I’m a humble ..honest…person. That said….LTS was started by Mark 7 …and myself. We started it at our lunch table at Taft high in 1986. Originally it was modeled after old school New York gangs like the savage skulls and nomads. LTS had racial factions. There were the “soul kings” which consisted of black members like mark 7 and cre8. Then there was the “Latin kings” which consisted of clever and siner etc. And finally there was the “ivory dukes” which was basically me …and eventually MC everlast joined by being down with me. Before LTS we were all in a crew called RTA (rapid transit artists). The first LTS production was to pay respects to clever who passed away. The mural for that was on Crenshaw. Later on that wall became an iconic photo shoot site for both Ice T and ice cube. Back then I wrote “Sem 4 LTS” After high school I lost touch with Mark 7 and I joined the legendary KSN crew with my lifelong graf partner Phyn one. Now days… I chat with mark 7 every few years or so. I still love graf…and I still do graf. …And I’ll still burn anyone that steps to me. I’ve kept an eye on LTS over the years and I’m super proud of how the younger guys have represented the crew and taken it to new heights. They deserve all the credit for what LTS is today. Fishe is an amazing writer…LA legend status. ..and i hope he knows that the original members of LTS still kill it. Anytime he wants to chat or paint with an OG I’m down. LTS….Last Team Standing…since 86’
Kyle LTS used to write "Sickoe." I met him at summer school Fairfax High and he said my style was toy. And then he stole my Wu-Tang Forever CD. He asked to borrow it, so I let him, and then he just stopped coming to school altogether.
I’m a humble ..honest…person.
That said….LTS was started by Mark 7 …and myself. We started it at our lunch table at Taft high in 1986.
Originally it was modeled after old school New York gangs like the savage skulls and nomads. LTS had racial factions. There were the “soul kings” which consisted of black members like mark 7 and cre8. Then there was the “Latin kings” which consisted of clever and siner etc. And finally there was the “ivory dukes” which was basically me …and eventually MC everlast joined by being down with me.
Before LTS we were all in a crew called RTA (rapid transit artists).
The first LTS production was to pay respects to clever who passed away. The mural for that was on Crenshaw. Later on that wall became an iconic photo shoot site for both Ice T and ice cube.
Back then I wrote “Sem 4 LTS”
After high school I lost touch with Mark 7 and I joined the legendary KSN crew with my lifelong graf partner Phyn one.
Now days…
I chat with mark 7 every few years or so. I still love graf…and I still do graf.
…And I’ll still burn anyone that steps to me.
I’ve kept an eye on LTS over the years and I’m super proud of how the younger guys have represented the crew and taken it to new heights. They deserve all the credit for what LTS is today.
Fishe is an amazing writer…LA legend status. ..and i hope he knows that the original members of LTS still kill it. Anytime he wants to chat or paint with an OG I’m down.
LTS….Last Team Standing…since 86’
Love the history!!!
Thanks for the story!
Did you see Ice Cube at Taft High? Because he would have been going there around that time.
Peace GOD
Kyle LTS used to write "Sickoe." I met him at summer school Fairfax High and he said my style was toy. And then he stole my Wu-Tang Forever CD. He asked to borrow it, so I let him, and then he just stopped coming to school altogether.
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issa.. Light Twenty Stacks
Luciphers talented sons
Esae was dope Stab,Kyra,Rynoe, butcher ,mold,muter,ratas/segs.. ased,senem,Salem,erbn Aybon so many more sick foos peace to lts,kog rip ayer
Leaving Toyz Stunned
Fishe 🔥🔥
Zes klean dry those guys had lts going hard as well rip ayer from yard rats those guys where going hard
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R.I.P JENS IB LTS...
Last to Survive
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Versuz is dead?? 😢
He said verse or vers
Leaving Twats Swollen
L.a.’s Toughest Sport
RATAS LTS crushed SF in the 90s
Dudes down bad nowadays. It's sad.
Just like AWR / MSK