News Tagged: Voice of the Ghetto

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    Stay High 149 "Voice of the Ghetto" Benefit Tee Exclusively at Reed Space

    Coinciding with the online benefit High Maintenance: A Tribute for Stay High149 this T-shirt, limited to 149 pieces, is available exclusively at Reed Space with all proceeds from sales of the shirt go to Stay High 149′s family.

    ©12ozProphet - Wednesday September 26, 2012

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    12ozProphet Forum Shot of the Day: Stay High 149 Tribute by Amen

    Not only is this piece by Amen really fresh, perhaps even cooler is the Stay High 149 tribute piece he painted beside it. Rocking a "Voice of the Ghetto" tag emulating the 2-tone uni-wide tags Stay High was known for crushing train inside panels with. Stay High 149 used to remove the advertisements from the inside panels of the trains, catch tags...

    ©12ozProphet - Wednesday June 27, 2012

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    The Chamber of Kings: Terror 161 Reflects on the Stay High 149 Memorial

    Yesterday a memorial was held in honor of the late great Stay High 149. Rubbing shoulders with the pantheon of New York City graffiti greats was Terror 161 who wrote about the experience.

    ©12ozProphet - Tuesday June 19, 2012

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    Haze Remembers Stay High 149

    Haze reminisces on the creative tags of Stay High 149, as well as his influence on graffiti from his era til today.

    ©12ozProphet - Monday June 18, 2012

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    12ozProphet Forum Shot of the Day: Stay High 149 in Action

    The graffiti community is mourning the loss of one of the greatest legends of the golden era of subway graffiti, Stay High 149. Shortly after his passing a Stay High 149 thread was started in the Heavens section of the Writers Forum. STYLEISKING is among those who contributed photos to the thread, including this rare shot of Stay High 149 catching...

    ©12ozProphet - Tuesday June 12, 2012

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    Stay High 149 RIP - Terror 161 Reflects on The Voice of the Ghetto

    The 12oz team was sad to receive a phone call this evening from Terror 161, notifying us of the passing the the legendary graffiti writer Stay High 149. Paired with a photo by Martha Cooper, Terror 161 wrote a moving eulogy in memory of the Voice of the Ghetto.

    ©12ozProphet - Tuesday June 12, 2012

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    Cope2 Remembers Stay High 149

    With the passing of the legendary Stay High 149 there is no doubt that the graffiti community will be sharing their condolences and memories. Cope2 posted this personal photo with The Voice of the Ghetto with the following words

    ©12ozProphet - Tuesday June 12, 2012