Last night at the swanky Madame X Lounge in Lower Manhattan, a group of graffiti legends and up and comers gathered under the club’s red light and celebrated Joey’s Slae exclusive graffiti exhibition. The show featured some of New York’s most recognized style masters from the Rotten Apple “Golden Era”, some of whom are still […]
One of the most infamous graffiti artists of the 20th century is celebrating his 55th born day today, and he goes by the name of COPE2, founder of the world-famous KINGS DESTROY crew. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Born Fernando Carlo on this date in 1968 in the Bronx, New York, COPE2 began his illustrious […]
On this date in 1958, internationally renowned graffiti legend Jeff Brown, better known as KASE 2(or CASE 2) was born in Harlem, New York. KASE 2 is one of the pioneers of the art form known as graffiti that was birthed and popularized in the streets of the South Bronx. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information […]
On this date in 2019, the graffiti world took a great loss with the passing of graff pioneer Lenny Wood aka True Mathematics Allah aka PHASE 2. For many who live the culture of graffiti, PHASE 2 is considered one of the originators of the modern version of this art form, which was born in […]
Hip Hop has taken more than a few losses and the graffiti world has not been exempt as one of its giants from the first generation of graffiti, TRACY 168, reportedly past away last month at his home in the Bronx. He was 65 years old. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Born Michael Tracy, He […]
As Hip Hop celebrates its 50th anniversary, all four of the culture’s pillars have celebrated their contributions, but graffiti has received the least fanfare, even though graffiti art is older than all of the other aspects of Hip Hop. Some graffiti purists disregard graff as a part of Hip Hop culture, but more of an […]
Museum of Graffiti, the world’s first Museum dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of graffiti art, is announcing today the opening of the first exclusively African American graffiti exhibition. Opening on June 2nd, 2023, the exhibition entitled “All Black Everything,” celebrates the contribution and art of multi-generational graffiti artists from the African diaspora. To celebrate […]
This past weekend, NYC graffiti enthusiasts as well as those lucky enough to be in town for the weekend had the opportunity to meet and greet two of the Rotten Apple’s most prolific writers; NICEO CM and STEM YNN. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Both artists were on hand in Lower Manhattan’s graffiti haven Scrapyard […]
Born on this date in 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland, famed photojournalist Martha Cooper took her photography skills as a staff photog for The New York Post. She became one of the most celebrated documentarians of Hip Hop’s most unrecognized subculture. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Cooper began her career as a photographer working as an […]
One of the most infamous graffiti artists of the 20th century is celebrating his 53rd born day today, and he goes by the name of COPE2, founder of the world-famous KINGS DESTROY crew. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Born Fernando Carlo on this date in 1968 in the Bronx, New York, COPE2 began his illustrious […]
On this date in 1958, internationally renowned graffiti legend Jeff Brown, better known as KASE 2(or CASE 2) was born in Harlem, New York. KASE 2 is one of the pioneers of the art form known as graffiti that was birthed and popularized in the streets of the South Bronx. KASE would’ve been 64 years […]
While discussing the freedom of artists to create their own album covers as Action Bronson has done himself, Bambaklava and Fat Joe chop it up about the impact of the Rotten Apple’s graffiti scene, past and present. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Joe Crack, a real BX bomber who tore up the streets with the […]
One of the most infamous graffiti artists of the 20th century is celebrating his 52nd born day today and he goes by the name of COPE2, founder of the world-famous KINGS DESTROY crew. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Born Fernando Carlo on this date in 1968 in the Bronx, New York, COPE2 began his illustrious […]
On this date in 1959, graffiti legend IZ THE WIZ was born Michael Martin in Queens, New York, making Rockaway Beach is home for most of his life. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The NYC born bomber began writing in graf’s infantile stages in the early 70s but became more prolific in his own right […]
On this date in 1983, graffiti artist Michael Stewart received recognition after his death in the hands of the New York City Transit Police following an arrest for using a marker and/or spray paint can on a First Avenue Station subway wall. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Stewart’s treatment while in police custody and the […]
During the deadliest weekend in NYC of 2020, Brooklyn based rapper and legendary graffiti artist FOOT4MAYOR BME was shot and killed while washing his car in front of his home in East New York, Brooklyn. He was 35 years old. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information On Saturday around 11 am, FOOT, whose real name is […]
According to several confirmed reports, infamous NYC graffiti writer KEZ5 YKK died last week on Mother’s Day in Bushwick, Brooklyn just 24 hours after being released from the hospital. He was 45 years old. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Born Nestor Sanchez in New York April 12, 1974, KEZ has been a staple in the […]
The entire graffiti world is mourning the loss of one of its great pioneers who lost his life this morning to complications from the novel coronavirus. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information NIC 707 OTB, one of the original writers to bomb the NYC subways in the early 70s, passed away today(April 13) after contracting the […]
On this date a half-century ago, Bronx graff legend CES was born. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Born Robert Michael Provenzano in 1970 in NYC, CES(FC, FX, FBA) is a pioneering artist of the “Wild Style” formation of letters seen in graffiti art around the world. CES began his career on the subway cars and […]
The New York City graff community and beyond is mourning the loss of Matthew “ZEXOR” Rodriguez, who passed away Thursday (Dec. 12) in New York. He was 29 years old. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information As the son of Brooklyn graffiti legend ASP WTO, Rodriguez was a second generation writer who continued in his father’s […]
