Any Graffiti Writers on the board? [Archive]

Koffy Brown

05-08-2003, 02:56 PM

Originally posted by Albert D.:
I used to write "Cube" which is my OG name. I used it mostly for piecing and also tagging, but then my name got burned and I had other crews hunting my ass down because at that age I just didn't give a fug about anything or anyone, so I used my second name "Snach" to keep on keepin' on. I was in two crews: TOS (Takin' Out Suckas) and D2D (Down 2 Destroy). Those days are long gone but I still have my photo album of all the pieces we did, as well as piece that other peeps did. how does your name get burned?
and others were after you b/c you tagged over their work...

Raven Fox

05-08-2003, 02:57 PM

Originally posted by Michael J. Carmona:
I used to write DOSE and DOZE. There's only ONE original DOZE

Original Rock Steady Crew writer/artist

Jeffrey "Doze" Green aka Devious Doze

http://www.graffiti.org/doze/doze85.jpg

http://www.expostyle.co.jp/doze/image/doze_a.jpg

http://www.expostyle.co.jp/doze/image/dz_sophia.jpg
his NEW work

=================

as for me, I just really admired all of the graffiti artists in NYC from Lady Pink to Dondi to Futura 2000 to Fabel to all of them...

[ May 08, 2003, 04:03 PM: Message edited by: Raven Fox ]

05-08-2003, 03:00 PM

Originally posted by Ashaki:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Albert D.:
I used to write "Cube" which is my OG name. I used it mostly for piecing and also tagging, but then my name got burned and I had other crews hunting my ass down because at that age I just didn't give a fug about anything or anyone, so I used my second name "Snach" to keep on keepin' on. I was in two crews: TOS (Takin' Out Suckas) and D2D (Down 2 Destroy). Those days are long gone but I still have my photo album of all the pieces we did, as well as piece that other peeps did. how does your name get burned?
and others were after you b/c you tagged over their work... [/QUOTE]I tagged over some other fewl that scrawled his crap all over our kickback area. We used to chill out in the riverbed by my house under the bridge where we would put up pieces. Well, some fewl thought it wouldn't mean shit if he tagged all over MY piece. I didn't like that and I crossed him as well as his crew out. I just didn't give a fug. They never did find out who I was cause I was real quiet about it and I always made sure I was with my friends too. A few of them did find out who I was when we threw down at some train tracks where writers would piece a lot, but we were 5 and they were 3 so we gave them an ass whoopin' and we got the fug outta there.

Pete Nice

05-08-2003, 03:00 PM

05-08-2003, 03:05 PM

Originally posted by square root:
d2d, who else was in that crew, i know i have flicks with that crew. I didn't know everyone cause it was all over SoCal. We were in Santa Ana, Anaheim, Inglewood, LA, a few heads in San Diego, and a few heads in Riverside. In Santa Ana it was me (Cube), Void, Smog, Romeo, Kracka, DO or DOER, GA or Cest, and some other fools that were on the west side of Santa Ana.

[ May 08, 2003, 04:06 PM: Message edited by: Albert D. ]

05-08-2003, 03:05 PM

Originally posted by Raven Fox:
There's only ONE original DOZE Devious Doze...is the MAN he was down with TC5.

I was very much influenced by DOZE that's another reason I wrote DOSE.

Pete Nice

05-08-2003, 03:10 PM

Originally posted by Albert D.:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by square root:
d2d, who else was in that crew, i know i have flicks with that crew. I didn't know everyone cause it was all over SoCal. We were in Santa Ana, Anaheim, Inglewood, LA, a few heads in San Diego, and a few heads in Riverside. In Santa Ana it was me (Cube), Void, Smog, Romeo, Kracka, DO or DOER, GA or Cest, and some other fools that were on the west side of Santa Ana. [/QUOTE]memory lapse... it was d2v i think. maybe too many paint fumes. fools will start 'ish for any reason. i know i long beach for a time kids who were bombin' were shot a lot. "green light" was that really true?

05-08-2003, 03:15 PM

Originally posted by square root:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Albert D.:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by square root:
d2d, who else was in that crew, i know i have flicks with that crew. I didn't know everyone cause it was all over SoCal. We were in Santa Ana, Anaheim, Inglewood, LA, a few heads in San Diego, and a few heads in Riverside. In Santa Ana it was me (Cube), Void, Smog, Romeo, Kracka, DO or DOER, GA or Cest, and some other fools that were on the west side of Santa Ana. [/QUOTE]memory lapse... it was d2v i think. maybe too many paint fumes. fools will start 'ish for any reason. i know i long beach for a time kids who were bombin' were shot a lot. "green light" was that really true? [/QUOTE]Yup, it was true. That's the main reason why I quit cause you had all these vigilante "Batman" type muh fuggers acting like the police. That's when the tag bangers came into play and starting shooting back at people. Then the gangs got involved cause they thought tag bangers were gangs too. At that point I got the fug out and I never looked back. I wasn't into that tag banging shit and neither were most of the peeps in our area so everyone just grew the phuck up and went their separate ways.

