://:BlackBox collection

• OBSERVED First NFT Feb 23, 2021; first Foundation listing Mar 3, 2021. Meta Posters and HTTPXX have their own rows.
• AJ-stated Some mints were lost when platforms shut down.

Sources: AJ's X archive (Feb 23, 2021) ; AJ's X archive (Mar 3, 2021)

• OBSERVED Meta Posters, his own NFT series: MetaPoster #13 as a 1/1 on Zora (Aug 12, 2021), the METAPOSTERS collection on OpenSea (Aug 18, 2021).
• OBSERVED Relaunched on his own Manifold contract Jan 24, 2022; the current OpenSea METAPOSTERS collection holds 29 items.

Sources: ajcolores.com, Meta Posters ; OpenSea, METAPOSTERS collection ; AJ's X post, Aug 18, 2021 ; AJ's X post, Jan 24, 2022