From 2008 to 2014 graffiti was more or less legal in Detroit. The city was going bankrupt and the police were so underfunded they would not respond to anything other than violent crimes. Mike Duggan, Before he was elected Mayor of Detroit in 2013, was the Wayne County Prosecuter. In the early 2000s, he set out on a very public campaign to arrest the graffiti writer Turdl, who was the undisputed King of Detroit graffiti from 2001-2004. He never caught Turdl, but arrested Coupe who was visiting from out of town to paint. When Mike Duggan became mayor, he made it his mission to eradicate graffiti and started giving out malicious destruction of property felonies for all graffiti arrests. He also started giving property owners large fines for having graffiti on their property. If you failed to buff the graffiti on your building withtin 2 weeks, the city would do it and charge the owner. Detroit saw a resurgence during the 2020 lockdown where you saw writers like GASM (RIP), the biggest bomber in Detroit Graffiti history, come out of retirement and crush the city one last time before he tragically passed away. The graffiti scene in Detroit now is dead. Any visible streetside graffiti on main roads is buffed within a week. Occaisonly you will see a new writer pop up and hit a few spots then either get demotivated by the buff or charged with a couple of felonies and quit. Many locals (Mainly oldheads and southwest Detroit writers) have blamed out of town west coast writers such as Revok (who wrote "Chaos" in Detroit), Hael, Begr Trav for bringing so much heat to the city. The west coast writers were labeled Hipsters by many locals mainly because they had photographers with them, had Montana can sponsers, and did legal art. While they did crush the city, they often painted with writers such as Elmer, Gasm, Stori, and Tead (RIP). Elmer and Gasm also brought in many out of towners and such as 2BUCK (RIP) Aires, Neitz who all crushed the city and contributed to the heat.
u could blame the locals for allowing the out of towners to bring so much heat, that is if youre looking to place blame. Or you could just say "well it is what it is".
Fuck I love your professional approach to interviewing and documenting. Helps the scene immensely. I can watch this in hospital and not be misjudged as a tattooed drug seeking vandal.
From 2008 to 2014 graffiti was more or less legal in Detroit. The city was going bankrupt and the police were so underfunded they would not respond to anything other than violent crimes. Mike Duggan, Before he was elected Mayor of Detroit in 2013, was the Wayne County Prosecuter. In the early 2000s, he set out on a very public campaign to arrest the graffiti writer Turdl, who was the undisputed King of Detroit graffiti from 2001-2004. He never caught Turdl, but arrested Coupe who was visiting from out of town to paint. When Mike Duggan became mayor, he made it his mission to eradicate graffiti and started giving out malicious destruction of property felonies for all graffiti arrests. He also started giving property owners large fines for having graffiti on their property. If you failed to buff the graffiti on your building withtin 2 weeks, the city would do it and charge the owner. Detroit saw a resurgence during the 2020 lockdown where you saw writers like GASM (RIP), the biggest bomber in Detroit Graffiti history, come out of retirement and crush the city one last time before he tragically passed away. The graffiti scene in Detroit now is dead. Any visible streetside graffiti on main roads is buffed within a week. Occaisonly you will see a new writer pop up and hit a few spots then either get demotivated by the buff or charged with a couple of felonies and quit. Many locals (Mainly oldheads and southwest Detroit writers) have blamed out of town west coast writers such as Revok (who wrote "Chaos" in Detroit), Hael, Begr Trav for bringing so much heat to the city. The west coast writers were labeled Hipsters by many locals mainly because they had photographers with them, had Montana can sponsers, and did legal art. While they did crush the city, they often painted with writers such as Elmer, Gasm, Stori, and Tead (RIP). Elmer and Gasm also brought in many out of towners and such as 2BUCK (RIP) Aires, Neitz who all crushed the city and contributed to the heat.
u could blame the locals for allowing the out of towners to bring so much heat, that is if youre looking to place blame. Or you could just say "well it is what it is".
I’m literally eating a cheese burger while I watch this.
I’m on the toilet 😎
🍔🍔🍔#sleazymccheesy
Absolute mad lad
🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔
Dope interview! Mad respect to Steel.
paradox has one of the best rope action graff
Look forward to these so much. Thanks
need a SHOCK MSK interview now
In 2002/2003 I stayed in SF and this dude had illegal burners street side clear view. Respect 🔥 from Philly ~>
Man you were in the city during an era. KUK must of been everywhere
Autoracks are huge! Damn near blew up my back just doing one and this guy did 5 in a row. Damn.
I seen an autorack layup all happy only to realize the whole fing layup had cars inside. I was pissed off and had to the paint the part with no holes
Burger Mane himself
Get camel he's all city bay area, dude been paid his dues and some!
Mad respect for these videos, angel, and Steel. Got to paint with Begr back in 2018, super chill dude. You should get him on next
My photobucket back in 05-07 was poppin
keep painting, ur an all star
finally some Bay love
Wow the vibe this guy has is really positive
Yay Area love! Let's go. Do Senor/Renos sometime.
beautiful work
Fuck I love your professional approach to interviewing and documenting. Helps the scene immensely. I can watch this in hospital and not be misjudged as a tattooed drug seeking vandal.
Stoked to see this, finally
Lookin like repelling and train surfings the new thang. Thanks Mr Paradox...
steeleworldwide's spirit animal
Just met bro in ATL very cool dude
Never knew Steel was a bus hopper thats dopeI need to peep his older hands
He used to write
Else Ha crew back in early 2000’s from the bay area ,
bay areaaaaa
Dope interview. 💯
Respect.
23:52 I remember this In the 90s
king
Art primo is the best graff store in Seattle. Hands down
need some better audio mixing, audio a bit too low tbh
Sounds fine on my phone
Interview twist
Steel a sick man
Leggoooo
Audio low
They all are !
Ya mamma
Yee the bay!
Did Any one else notice he kept saying how old he was instead of the year whenever he's asked about the year
this was fye
For Your Entertainment
STEELBURGERZ D30 MSK
wheres max been at?
It’s a Ronin
This podcast is the best! Although counting sheep is more entertaining.
640 mob
took elsers name lmao but new steel is way better than elser ever was
I love your concert, but your audio needs to be fixed. There’s like a buzz/humming throughout the whole video
Gotta get some canadians on here, I'd love to see the contrast.
Trash audio
Why cover your face but show your tattoos ? Smdh 😅😂😂😂
When the fuck we gettin Saber on here?!?
RipNext.D30s 🙏