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What do you write? I write Intro What first drew you to graffiti? Well I was always into art when I was younger, And when I first started noticing graff it was just something I felt I wanted to do. What crews are you in? Im in RT and a few others How did you become part of RT and who else is in it, and whats the history? I started painting with Vibes a few years ago and he put me in. There is a lot of loose members and then sort of the core members who hang out a lot more and paint together on the regular. But off the top of my head it is Town, Vibes, Derok, Raws, Choe, Daze, Note184, Dfie, Debug, Cube, Tokyo, ikups, Avea. The Thing about the main heads is we are propa tight, and it is defiantly a very close group of friends as well as a graff crew. Vibe and his mate started it about 8/9 years ago in West, Then it just started to grow, you would have to ask him the full story. Everyone in the crew is in other crews but recently we all decided to focus on RT.
Who were your influences while growing up, and do you have any today? Um really a lot of Kingston writers like Opsar, Zedz, Metro, Fang, Vaze, Tame, Made, Theme, Stan, Sect, Warp, and Spok and crews like BSE THC, SC, SF, BRS, PF1 and then a lot of other London heads like DDS, FBS, Pies was heavy Zonk and Rambo. I went to school with Essa From KCD, LBU and he was definately a bad influence on me as a youth! I was more into chrome and black tracksides when I was younger than I was colour pieces, so anyone I used to see on track into London. Im not that old so some of those writers are still doing there thing now which is good. RT are now becoming well known for their big blockbuster style's, where did the idea come from? Well Blockys are just about impact, Bang you see two massive letters plus they are propa fun to do. Its not like we set out to become known for doing block busters, its just something that happened. Doing them with emulsion is the way too as you don’t use much paint and they stand out on tracks! Tell us about one of your worst experiences while writing. One of the worst things was gashing my finger open on a yard fence, I nearly lost my finger which would have been dry. In the end I had 17 stitches in it and have barely any feeling. But it could have been worse.
Has there been a real memorable mission for you? Probably going out in numbers to do tracksides, me, vibe, note an town used to go out on the early while trains were still on and do tracks, Once we were doing Putney to Clapham at about 10. And we propa smashed it and each did a few dubs, when 2 of us got spotted. We were about a mile from the get on so we had to boot and keep getting in cubby holes when fast trains came, nearly getting sucked out and shit with 4 of us in one cubby. It was long the heli came out from Battersea but we managed to get off and get to the car. But we got pulled by feds on the way home all covered in paint. we got away with it. What is your view on the London graffiti scene at the moment and where do you see graffiti heading in the future? Its cool, it could be better, most of my lines into Central have been buffed which is long as they are keeping on top of it, so train journeys aren’t the same. But theirs still people out their relentless like Cut, Tox, Town, Cos, OSA etc… And that’s just the south west. I cant really comment on the trains. Id like to see more regulating on legals, with elders showing youngers the way about not dogging out full colour things with shitty half effort chromes. East is smashed with roofs and streets which is live, Heads like Panik, Elmo, Asure and them guys are doing it. But on a whole I love London graff, Its just a shame their can be so many shit attitudes that come with it. How is the Brighton graffiti scene at the moment? Yeh its alright a lot of heavy legal walls getting done and the council have been hooking up walls in the city. But then they have a dirty little graff squad with snitches hanging about legals and cataloguing tags and dubs in town so you have to be careful as it is a very small place. Plus they just buffed about 30 roof tops which was annoying.
Right now RT are killing it with full on productions, where do you guys get the energy to put so much effort in? Im one of the lazier ones to be honest, but some of the crew are dedicated and are out there most nights of the week doing panels, tracks, and roofs and then paintin productions all weekend. It is very satisfying to do large scale walls plus it is jokes, we all get on so well that it is a pleasure to paint. Plus we have a general of the crew who threatens us with violence if we don’t turn up! Have you painted abroad? Yeh the crew has visited Dam on several occasions and me And Vibes went to Barcelona with some of ATG, That was heavy just doing mad street spots with throw ups and we did some roof tops and shit too. Painting with ATG is good cos they are into doing a bit of everything. Town Vibe and that smashed Dam in the summer and had full colour window downs running on the subway as well as battering the overgrounds, Roofs and tracks. You've managed to be part of Sleeping Giants Jam on both occasions, how has each year been? Yeh that is a propa Jam!! The second year was my favourite as we got a huge wall and had nearly all the crew down. Painting in the sun with nearly 200 writers all drinking brews and catching jokes it was brilliant! Plus all MSK and SUK and the Montana writer team were there so it was live seeing them sort of people paint. What writers have influenced your style of writing? People in RT , ATG, MSK loads of different people in different arenas. Like if I do a trackside I do a big chrome and black thing and I get inspiration for those from people like Steas, And heads who have that simple cronkin London style on lock. I love seein massive Steas Tracksides over and over. And People like MSK all round, they literally have it all on lock. Full colour illegals, Blockys, Productions, Trains, Throw ups, Roof tops, Handstyles.! Aroe from NT is sick at doing productions too he always has the bad schemes down. I like ID Crew in London for productions. Tizer, Stiker, Fued and them lot. ATG Are ill at illegal painting!!! What impact has graffiti had on your life? A massive one, good and bad, Ive made some of my best friends through graff. But nearly going to prison is long, Cases drag on and at those times you question if it is worth it. Have you studied art at college or uni? Yeh I studied design at uni, im not no dummy I want money!! Anything else you'd like to say while you're here!? R.I.P to the fallen And fuck all you shit talkers!
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