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NYC Graffiti Artist Matthew “ZEXOR” Rodriguez Dead At 29

December 14, 2019

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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. As the son of Brooklyn graffiti legen... Read Article

TONIGHT! Matthew “ZEXOR” Rodriguez “Pick Your Poison” Art Exhibit In Brooklyn

Sha Be Allah

December 16, 2016

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NYC graffiti mainstay Matthew "ZEXOR" Rodriguez will be taking his work from the street to the gallery tonight in Bushwick, showing off his "Pick Your Poison" exhibit @ Paradise Plus NYC. Zexor, who recently... Read Article

Watch The The Weeknd, Questlove And More In Trailer For Spike Lee’s Forthcoming Michael Jackson Documentary

Rocko Rathon

January 14, 2016

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It was recently announced that filmmaker Spike Lee would be at the helm of an upcoming documentary, Michael Jackson’s Journey From Motown To Off The Wall. Premiering on Showtime, the piece will document Jackson... Read Article

Off The Wall: TRAP “The King From Queens”

Sha Be Allah

December 15, 2015

Art/Design, Hip Hop Art and Design | Urban Arts, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle

This edition of Off The Wall features one of Queens' most consistent writers, killing the streets of the five boroughs since 1979. Whether it's a no permission spot or a commissioned piece, TRAP's precision and... Read Article

Off The Wall: ATL’s OBVS 100 UTL

Sha Be Allah

December 2, 2015

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For the past decade, not much outside of Hip Hop music and the strip club is popping in the ever evolving metropolis of Atlanta. Fast forward to 2015 and OBVS100 has become one of the most recognized graffiti a... Read Article

Off The Wall: OJAE FYC

Sha Be Allah

November 24, 2015

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There are what are classified as "white collar" graff artists, who look for the accolades and approval from society (i.e. legal walls, art galleries, etc.) ,and then there are the "blue collar" writers who real... Read Article

Off The Wall: RYNO KGB

Sha Be Allah

November 17, 2015

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This week's edition of Off The Wall features BX street vet RYNO, who reps the KGB, KOC and RFC crews from Uptown and the Bronx. Known for his countless bubble throws all over the BX and the rest of the five bor... Read Article

Off The Wall: The City Of Angels’ Miss REDS TKO

Sha Be Allah

November 11, 2015

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LA's historic graff scene has always exhibited the work of both genders of artists, with female graff crews popping on the Left Coast on the regular. Some of these women have pieces and burners that easily comp... Read Article

Off The Wall: WRBT Movement

Sha Be Allah

June 29, 2015

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqcnHcmpq4c This week's edition of "Off The Wall" features the West Coast freight graff movement We Ride By Train For the most part, the focus on "Off The Wall" has always ... Read Article

Off The Wall: TheSource.com EXCLUSIVE! ZEXOR WTO Part 3

Sha Be Allah

June 27, 2015

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Fresh off of his Paradise Plus NYC art show, ZEXOR WTO offers up the final chapter of his exclusive "Off The Wall" TheSource.com interview TheSource.com: What are some of the other methods and strategies you... Read Article

Off The Wall: TheSource.com EXCLUSIVE! ZEXOR WTO Part 2

Sha Be Allah

June 19, 2015

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Check out part 2 of Off The Wall's feature of one of Bushwick’s last authentic writers, ZEXOR WTO In honor of graf legend ASP, The Source.com presents the continued exclusive interview with his son ZEXOR, se... Read Article

Off The Wall: TheSource.com EXCLUSIVE! ZEXOR WTO Part 1

Sha Be Allah

June 9, 2015

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This edition of Off The Wall features one of the next generation's trendsetters and one of Bushwick's last authentic writers Sitting in Paradise Plus NYC graffiti and skate shop in Bushwick, Brooklyn is unli... Read Article

Off The Wall: MERES ONE

Sha Be Allah

April 27, 2015

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This week's edition of Off The Wall features Brooklyn's own Meres 1 In the graff world, you have vandals, writers, bombers, and then you have artists. One of the most illustrious artists to blossom out of th... Read Article

Off The Wall: GOAL RTH

Sha Be Allah

April 20, 2015

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This week's edition of Off The Wall features the one that got away from New York's Finest There are thousands of people of claim to be graffiti writers, however, there are few respected by their peers for th... Read Article

Off The Wall: Graffiti Pioneer Snake 1

Sha Be Allah

April 13, 2015

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One of the first people to have their name all over the five boroughs says that in the early days, there was no spray paint! Some graffiti writers have claimed to have been tagging up the streets since the m... Read Article

Off The Wall: CASH RFC

Sha Be Allah

April 6, 2015

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This week's Off The Wall features NYC's truck killer Cash RFC With his colorful bubble letters and consistent traveling canvasses, CASH has quickly become one of the Rotten Apple's most recognized artists. C... Read Article

Off The Wall: REZIST HOA MSP

Sha Be Allah

March 23, 2015

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This week's Off The Wall feature is DMV native REZIST, aka graf's "young OG" We decided to travel outside of the five boroughs for this week's Off The Wall focus and when we hit the nation's capital, some of... Read Article

Off The Wall: KEZ5 YKK Crew

Sha Be Allah

March 16, 2015

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This week's edition of Off The Wall features NYC all city king KEZ5 There are ten and possibly hundreds of thousands of graf writers throughout the five boroughs, but there are only a select few who have mad... Read Article

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NYC Graffiti Artist Matthew “ZEXOR” Rodriguez Dead At 29

TONIGHT! Matthew “ZEXOR” Rodriguez “Pick Your Poison” Art Exhibit In Brooklyn

Watch The The Weeknd, Questlove And More In Trailer For Spike Lee’s Forthcoming Michael Jackson Documentary

Off The Wall: TRAP “The King From Queens”

Off The Wall: ATL’s OBVS 100 UTL

Off The Wall: OJAE FYC

Off The Wall: RYNO KGB

Off The Wall: The City Of Angels’ Miss REDS TKO

Off The Wall: WRBT Movement

Off The Wall: TheSource.com EXCLUSIVE! ZEXOR WTO Part 3

Off The Wall: TheSource.com EXCLUSIVE! ZEXOR WTO Part 2

Off The Wall: TheSource.com EXCLUSIVE! ZEXOR WTO Part 1

Off The Wall: MERES ONE

Off The Wall: GOAL RTH

Off The Wall: Graffiti Pioneer Snake 1

Off The Wall: CASH RFC

Off The Wall: REZIST HOA MSP

Off The Wall: KEZ5 YKK Crew

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