[ May 08, 2003, 04:15 PM: Message edited by: Albert D. ]

Pete Nice

05-08-2003, 03:18 PM

Originally posted by Michael J. Carmona:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Raven Fox:
There's only ONE original DOZE Devious Doze...is the MAN he was down with TC5.

I was very much influenced by DOZE that's another reason I wrote DOSE. [/QUOTE]that man is sick! i have the straight no chaser mag with his cover and interview. man's out there.

05-08-2003, 03:21 PM

Which city has the best piecers? I know NY started it all, but I think their shit is weak. I say it's LA, San Francisco, but Europe has a lot of creative talent too. Final vote for me is a tie between LA/San Fran.

Pete Nice

05-08-2003, 03:22 PM

Yup, it was true. That's the main reason why I quit cause you had all these vigilante "Batman" type muh fuggers acting like the police. That's when the tag bangers came into play and starting shooting back at people. Then the gangs got involved cause they thought tag bangers were gangs too. At that point I got the fug out and I never looked back. I wasn't into that tag banging shit and neither were most of the peeps in our area so everyone just grew the phuck up and went their separate ways. [/QB][/QUOTE]
i remember times i couldn't go into dena 'cuz we would have 'ish with one of the bigger gangs. nobody would leave there house. after a while being chased, shot at, hated by everyone, and dealing with shady thug taggers who would steal the shirt off your back wears thin :(

Pete Nice

05-08-2003, 03:25 PM

Originally posted by Albert D.:
Which city has the best piecers? I know NY started it all, but I think their shit is weak. I say it's LA, San Francisco, but Europe has a lot of creative talent too. Final vote for me is a tie between LA/San Fran. ny stays traditional, sf is political and creative and l.a. just has mad ill bombers. to go all city in l.a. takes a sick mind. awr/msk.. chaka, oiler, decline!
side note: the guy from advent is a writer who goes by the name system i believe.

05-08-2003, 03:30 PM

Originally posted by square root:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Albert D.:
Which city has the best piecers? I know NY started it all, but I think their shit is weak. I say it's LA, San Francisco, but Europe has a lot of creative talent too. Final vote for me is a tie between LA/San Fran. ny stays traditional, sf is political and creative and l.a. just has mad ill bombers. to go all city in l.a. takes a sick mind. awr/msk.. chaka, oiler, decline!
side note: the guy from advent is a writer who goes by the name system i believe. [/QUOTE]Were you at the battle between Hex vs. Slick? That was a kick ass muh fuggen battle. Slick defintely could kick a lot of peoples asses with his shit, but some fewl from Hawaii named "Picasso" could scare him and a lot of other fools. Who do you think would have won a tagging battle between Chaka vs. Oiler? I think I would have given it to Oiler cause that fool was crazy even though Chaka hit up more places.

05-08-2003, 03:32 PM

What movie are you talking about?

[ May 08, 2003, 04:46 PM: Message edited by: Michael J. Carmona ]

YUJI-SAN

05-08-2003, 03:57 PM

Heres some of my older stuff.

http://www.fobclub.com/download.php?id=1165

http://www.fobclub.com/download.php?id=1164

05-08-2003, 03:58 PM

Very DOPE..That character on the bottom left looks NICE... graemlins/thumbsup.gif

rob gregory

05-08-2003, 04:07 PM

Originally posted by Albert D.:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by square root:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Albert D.:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by square root:
d2d, who else was in that crew, i know i have flicks with that crew. I didn't know everyone cause it was all over SoCal. We were in Santa Ana, Anaheim, Inglewood, LA, a few heads in San Diego, and a few heads in Riverside. In Santa Ana it was me (Cube), Void, Smog, Romeo, Kracka, DO or DOER, GA or Cest, and some other fools that were on the west side of Santa Ana. [/QUOTE]memory lapse... it was d2v i think. maybe too many paint fumes. fools will start 'ish for any reason. i know i long beach for a time kids who were bombin' were shot a lot. "green light" was that really true? [/QUOTE]Yup, it was true. That's the main reason why I quit cause you had all these vigilante "Batman" type muh fuggers acting like the police. That's when the tag bangers came into play and starting shooting back at people. Then the gangs got involved cause they thought tag bangers were gangs too. At that point I got the fug out and I never looked back. I wasn't into that tag banging shit and neither were most of the peeps in our area so everyone just grew the phuck up and went their separate ways. [/QUOTE]If you would have taken a few bullets, you'd have a rap career. Underacheiver. :D

