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 […]
One of the most infamous graffiti artists of the 20th century is celebrating his 50th 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 […]
Clothing retailer H&M has filed a complaint for declaratory judgment after being threatened with legal action over its use of graffiti art in a marketing campaign. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The claim was filed on Friday, March 9 at the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Jason Williams, who goes […]
In an exclusive, spooked out setting at the Superchief Gallery in Ridgewood, Queens, film director Andrew H. Shirley along with NOXER, SMELLS, RAMBO, UFO and other artists from the Brooklyn-Based 907 Crew hosted a screening of their Gummo-esque flick Wasted land 2. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information While DJ Dirtyfinger rocked the wheels of steel, […]
This past weekend in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, some of the borough’s most legendary graffiti artists and enthusiasts gathered under one roof at Anyone Comics Store for the TNR CREW graff show aptly titled, “The Nation’s Respected”. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Walk past the rows of new and used DC and Marvel comic books to […]
After almost 50 years of pop culture history, graffiti has finally been recognized as an art form by the law of the land. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information A Brooklyn jury unanimously reached a decision that the 5Pointz outdoor graffiti gallery in Long Island City, Queens was destroyed and whitewashed by NYC real estate developer […]
Deep in the abyss of the Lower East Side of Manhattan, an art exhibit was displayed that was highly anticipated and as homegrown as it gets. Kate Storch and the rest of the good people at the Avant Garde Gallery hosted “The Evolution Of ZA ONE” show in Za’s hometown of the Lower East Side […]
You never know what some people do on their off days. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Lower East Side graff artist RD 357 was busted for leaving his tag all over Manhattan and it turns out he works for the city, police said this weekend. Robert Dyer, 49, who works for the New York City […]
In the final installment of Swede-based TagsAndThrows.com, the “Summer In New York” series takes a unique turn by revealing the identity of the last writer, ZEXOR, one of NYC’s few active second generation writers. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information ZEXOR, a Bushwick, Brooklyn native, is the son of late BK writer ASP WTO, who made […]
In TagsAndThrows.com’s fourth episode of their “Summer In New York” series, NYC veteran and graffiti legend EASY bombs up the five boroughs in a very rare interview. Easy has been in the graff game since 1983, which gives him approximately 33 years of bombing experience in NYC and abroad, which he articulates the how and […]
One of the most infamous graffiti artists of the 20th century is celebrating his 48th 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 […]
In the third installment of TagsAndThrows.com’s ‘Summer Of New York’, Queens writer KLOPS is the focus of why he does what he does the way he does it. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Even though he’s a fairly new writer, KLOPS has gone “all-city” and has dropped more political pieces than any other millennial writer […]
