Inspired by the two videos in our previous post, the 12ozProphet team was drawn to Monsieur Qui’s website, where we selected our Top 12 favorite pieces of his.

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What sets Monsiuer Qui apart is that he doesn’t quite fit into either category of “graffiti writer” or “street artist”. He is able to do extraordinary things with just two cans of paint, black and white.

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This video is a time-lapse of UK-based Street Artist Ben Eine and his crew painting a typographic mural that reads “Faith” on the streets of Cholula, Mexico.

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Recently a member of the Detroit graff scene, Tom1, passed away, which has lead to the Detroit thread being inundated with photos of some of his work and pieces painted in his memory as well as messages from friends and strangers.

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Cypress Hill and UK artist Rusko team up to bring a fusion of both hip-hop and dubstep for their latest single called “Roll It, Light It”. This is just a first offering of many songs as they have a collaborative EP which is due out in April called...

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This latest video captures Cope2’s live graffiti demonstration for Artcurial. We previously posted photos from this event which came during an extremely productive trip for Cope which culminated in the opening his exhibition Defiance at Mathgoth...

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This Pfunk piece is painted by Smith. Something about this freight just stood out from the solid letters to the simple but funky color scheme. This photo was posted in the New York City thread of the Writers Forum by nycisdead106.

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New Music Video for the remix of French Montana’s hit single “Shot Caller” featuring Rick Ross & the king of the remix’s and Ciroc Sean Diddy Combs. French Montana recently signed with Diddy’s Bad Boy label.

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Red Arrow Contemporary in conjunction with Modern Multiples launched a landslide show of graffiti and street art inspired prints this last Saturday in Dallas, Texas. Dallastonian hipsters arrived en masse to view LA ST. SEEN

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As expected, February brings the next installment of A-Trak’s mix series. The renowned DJ, producer and owner of the Fool’s Gold record label’s 22-track project is packed with original creations from the likes of Zeds Dead, NT89, Machinedrum,...

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German graffiti artist Rusl experiments with sick one-liner outlines in remote locations resulting in these absolutely gorgeous long-exposure light graffiti photographs. Check out our Top 12 favorites after the jump!

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The latest video by Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, presents a hard hitting and highly political remix of Jay-Z and Kanye West’s of hit record “Niggas in Paris,” renamed “Niggas in Poorest.”

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We noticed a brand new video go up of Nemel and Geso continuing the concept of layers and layers of a tag filled wall. Check out the new video and photos of the wall after the jump!

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New York based artist Todd James, formerly known as Reas AOK has been exhibiting around the world and is gearing up for his latest show in New York, titled King of the Wild Frontier at Gering & Lopez Gallery on 57th Street in Midtown Manhattan. The...

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While rappers shoot for the tops of charts this new infographic poster of rappers by Pop Chart Lab charts hip hop stars like constellations in the nights sky. Spanning over seven square feet and containing more then 636 rapper names and some ill...

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Upcoming exhibition from Australian born street artist Anthony Lister at the New Image Art Gallery in Los Angeles. The opening reception is slated for this Thursday, 6pm to 9pm, while the exhibition runs through April 7th.

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Trav MSK is the artist behind the visuals for the set of the music video for “Slight Work”. We sorted through his work to bring you our latest installment of 50 Fresh Flicks.

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The latest music video from Wale featuring Big Sean for their track “Slight Work” is shot against a graffiti backdrop painted by Trav and Dame MSK. The room is completely bombed with the title of the song and the artist’s names painted in straight...

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Nug’s gestures in his latest video are primarily contained to canvas. But that wasn’t the case in his more widely known video video from 2008 “Territorial Pissing” posted after the jump!

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Yesterday hundreds of zinesters and zine enthusiasts passed through doors of the Last Book Store in Downtown Los Angeles for the first LA Zine Festival in over a decade. The eclectically decorated main floor hosted an array of artist talks...

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Neil deGrasse Tyson, the director of the Hayden Planetarium, has announced the dates for Manhattanhenge 2012. The special day only comes twice a year when the Sun aligns precisely with the Manhattan street grid.

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Montana Colors posted an interview with Sobekcis of the Heavy Artilery crew, twins that have only been painting since 2005 but can burn with the best of them, and do! Sobekcis talk about globe-trotting from Croatia to Belgrade and London to Vienna....

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Photographer Terry Richardson takes on Hollywood for his first ever solo exhibition in Los Angeles entitled TerryWood at the OHWOW Gallery. Scroll through a couple sample images after the jump!

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This hot track will sound familiar to anyone who’s just watched the new Rime ‘50 Characters’ video. This track by Mr. Green, the man behind the “Live From the Streets” series, takes inspiration from the sounds of the streets.... Read More

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Old news new video. With Rime revisiting the idea of filling a wall with repeating characters this video brings the photos to life and shows Jersey Joe doing his thing and gives you an idea of the atmosphere during the long weekend in Miami.

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Chinatown is getting its own version of the Highline which will be located in the heart of Chinatown bounded by Manhattan Bridge, Canal and Forsyth Street

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This weeks Music Mondaze Video is from Odd Future and its members Hodgy, Domo Genesis and Tyler The Creator’s latest video called “Rella” directed by Odd Future member Wolf Haley off their new upcoming album OF Tape Vol 2.

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If you’ve been itching for a new skate video to throw in before going out, look no further. Montreal’s own Jeremy Elkin released back in November Poisonous Products. A video that is nothing but pure, raw NYC skating at its finest.

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On the occasion of the Snowblind exhibition and Carnage #2 release party at Klughaus last Friday, Making Deals Zine published a special Snowblind issue. See spreads from it full of graff and a snow-covered NYC…

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Snowblind, curated by Carnage and Making Deals Zine is a pleasant reminder of the grit and beauty of winter in the city.

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