Pete Nice

05-08-2003, 04:08 PM

Originally posted by Albert D.:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by square root:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Albert D.:
Which city has the best piecers? I know NY started it all, but I think their shit is weak. I say it's LA, San Francisco, but Europe has a lot of creative talent too. Final vote for me is a tie between LA/San Fran. ny stays traditional, sf is political and creative and l.a. just has mad ill bombers. to go all city in l.a. takes a sick mind. awr/msk.. chaka, oiler, decline!
side note: the guy from advent is a writer who goes by the name system i believe. [/QUOTE]Were you at the battle between Hex vs. Slick? That was a kick ass muh fuggen battle. Slick defintely could kick a lot of peoples asses with his shit, but some fewl from Hawaii named "Picasso" could scare him and a lot of other fools. Who do you think would have won a tagging battle between Chaka vs. Oiler? I think I would have given it to Oiler cause that fool was crazy even though Chaka hit up more places. [/QUOTE]hex and slick was before me, but the place they battled, levitz is about 1 mile from my house. there are bombs there in the l.a. river. oiler or chaka.... oiler would have the more high profile spots. more of a daredvil. i've seen pics from picasso on trains. he's pretty wicked.

Pete Nice

05-08-2003, 04:15 PM

Originally posted by YUJI BR0WN:
Heres some of my older stuff.

http://www.fobclub.com/download.php?id=1165

http://www.fobclub.com/download.php?id=1164 hail.gif hail.gif hail.gif hail.gif graemlins/thumbsup.gif

05-08-2003, 04:21 PM

Originally posted by PhoreAyem:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Albert D.:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by square root:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Albert D.:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by square root:
d2d, who else was in that crew, i know i have flicks with that crew. I didn't know everyone cause it was all over SoCal. We were in Santa Ana, Anaheim, Inglewood, LA, a few heads in San Diego, and a few heads in Riverside. In Santa Ana it was me (Cube), Void, Smog, Romeo, Kracka, DO or DOER, GA or Cest, and some other fools that were on the west side of Santa Ana. [/QUOTE]memory lapse... it was d2v i think. maybe too many paint fumes. fools will start 'ish for any reason. i know i long beach for a time kids who were bombin' were shot a lot. "green light" was that really true? [/QUOTE]Yup, it was true. That's the main reason why I quit cause you had all these vigilante "Batman" type muh fuggers acting like the police. That's when the tag bangers came into play and starting shooting back at people. Then the gangs got involved cause they thought tag bangers were gangs too. At that point I got the fug out and I never looked back. I wasn't into that tag banging shit and neither were most of the peeps in our area so everyone just grew the phuck up and went their separate ways. [/QUOTE]If you would have taken a few bullets, you'd have a rap career. Underacheiver. :D [/QUOTE]AR15firing.gif Phoreayem

DJ Rated M

05-08-2003, 05:13 PM

Yugi...

didn't know that you're involved in one of the REAL elements of hip-hop........i like your stuff.................

melodic

05-08-2003, 05:19 PM

There's only ONE original DOZE

Original Rock Steady Crew writer/artist

Jeffrey "Doze" Green aka Devious Doze

Doze is definitely a good writer.
He used to attend NYC's Art and Design HIgh School back in the 80s. The school where a lot of great writers went to.

Pete Nice

05-08-2003, 05:19 PM

Originally posted by DJ Rated M:
Yugi...

didn't know that you're involved in one of the REAL elements of hip-hop........i like your stuff................. that's part of why i got out the entire scene of hip-hop. a lot of new jacks don't even care that it is a culture with infinite possiblity, not endless violence and drama:(

Ron la Rock

05-08-2003, 05:21 PM

Originally posted by Michael J. Carmona:
I used to write DOSE and DOZE. for real then aren't you a well repected writer

the artform is 1 of my many loves at 1 time i wa very serious about it butr there were 2 many nice ass cats around me i still draw and graff my flavor was characters my influence/style is from dondi,futura,crash from the BX & countless others.... mad stuff i seen over the yrs i still got black books and all too

YUJI-SAN

05-08-2003, 05:27 PM

Originally posted by DJ Rated M:
Yugi...

didn't know that you're involved in one of the REAL elements of hip-hop........i like your stuff................. Thanks Mark. hahaha Alot of cats don't know what I do.

