Photos courtesy of CortesNYC Big-ups to my homie Christian Cortes for letting me post these.  His extraordinary artwork has been featured here several times, making my site look much more colorful.  With his bodypaint work, Mr. Cortes combines two things that are dear to my heart: wicked graffiti pieces and sexy female models. Last go […]

Photos by Sundiata Acree a.k.a Tha Snyper My man Sundi went to Presents Gallery in Brooklyn for a graffiti exhibit called Tales of the RTW.  He got some colorful photos of the art on display, posted below.  Henry Chalfant, author of Subway Art and producer of graf documentary Style Wars, sums up the exhibit with […]

He may be too modest to accept the nickname but I’ma start calling my man Christian Cortes “The Hugh Hefner of Graffiti.”  A bevy of lovely ladies rep his artwork and in fact, many have loaned him their bodies as beautiful canvases to paint on.  My interview with Cortes still gets plenty burn and today […]

PHOTOS BY SUNDIATA ACREE a.k.a. THA SNYPER Despite Mayor Goonberg’s mission to make NYC a bland place, there are still some reminders of the city’s vibrant culture.  The rooftop of Seward Park High School in L.E.S., blanketed with impressive works of graffiti art, is hallowed ground.  For the past four years, notable graf artists gather […]

PHOTOS BY SUNDIATA ACREE a.k.a. THA SNYPER Shout-out to my dude Christian Cortes… he created that wicked piece of art above.  It’s up on the rooftop of a school formerly known as Seward Park High in L.E.S. Manhattan.  There’s a great video below the jump that shows how C-Dub did it. That Cortes banger ain’t […]

PHOTOS BY SUNDIATA ACREE a.k.a. THA SNYPER As he walked the streets of L.E.S. the other night, my nigga Sundi caught the scent of fresh krylon.  So he followed his nose to some brand new graffiti pieces that were just painted.  Tha Snyper pulled the Canon out its holster and went to work. The following […]

WORDS BY BLACK PACINO PHOTOS BY SUNDIATA ACREE a.k.a. THA SNYPER Despite its title, this post has nothing to do with Waka Flocka Flame.  The phrase existed long before rap declined to a point where Waka could sniff stardom.  Not to mention that plagiarizing him would be taking 100 steps backwards creatively. With that said, […]

PRODUCT PLACEMENT BY BLACK PACINO ARTWORK BY MARK BODÉ & VAUGHN BODÉ It’s been a while since my interview with cartoonist Mark Bodé, son of iconic artist and graffiti pioneer Vaughn Bodé. Still, I keep tabs on whatever he has poppin’. The oft-imitated Bodé style is a family heirloom and with graphic novels like Cobalt […]

WORDS BY KHALID STRICKLAND a.k.a. BLACK PACINO ARTWORK & PHOTOS BY CHRISTIAN CORTES With his album covers, videos and world-renowned graffiti murals, Christian Cortes puts the “ill” in “illustrator.” Both figuratively & literally, his unique style has elevated aerosol art to new heights: Cortes has scaled the outer walls of 5Ptz. Gallery in Queens to […]

NARRATED BY PACINO718 PHOTOS BY SUNDIATA ACREE a.k.a. THA SNYPER I’m a New York nationalist and I don’t know what Alicia Keys is talking about. These streets don’t make me feel brand new, they make me tired as hell. There is one thing you can’t do: find affordable housing. But she’s right, these lights will […]

PHOTOS BY MARC MCDONALD a.k.a. GAZER162 Big-ups to my man Gazer162, a graffiti artist and enthusiast from Dirty Jerz.  He shot these flicks in Union Street Park out in Hackensack.  A graf crew by the name of First Class (Serve, Dan One, Serge, Neos, Risk and Totem) painted this action-packed, Marvel Comics-themed mural.  Characters like […]