12ozProphet

It has been a while since I touched paint, but it’s still serious…

photos via http://jasonburnz.wordpress.com/

Join us for the opening of
Rooftop Legends 2009
presented by
New Design High School
Opening Reception
Saturday, May 16, 2009
From 3:00-7:00pm
Featuring original artwork by: Wolf,Part, Wane, Tats Cru, Team, Reas, TYS Collective, Keo, Kaves, Ghost, Doc TC5, El Coro (PR) - and so many more that you need to come and check out the Rooftop Legends 2009!
350 Grand Street
New York, New York 10002
Hot 97’s very own DJ ENUFF of the Heavy Hitters spinning live all afternoon!
All of the artists that have participated in Rooftop Legends 2009 have donated their time, supplies and creativity to celebrate a space that showcases the spirit of urban-street art and the authenticity that comes from our youth community. All donations contributed at the event will support NDHS academic and design programming.
All youth under 18 are welcome - please spread the word!
Come check out the best rooftop in the lower east side!
Suggested donations at the door - no one will be turned away.
http://www.rooftoplegends2007.blogspot.com
http://www.newdesignhighschool.blogspot.com
http://www.newdesignhigh.com
Please contact Sarah at 212.475.4148 x429 for details!
Special thanks to Dean Jesse Pais (EV) for all of his heart and curatorial skills!

This is some contemporary NYC history.  In recent years the Bloods gang spread like wild fire in the NYC hoods.  These following videos explain this NYC gang phenomenon.  When I was doing time as an adolescent on Rikers Island, during the mid to early 90s I was able to see the birth of the UBN first hand.  I would have never figured out it would leak out into the streets and get out of control the way it did.

This is an interesting Gangland episode…

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OE3 (Old English) TMD
Had shit on smash when I was a real little kid in elementary school I saw this dude every ware.  I mean every fucking ware.

Then later in Junior high school I saw DEK VIC crew up like hell all over my hood.

A little later on I got to see the onslaught JOZ and EASY put on the streets.

I can’t forget about my boy PGISM TPA (R.I.P) This was done in 1980, shit 28/29 years ago.

These are just some of the many writers that influenced me early in the game.

I haven’t picked up a can a few years now, but I still see new jack toys going over me???

**Not one of them was around when I was.**

Can some one explain the logic behind this—after all these years in the game I never understood why kids do that?

Photo by: AKIRA RUIZ

This photo was taken by my personal photographer Akira Ruiz.  He is a good friend of mine, we go wayback to high school days.
Art and Design High School NYC.. “Those were the good old days, No responsibilities” LOL.
Peep his website my boy is sick with it..

http://www.akiraruiz.com/main.php

Peep this documentary I spent most of my youth in and out of this system..

Education saved my life and in a strange way graffiti did too..

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I havent forgotten about you…

I’m just enjoying the pleasures of married life and my newborn son, and also stressing some legal battles.

I guess you have to take the good with the bad, because without the rain, the sunshine wouldn’t be so pleasant.

I’ll be back my peoples…