YUJI-SAN

05-08-2003, 05:29 PM

Originally posted by square root:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by DJ Rated M:
Yugi...

didn't know that you're involved in one of the REAL elements of hip-hop........i like your stuff................. that's part of why i got out the entire scene of hip-hop. a lot of new jacks don't even care that it is a culture with infinite possiblity, not endless violence and drama:( [/QUOTE]So true, thats why I gave up writing on walls and freights just doing it in the books. Young Cats these days dont really care.

[ May 08, 2003, 06:30 PM: Message edited by: YUJI BR0WN ]

Ron la Rock

05-08-2003, 05:38 PM

Originally posted by YUJI BR0WN:
Heres some of my older stuff.

http://www.fobclub.com/download.php?id=1165

http://www.fobclub.com/download.php?id=1164 you posted these a minute back
but
once again much respect on the skillz hail.gif

there is much talents/artist on the board
I like :D

YUJI-SAN

05-08-2003, 05:51 PM

Thanks Ron! :D

Raven Fox

05-08-2003, 08:28 PM

WILD STYLE - THE MOVIE (http://www.wildstylethemovie.com/home.htm)
a must see classic hip hop graffiti movie!! graemlins/thumbsup.gif

http://www.wildstylethemovie.com/graphics/webgraphics/front_anim.gif

http://www.wildstylethemovie.com/graphics/products/graffiti_zoro.jpg

DONDI (R.I.P.)

[ May 08, 2003, 09:29 PM: Message edited by: Raven Fox ]

Raven Fox

05-08-2003, 08:39 PM

Originally posted by square root:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Michael J. Carmona:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Raven Fox:
There's only ONE original DOZE Devious Doze...is the MAN he was down with TC5.

I was very much influenced by DOZE that's another reason I wrote DOSE. [/QUOTE]that man is sick! i have the straight no chaser mag with his cover and interview. man's out there. [/QUOTE]Doze Green was born and raised in the upper west side of Manhattan, New York City and was one of the pioneers of the Hip-Hop culture. He first started writing graffiti in his neighborhood in 1974, and started painting subway trains in 1976. The following year he joined the Rock Steady Crew. The Rock Steady Crew were pioneers of a new style of dance known as breakdancing or B-Boying. The crew first started dancing at art exhibitions and galleries of Soho and the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

During this time Doze was also attending the High School of Art and Design, where some of the most talented and well respected graffiti artists came from. Artists such as Lady Pink, Daze, Ernie Valdez, Seen TC5, Mr. Wiggles, Mare 139, and numerous others. In 1982 Doze showed his artwork in a well known group show at the Fun Gallery. At this same time after appearances in major movies such as Flashdance, Style Wars, and Wildstyle, the Rock Steady Crew was launched into action and the limelight.

From B-boy to graf legend Doze has gone to tagging the hallways of South Bronx projects to designing for clothing lines like Kikwear and Ecko. In the process, he's become a proponent of the avant-garde "fusionistic" art movement.
In the past year, he's been featured on dozens of exhibitions in art galleries from both coasts.
Best known for his characters, Doze has begun to concentrate on canvases that blend wildstyle techniques with metaphysical concepts. "I think I'm at the point where I'm movin' even further, to more distant frontiers like sculpture and 3-D painting".

With pieces ranging from the low thousands to upwards of $12,000, it's obvious that Doze is aiming for the serious modern art collector.
"Probably the biggest challenge and the most fun is painting live, " reveals Doze. "There's a communion between the audience, the DJ and myself. The DJ is feeding off the music, and if the crowd is hype, he goes that extra mile. The same applies to me."

If you dig Doze Green's work check out some of the covers he has done for the Future Primative series including the cover work for the Presage cd. He has also done some work for the Deep Concentration series.

http://www.llcrew.com/catalog/posters/war4lulu1.jpg

[ May 08, 2003, 09:40 PM: Message edited by: Raven Fox ]

DOTSmusic

05-08-2003, 08:58 PM

i used to write Zen (i gave the name to alex a few years later).
i then wrote all of these at the same time
ALIE (Ai), VC19, & DINKE (De).
if anyone remembers the Chicago CTA competion.. we placed 3rd one year.
we (Ue,Mf.) went under the name Beatniks.

i had the biggest piece on the wall.
it said Dinke. i also did a Hello Kitty character.
and wrote Hello Dinke next to it.

i still write on shit every now and then.
i haven't painted or gone out bombing in mad long though.
i would love to piece up a wall and or maybe do some throw up fill ins.
graemlins/beerchug.gif

djklas

05-08-2003, 09:54 PM

What crew were you in? and Did you know "Oiler"?

