It’s all a matter of opinion. What may be art to one person might not be to the next. What one person finds beautiful and aesthetically pleasing, the next person might hate. Only you can decide which category you fall into. Graffiti has long been the subject of such a debate. Some people generalize it as vandalism because they don’t understand the art itself, the history, all for the love of art. Art is a way to express oneself, to project, yet people are calling this urban art v...

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         Yo Yo Yo  I'm going to tell you why I am MAD. I'm chillin in my boyz whip and we pass a church and i see these young ass toys tagging it up. What kind of shit is that yah fucking toys have no respect at all getting up is one thing but there is rules to this shit. NO Churches, Private homes,Government Buildings (unless you want the heat) etc. you get what I am saying . There is to many spots out there to be taking it to those extremes .That is why that pressing us they way they are no...
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	The Mad Graffer........ Current mood:  mad " THE MAD GRAFFER" telling you the real (part 1)              I'm mad that the game is runned by a bunch of toys and they got no respect for the history any more you got kids grabbing paint cans before they even own a black book thats why im mad ..........These kids need to learn the roots the history and practice there own style bef...

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I found the following transcript at The Graffiti Writers Local 132 Union Hall. At first, it's size and format made me think it was a religious tract. Upon closer inspection I realized it..s purpose was to instruct on another level. I submit it to you without any edits, so read carefully, you...
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The Unofficial Rules Of Graff

1. Spray tags rock over marker tags in any case (no beef)

2. Outlines with borders rock over tags and scrap walls (no beef)

3. Fill ins rock over ragged or dissed fillins

4. Fill ins rock over outlines (no beef) but some might think not if it has a border

5. Fill ins rock over tags no matter how big you do your tag (no beef)

6. Dusty faded fill ins with the borders still visible is still concider rocking and touching it may start some beef.

7. Stompers or Blockbuster r...
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An effort has been made to keep to some of the history of each word, its origins and its current application to graffiti culture.

ALL CITY
What a writer is considered to be when he/she is "up", but this term implies more status than being just "up". Many people can be "up", but only a select few could be considered "all city". Can also refer to a crew instead of just one writer.
BACK IN THE DAY
Refers to the "old days", old school, or when a writer first started writing. Also a hip-hop/rap t...

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