Graffiti and tattoos seem like total opposities. One is ephemeral, lasting only until it’s painted over by the city or other writers, the other is forever, or at least unless you decide to rip the ink ...

Since the caveman era, humans have put art on walls. The same is true today – writing graffiti is, clearly, just part of human nature. And while the graffiti scene may not be as vibrant and fierce as ...

Zephyr, Janette Beckman – Run DMC, New York City, 1986. As graffiti writers rose to prominence during the early 1970s, hip hop was a logical partner. With similar identities in the same culture, it ...

WARNING: Photos contain imagery that some may find offensive. Graffiti is to some public nuisance, to others an urban art form. If defined as writing on a wall, its origins date back to ancient Rome, ...

The impact of music extends far beyond the play and pause buttons. Formed in the 1970s as an underground movement, hip-hop has expanded into various art forms and musical sub-genres – with rap ...

On this date in 1958, the world was introduced to one of the most innovative stylists in graffiti history, Harlem born Jeff Brown, better known across the culture as KASE 2 or CASE 2. A true pioneer ...

Like a lot of little boys, Champ Styles wanted to be just like his dad. But that got a little complicated at times, because Such Styles was doing graffiti when Champ was born back in 1983. They’ve ...