Originally posted by square root:
my crew was JPL "just plain loaded" "just pimpin' ladies(not really)", outta pasadena. never met oiler, but i work with a friend who knows most of the uti's and some lod's. he's got some stories about a lot of heads. got some pics myself. d2d, who else was in that crew, i know i have flicks with that crew. KLAS ONE *D4L(DOWN 4 LIFE)*

JPL hunh, I've kiked it w/ Xman, I think they called him Xanth, or sumthing along those lines, from JPL. Oil is cool, again I don't really know him but we have kicked it outside clubs, got high and got up. The only heads that I would say that I know from UTI are SNAP & MONSTAR.
I haven't got up for ages, love the rush, but ain't down with getting rolled for some stupid shit, plus my artistic tendencies are better expressed through music.

Mark Herring

05-08-2003, 10:22 PM

I used to write from the years 1980-1985 sky5 and zebra. was down with tc5,3yb,otb,nsd,tc,ksw,tdn,cac, the list goes on and on. my lines were the cc, a , 3, gg, 1 , etc. etc,. oh and another thing any real writer knows graph don't have a damn thing to do with hip hop . when I was getting up we used to listen to everything rap was just one part of it. that is what I loved and love about graph you could have been rich or poor white or black. hip hop culture was sold to the masses. it did not exist until it was marketable. and to mister brown keep doing your thing it looks good. zebra tdn

suenomartino

05-08-2003, 10:34 PM

picked up the DVD reissue of the NYC doco 'style wars' only yesterday - 2 discs with over 4.5 hours of original and new footage..

one classic whole-car after another!

graemlins/thumbsup.gif

YUJI-SAN

05-08-2003, 10:41 PM

Originally posted by Mark Herring:
I used to write from the years 1980-1985 sky5 and zebra. was down with tc5,3yb,otb,nsd,tc,ksw,tdn,cac, the list goes on and on. my lines were the cc, a , 3, gg, 1 , etc. etc,. oh and another thing any real writer knows graph don't have a damn thing to do with hip hop . when I was getting up we used to listen to everything rap was just one part of it. that is what I loved and love about graph you could have been rich or poor white or black. hip hop culture was sold to the masses. it did not exist until it was marketable. and to mister brown keep doing your thing it looks good. zebra tdn Thanks Mark Herring!

05-08-2003, 10:49 PM

Originally posted by suenomartino:
picked up the DVD reissue of the NYC doco 'style wars' only yesterday - 2 discs with over 4.5 hours of original and new footage..

one classic whole-car after another!

graemlins/thumbsup.gif Yes Great piece of History. Love it hail.gif

the 18th letter

05-08-2003, 10:54 PM

wait....wait...

[ May 09, 2003, 06:02 AM: Message edited by: rammeh ]

the 18th letter

05-08-2003, 10:54 PM

he said....

" oh and another thing any real writer knows graph don't have a damn thing to do with hip hop"

graemlins/lol.gif

[ May 09, 2003, 06:03 AM: Message edited by: rammeh ]

05-08-2003, 10:59 PM

Originally posted by Raven Fox:
[QUOTE]Doze Green was born and raised in the upper west side of Manhattan, New York City and was one of the pioneers of the Hip-Hop culture. He first started writing graffiti in his neighborhood in 1974, and started painting subway trains in 1976. The following year he joined the Rock Steady Crew. The Rock Steady Crew were pioneers of a new style of dance known as breakdancing or B-Boying. The crew first started dancing at art exhibitions and galleries of Soho and the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

During this time Doze was also attending the High School of Art and Design, where some of the most talented and well respected graffiti artists came from. Artists such as Lady Pink, Daze, Ernie Valdez, Seen TC5, Mr. Wiggles, Mare 139, and numerous others. In 1982 Doze showed his artwork in a well known group show at the Fun Gallery. At this same time after appearances in major movies such as Flashdance, Style Wars, and Wildstyle, the Rock Steady Crew was launched into action and the limelight.

From B-boy to graf legend Doze has gone to tagging the hallways of South Bronx projects to designing for clothing lines like Kikwear and Ecko. In the process, he's become a proponent of the avant-garde "fusionistic" art movement.
In the past year, he's been featured on dozens of exhibitions in art galleries from both coasts.
Best known for his characters, Doze has begun to concentrate on canvases that blend wildstyle techniques with metaphysical concepts. "I think I'm at the point where I'm movin' even further, to more distant frontiers like sculpture and 3-D painting".

