DA UNDERGROUND

This section is strictly for the artist by the artist . This is where the artist and not the website can speak there mind and write what they please . Here you might see biography's by artist or even crews you might even see some artist just say what the hell they feel like saying or maybe they just might want to tell you what they been up to and what they going to be doing in the future who knows let's see what the future brings ...........


The Story of An Uptown Vandal! SADE TCM

Posted by Tag One on Thursday, July 22, 2010 , In : Bio 
     

      "When did you start writing?" After having been asked the question so many times I do wonder exactly when was the instant when I started writing so-called graffiti. I can't pinpoint the exact moment but I do remember that I started to be fascinated by the writing on the hallways of my projects when I was in the 5th grade. This was in 77 just before the big blackout. I remember that the king of the hallways in the McKinley Projects Building 905 on 161st and Tinton Ave was Jug...
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ZIMAD TD4 (Bronx , New York)

Posted by Tag One on Monday, July 19, 2010 , In : Bio 


In 1979, I began my career as an artist in the South Bronx the place where I was born and raised.
                                                                                       
     In 1988 I was included in the group exhibition at Fashion Moda New York City, Titled, "The South Bronx Show." I've exhibited my work at Fashion Moda for the next 3 years. At the same time I had exhibited at PPH gallery as well.



    My education was in textile design from the Fashion Institute of Techn...

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Who Is The Real STAYHIGH149 ?

Posted by Tag One on Sunday, April 11, 2010 , In : Bio 

      Well as we promised this is a website for all artist to be represented . We let all artist present there work video's stories whatever it maybe that is posted on this site about an artist. So as some may know there are two STAYHIGH149 out there and some say one is fake some say the other stole his name this that well you know . But anyways when i was coming up I knew STAYHIGH149 being a skinny black guy from the interviews and all that stuff but then I heard about another out there and ...
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Van II ROC (Bronx NY)

Posted by Tag One on Monday, March 29, 2010 , In : Interview 


Lets start by you telling them who you are and how long you been involved in this culture called graffiti ?
 Im Van2 from Rocstars and I've been writing since the late 70s to late 80s. In '78 I got hooked up with Shy147(rip), Cos207 and Kel139 with his brother Mare139 and so it became a collaboration of thoughts of what crew we were going to represent, SHY, COS and KEL came up with ROC which in later years it evolved into ROCSTARS.

When were you first attracted to the graffiti culture?
 I b...
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TOTEM (Washington Heights, NY)

Posted by Tag One on Sunday, March 14, 2010 , In : Bio 


Born and raised in the streets of Washington Heights, TOTEM was no stranger to the IRT #1 line which passed right through Broadway. Seeing all the great burners on the 1 line at that time, when graff was graff, he got interested in it real quick.



Since art ran through his blood, he got into graffiti at the age of 11, writing his name on any corner. He really got into it more as he attended ART & DESIGN HIGH SCHOOL IN 1984.



Art & Design was home to alot of famous writers especially TC5. T...

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VIN ONE (Bronx, New York)

Posted by Tag One on Thursday, January 21, 2010 , In : Writers Words 
 

        My name is VINONE .Bronx.Most .Famous ..crew..aka Mr.so fly....aka BX Monster..aka Mr.Spyderman.... the reason I got in the game was because of the fame but it became a love of art and being able to do things others can't do....I've been in the game for 17yrs and bombin for 14yrs. You want to know what keeps me in the game? The love for it and to show the newbies I still got it....



          Some of the people I looked up to before I got in the game TRACEY ,SEEN ,TYKE ,JA ,COPE2 ,T-K...
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SESOER (Los Angeles , CA)

Posted by Tag One on Thursday, November 19, 2009 , In : Bio 


               I could say I started graffiti when I was about 5 years old. At that point I lived in Mexico and had a patio with this huge blue wall that looked boring. It would make me think of the sea. One day I decided to pick up a few painting utensils as crayons, markers, spray paint and drew a huge whale and fishes with random letters on the side! Haha, I remember this because I got my ass beat and my dad made me scrub the shit of for days even though it never came off! Haha! After that...
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"MERES" The Deadly 4mula (Long Island City, NY)

Posted by Tag One on Monday, October 19, 2009 , In : Bio 



              Meres was born in the South Bronx and raised in Queens, New York. Taking on an interest in graffiti at the early age of 13, Meres developed his craft starting with tags and throw-ups. In 1991, he started TD4 (The Deadly 4mula) crew, which consisted of other artists with similar interests. By the mid-90’s, Meres changed over to piecing.


                  He painted hundreds of pieces in all 5 boroughs as well as Florida, Connecticut, Ohio, New Jersey, North Carolina and, Holland...


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BLEN 167 (Puerto Rico)

Posted by Tag One on Thursday, August 27, 2009 , In : Bio 
 

Well what can I say? My name is BLEN 167, I’m originally from the Bronx, NYC but I moved to PR in 1992/ 1993. Graffiti for me has been my open door for many things such as my profession, tattoos. I’ve been tattooing since 1999. I’m down with tons of crews so ill just mention some for the record: BNA KD, OTB, KAOS inc, FUA, KGB, NARVALOW, DWA, etc. I did my thing in NYC from 88 to 92, doing roof tops and some walls but didn’t really do anything big until I moved to Puerto Rico.

   
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CRIZ 156 (Montreal, Canada)

Posted by Tag One on Saturday, August 15, 2009 , In : Bio 

                                                   Born and raised in the South Bronx and then Spanish Harlem

CREWS: 156 OTB TEK TCM Team TFO SK TDO HP

Influenced by: FC,FBA,156,COD,TAT, Dero in particular but always kept it true with the NYC style of Lettering.

             While living in the South BX I was seeing the works done by locally by cats like Tyke, Sade, Dune, Reven, Bea, Kent III, Bash,Karl,Gizmo (R.I.P),Case2,Moet,Crack, Pre-Sweet TR nation, G-man PGA and the list could go on.

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