Sad news in graffiti world. Iz the Wiz, the gentle All-City King of NYC subway graffiti, died yesterday. Iz featured in graffiti movie icons like Style Wars, Wild Style and the book Subway Art. Rest in peace from Tilburg!
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IZ the Wiz R.I.P.
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The bible is 25 years old!
The bible of the grafitti movement, Subway Art, is celebrating his 25th anniversary this year. Got this book from Sinterklaas in 1985, when I was 12 years old. Actually Sinterklaas was not planning to give it to me anymore, because just before present day, me and my friends got busted by the police for doing the first ever piece in our hometown. But after some crocodile tears, because i desperately wanted that book, the guy with the long white beard gave it to me after all. I still thank him for that because that book partly made me what I am today. So cheers Martha and Henry, I just ordered the 25th anniversary edition!
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Old school party flyers
An endless list of old school flyers from the early 80’s in New York with names like Africa Bambaataa, Gradmaster Caz, Chiefrocker Busy Bee and Spoony Gee. Wonder if 50ct and Sean Puffy Combs realise that those yellow flyers helped to build their golden palaces. (Thanks Flattyre)
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Break Machine - Street Dance
We bought this 12″ when it came out in 1983, but we remember we doubted a long time before actually buying the disc, since it was pretty daft then if you know what we mean. But rarely hiphop vinyl came to that metropool called Tilburg at that time, so we gave it a go. Too bad we don’t have it anymore because one of us sold it at Tommy’s second hand shop some 20 years ago alongside many other great 12″s to get money for a certain slot mahine addiction… asshole!
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Menno van Gorp
Is the world champion breakdancing and he’s from… Tilburg. That brings a small tear to our eyes. That’s because our own Seacaptain Plonk E used to dance break in the streets of Tilburg the time Beat Street came out in the early eighties. Although he never even could fix the windmill, Da Plonk is ever so proud to see young Menno conquer that title.
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Rammellzee - Beat bop
Rammellzee (@ 1 minute 25) is probably one of the most original hip hop artists from the New York area who introduced specific vocal styles which date back to the early 1980s. Listening to Cypress Hill and The Beastie Boys, one still can hear his influence. Also known for his, so to speak, weird performace costumes covered with toys Rammellzee was and still is one of a kind. This track, of which we bought a copy back in 1984, is featuring in the one of the first ever Hip Hop film Style Wars.
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Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip
Oasis? Just a band. Led Zeppelin? Just a band. The Beatles? Just a band. Ow Yeah! These lyrics spoken by poet Scroobius Pip in a British accent combined with the raw electronic beats by Dan le Sac are kickin’ ass. These two fellows quit their jobs working in a record store to sign a record deal at Sunday Best after the track Thou shalt allways Kill (see above) became a download hit. Best record on their album we think is Angels.
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All City (1983)
This is a small documentary about the early days of Hip Hop which started to come above ground in the South Bronx in the early 80’s. It’s made by Henry Chalfant who was one of the first, next to Charlie Ahearn (Wild Style) to understand that Hip Hop was something that was going to stay around for a while. Besides making this rather unkwnown film, Herny Chalfant also co-created the more famous grafitti documentary Style Wars and the grafitti bible Subway Art. Enjoy this pure footage of the pioneers of Hip Hop and let those raw cracking beats make you go poppin’ and lockin’ again on your old schoolyard!