With pieces ranging from the low thousands to upwards of $12,000, it's obvious that Doze is aiming for the serious modern art collector.
"Probably the biggest challenge and the most fun is painting live, " reveals Doze. "There's a communion between the audience, the DJ and myself. The DJ is feeding off the music, and if the crowd is hype, he goes that extra mile. The same applies to me."

If you dig Doze Green's work check out some of the covers he has done for the Future Primative series including the cover work for the Presage cd. He has also done some work for the Deep Concentration series.

http://www.llcrew.com/catalog/posters/war4lulu1.jpg Thanks Raven for sharing this brief bio on the man himself, DOZE..!! I can still remember when he rolled his eyes on "Beat Street" when they were battling at Roxy, he had some of us kids in Austin rolling our eyes too just to be like him.

djklas

05-08-2003, 11:53 PM

Originally posted by Raven Fox:
as for me, I just really admired all of the graffiti artists in NYC from Lady Pink to Dondi to Futura 2000 to Fabel to all of them... I think this might have already been brought up a while ago...but do you know if Futura 2000 is the same person who was involved with the label Zoo York? If so...did he actually produce any of the music on the label? I'm pretty sure I have a record or 2 that say "Futura" or "Futura 2000". I think when this came up before someone said that there was also a Zoo York skateboarding company that he was involved with....

alex zen

05-08-2003, 11:57 PM

zen yoda ue mf wet crews. chicago il. we're in video graf, maybe 5 or 7 doing cta trains.

djklas

05-09-2003, 12:26 AM

Originally posted by square root:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Albert D.:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by square root:
ny stays traditional, sf is political and creative and l.a. just has mad ill bombers. to go all city in l.a. takes a sick mind. awr/msk.. chaka, oiler, decline!
side note: the guy from advent is a writer who goes by the name system i believe. Were you at the battle between Hex vs. Slick? That was a kick ass muh fuggen battle. Slick defintely could kick a lot of peoples asses with his shit, but some fewl from Hawaii named "Picasso" could scare him and a lot of other fools. Who do you think would have won a tagging battle between Chaka vs. Oiler? I think I would have given it to Oiler cause that fool was crazy even though Chaka hit up more places. [/QUOTE]hex and slick was before me, but the place they battled, levitz is about 1 mile from my house. there are bombs there in the l.a. river. oiler or chaka.... oiler would have the more high profile spots. more of a daredvil. i've seen pics from picasso on trains. he's pretty wicked. [/QUOTE]haha..damn. what's up with all this LA graf talk on the DHP? Dena too, I used to kick it over there alot .....trip.
icon_rofl.gif CHAKA....Damn that's fame..fools are still talking about that cat... man I haven;t herd about him forever. Hex is old school as hell too.. for LA...shit, The hip hop shop was dope, I don't think I have any of my HEX shirts anymore, they all got passed down and ended up bloodied with paint...haha
We can't talk about LA graf with out mentioning MEAR... did you guys see that new one on Sunset & Alvarado?...Sick! I've always thought that SABER (AWR/MSK) was dope too. This guys been getting sick heavens for years....the LTS style has made a big impression in LA in the past years too...undeniable.

imported_Kohtake

05-09-2003, 01:14 AM

Yuji, once again... U R SPOT ON graemlins/thumbsup.gif

YUJI-SAN

05-09-2003, 01:21 AM

Originally posted by djklas:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by square root:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Albert D.:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by square root:
ny stays traditional, sf is political and creative and l.a. just has mad ill bombers. to go all city in l.a. takes a sick mind. awr/msk.. chaka, oiler, decline!
side note: the guy from advent is a writer who goes by the name system i believe. Were you at the battle between Hex vs. Slick? That was a kick ass muh fuggen battle. Slick defintely could kick a lot of peoples asses with his shit, but some fewl from Hawaii named "Picasso" could scare him and a lot of other fools. Who do you think would have won a tagging battle between Chaka vs. Oiler? I think I would have given it to Oiler cause that fool was crazy even though Chaka hit up more places. [/QUOTE]hex and slick was before me, but the place they battled, levitz is about 1 mile from my house. there are bombs there in the l.a. river. oiler or chaka.... oiler would have the more high profile spots. more of a daredvil. i've seen pics from picasso on trains. he's pretty wicked. [/QUOTE]haha..damn. what's up with all this LA graf talk on the DHP? Dena too, I used to kick it over there alot .....trip.
icon_rofl.gif CHAKA....Damn that's fame..fools are still talking about that cat... man I haven;t herd about him forever. Hex is old school as hell too.. for LA...shit, The hip hop shop was dope, I don't think I have any of my HEX shirts anymore, they all got passed down and ended up bloodied with paint...haha
We can't talk about LA graf with out mentioning MEAR... did you guys see that new one on Sunset & Alvarado?...Sick! I've always thought that SABER (AWR/MSK) was dope too. This guys been getting sick heavens for years....the LTS style has made a big impression in LA in the past years too...undeniable. [/QUOTE]Yo dont forget "DREAM" R.I.P.
This cat was ILL! Was one of the top writers
in the west coast.

