Wane One, Fab Five Freddy and Lee Quiñones recall evolution of graffiti In 1980s New York, hip-hop was the soundtrack of the city, blaring through the neighborhoods on boom boxes and blasting ...

Entering the first gallery of Fotografiska’s “Hip Hop: Conscious ... video games and who have clothing lines. You see a guy like Futura 2000, who started writing graffiti in 1973—look ...

Legend has it that the first truly memorable New York graffiti appeared in the mid-50s, as “Bird Lives!” tags, paying homage to the gone-too-soon jazz genius Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker ...

In fact, "knowledge" is one of the so-called five pillars of hip-hop. The others are MCing, DJing, breakdancing, and graffiti. Eyewitness News reporter Kemberly Richardson takes a look at the ...

Bikers whizzing by, joggers lost in earbud orchestras and lovers bundled in hoodies holding hands ... they were drawn to hip-hop culture, especially graffiti. “It wasn’t sanctioned.

bold energy that continues to distinguish hip-hop graffiti today. Known as Afghanistan’s first female graffiti artist, Hassani, born in 1988, often makes her art on bombed or abandoned buildings.

A lasting fashion movement came hand in hand with hip-hop’s mainstream popularity. Early on, American artists often rapped about clothing brands they wore. Graffiti artists went from tagging to ...

that helped shape what we now recognize as contemporary graffiti art. 5. The influence of Hip Hop culture In the 1970s, graffiti became an integral part of Hip Hop culture, especially in New York ...

Birmingham hip-hop festival has announced a programme that includes workshops, graffiti classes and street dance battles as it celebrates its 10th year. The B-SIDE Hip-Hop Festival will host ...

GONZO247, graffiti artist: “Hip-hop is a culture built on four pillars ... Frank William Miller, Jr., graphic/clothing designer: “I’m going to plug Kay’s album The Talk Show, because ...

With graffiti inking its way to dominance over the NYC subway system, a cop from the city's swelling ranks of transit guards stares down a carriage, 1979. (Getty Images) Legend has it that the ...