YUJI-SAN

05-09-2003, 01:22 AM

Originally posted by Kohtake:
Yuji, once again... U R SPOT ON graemlins/thumbsup.gif Thanks Koh! peace. smile.gif

Martin Red

05-09-2003, 01:29 AM

Originally posted by Raven Fox:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Michael J. Carmona:
I used to write DOSE and DOZE. There's only ONE original DOZE

Original Rock Steady Crew writer/artist

Jeffrey "Doze" Green aka Devious Doze

http://www.graffiti.org/doze/doze85.jpg

http://www.expostyle.co.jp/doze/image/doze_a.jpg

http://www.expostyle.co.jp/doze/image/dz_sophia.jpg
his NEW work

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as for me, I just really admired all of the graffiti artists in NYC from Lady Pink to Dondi to Futura 2000 to Fabel to all of them... [/QUOTE]graemlins/beerchug.gif

[Italian, pl. of graffito; see graffito.] A drawing or inscription made on a wall or other surface, usually so as to be seen by the public. --Dictionary.com

Amazing artists, Seen also
graemlins/thumbsup.gif
http://kultura.gratex.sk/graffiti/Trainzz/Swiss/WC_sean.JPG

[ May 09, 2003, 02:37 AM: Message edited by: Martin Red ]

Martin Red

05-09-2003, 01:31 AM

http://www.nycitysnaps.com/Images/LinksSubwayArt.jpg

This book gave an insight into the standard in New York to a lot of British/European kids in the 80's, I remember a freinds dad brought it back from New York before is was on sale in the UK, blew our minds at the time.

_______________________________________________

Martha Cooper - Photojournalist
Martha Cooper is a photojournalist specializing in art and anthropology. She is among the handful of photographers who methodically documented subway graffiti during the 1970s and 1980s. Her body of work is the most extensive and significant of its kind.

Cooper's hands-on approach to documenting the culture set her appart from other photographers. The majority of photographers focused specifically on documenting the paintings, isolating them from their environment. Cooper's approach was to photograph the paintings within their full context. She spent several years photographing elevated subway lines from empty lots the rooftops of buildings in a crime ridden South Bronx. She captured New York City's state of urban decay; providing a fuller visual understanding of the artwork and the times.

Cooper gained the confidence of some of the most respected artists in the community, such as DONDI, DURO, LADY PINK and others. This confidence afforded her opportunities to document the execution of many subway paintings. Assuming great risk Cooper accompanied writers to train yards and lay-ups capturing many significant moments in aerosol art history.

http://www.at149st.com/images/red.jpg

The landmark book Subway Art published in 1984 which Cooper co-authored with Henry Chalfant is frequently credited as the catalyst and foundation for aerosol art movements worldwide. In 1994 she co-authored R.I.P.: Memorial Wall Art with Joseph Sciorra. Her photos, covering a wide variety of topics in addition to graffiti have appeared in countless publications throughout the world including National Geographic. Recently she has contributed to Seattle Experience Music Project' s History of Hip Hop. Her work has been displayed at the Museum of the City of New York and The Whitney.

http://www.at149st.com/images/seen2.jpg Seen

[ May 09, 2003, 02:35 AM: Message edited by: Martin Red ]

imported_Kohtake

05-09-2003, 01:48 AM

Originally posted by Martin Red:

Amazing artists, Seen also
graemlins/thumbsup.gif
http://kultura.gratex.sk/graffiti/Trainzz/Swiss/WC_sean.JPG Seen is da schitt graemlins/thumbsup.gif

A site I chanced upon that's pretty fun. Have a peep smile.gif

http://www.bxma.org/inprojects/ingraffiti/

benjibaby

05-09-2003, 03:52 AM

Subway Art books was like the bible to me.
New Yorks style was my inspiration.
It took some years and everybody was writting his name on a wall in Germany.
Nowadays ithings have changed, new cans specialized for graffiti, official places and lessons in school!

Check out the Montana Writer Team, dope!
http://www.montana-cans.com/

[ May 09, 2003, 04:54 AM: Message edited by: benjibaby ]

matthew

05-09-2003, 04:45 AM

the first dvd run of style wars sold out in a week. i'm still waiting for my copy :(

DJ Rated M

05-09-2003, 05:34 AM

Originally posted by YUJI BR0WN:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by DJ Rated M:
Yugi...

didn't know that you're involved in one of the REAL elements of hip-hop........i like your stuff................. Thanks Mark. hahaha Alot of cats don't know what I do. [/QUOTE]WERD!!!! square & yugi! these young kats SEEM to think Hip-Hop is rap only & it's sickening.....

yugi, i may need you to tag up a hat for me...i'll be back out the way in July....

s parris

05-09-2003, 06:18 AM

Originally posted by djklas:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Raven Fox:
as for me, I just really admired all of the graffiti artists in NYC from Lady Pink to Dondi to Futura 2000 to Fabel to all of them... I think this might have already been brought up a while ago...but do you know if Futura 2000 is the same person who was involved with the label Zoo York? If so...did he actually produce any of the music on the label? I'm pretty sure I have a record or 2 that say "Futura" or "Futura 2000". I think when this came up before someone said that there was also a Zoo York skateboarding company that he was involved with.... [/QUOTE]The Soul Artists collective produced the artwork for the Walter Negro / Loose Joints 'Shoot the Pump' cover on Zoo York Records. And as mentioned in that previous thread, J. Walter Negro published Zoo York Magazine, for which Futura also artworked the cover.

Tracy 158, Futura 2000 and ALI started Soul Artists in 1972. Marc Edmonds AKA (ALI) was Futura's lifelong friend and the creator of Soul Artists.

Futura recorded & artworked for Celluloid Records.

http://www.sector8.net/who/travels/nyc_2001/images/nyc_2001_004.jpg http://www.sector8.net/who/travels/nyc_2001/images/nyc_2001_003.jpg

http://www.subwayoutlaws.com/Interviews/Futura2000/ALISA2WITHtext2.jpg

danny webb

05-09-2003, 06:21 AM

Forgive me I haven't read the whole thread, but 'Style Wars' just got a double DVD release...

Style Wars : Style Wars
Plexifilm
There's no way that there's enough room for me to describe my love of "Style Wars" in this short space - suffice to say that it's the only film i've seen as many times as Star Wars trilogy! If you like hip hop OR films in general, you owe it to yourself to pick this up i'm telling you!!

2xDVD - 006 - £26.99
Region 0 DVD edition includes 23 extra minutes of original 1982 footage, 22 lengthy interviews with the writers (grown-up Skeme & his mom still arguing in 2002!!!) and dancers, directors commentary, 30 minute loop of 200 whole cars scrolling by and a hall of fame section with 32 artist galleries (Rammellzee's sci-fi outfits included!!) showing their best trains. This the killer app for DVD players...

[ May 09, 2003, 07:24 AM: Message edited by: danny webb ]

Djay Raare

05-09-2003, 08:11 AM

Originally posted by YUJI BR0WN:
Heres some of my older stuff.

http://www.fobclub.com/download.php?id=1165

http://www.fobclub.com/download.php?id=1164 \

Yuji thats some sick stuff brotha how is it I still do some of my graff still once in a great while. once again i like that style bro.peace

matt t

05-09-2003, 08:22 AM

Started writing in '82

"MeTrO One"

For the London etc heads, Zaki Dee (of The Chrome AngelZ fame) is one of our resident DJ's at our Human Zoo parties, check his label- Butter Music.

Peace!

Matt
HUMAN ZOO

DOTSmusic

05-09-2003, 08:41 AM

Originally posted by danny webb:
Forgive me I haven't read the whole thread, but 'Style Wars' just got a double DVD release...

Style Wars : Style Wars
Plexifilm
There's no way that there's enough room for me to describe my love of "Style Wars" in this short space - suffice to say that it's the only film i've seen as many times as Star Wars trilogy! If you like hip hop OR films in general, you owe it to yourself to pick this up i'm telling you!!

2xDVD - 006 - £26.99
Region 0 DVD edition includes 23 extra minutes of original 1982 footage, 22 lengthy interviews with the writers (grown-up Skeme & his mom still arguing in 2002!!!) and dancers, directors commentary, 30 minute loop of 200 whole cars scrolling by and a hall of fame section with 32 artist galleries (Rammellzee's sci-fi outfits included!!) showing their best trains. This the killer app for DVD players... hell yeah, my boy Dvee just picked that up.
i gotta grab one for myself.
all that extra footage, woooo!!!!!!!!

graemlins/beerchug.gif