Love hearing the stories. Great talks. I grew up in Queens in the 70s-80s. Small time writer - I met you once in 57th st layup. Looking up in awe at the stuff you were putting up. Its great to hear the stories and back stories of the walls and trains we saw. Thanks again and glad to see you are well.
RD 357 true definition of graff writer. I remember first time driving to NY from Chicago in 97/98 to paint graff (and not legal graff either!) seen your shit up. Props to all the work you out in brother. I feel ya on how the graff community got soft, really fuckin sucks now.. peace and health man!!
Last of the glory days in Chicago -- I felt lucky to get up there in 97 and see it when it was really wrecked. By the time I made it up there in 98 to go to art school, the buff had descended big time.
Yo RD I give you mad props. Appreciate the honesty ! To many writers lie about there history. Alot of stat padding in Graf. You keep it all the way real and your work speaks for itself. My order out of those 4 would be JA- the dude just never stops. Had some trains..streets...tunnels... stations.... been in mad beef and always got the best of it on the walls. He might not do the big blockbusters but he will toss up 40 to 50 fills back to back . Did different states and countries to. He just has to much and been around to long not to put him at the top. EASY- A close second. He's pretty one dimensional with just tags. But he put so many of them throughout the streets it's insane . He also went into the worst neighborhoods and put in major work. Him Josh 5 and Joz really put that heavy borough to borough writing into motion. Easy did have a long hiatus but when he came back in 2013 he absolutely KILLED the streets. COST- had trains tunnels streets heavy . The wheat paste shit and the roller joints really mad him stand out. Def a hitta for real. RD. You destroyed Manhattan. There's no denying that. I've also seen you in other boroughs as well. Even though you didn't go all city you locked Manhattan down ! Def did your fair share of trains to. You had a very long storied career. Much props to you. I might have you at the bottom of the list but l will say the RD and SCAE blockbusters were my favorite joints out of every writer on this list. Plus you been in a ton of beef and always held your own. Your a true ny fixture when it comes to Graf. Love these videos . Keep them coming ! You drop a ton of jewels. 💯🙏
JA was bombing in East New York with OA and NASH(U5 bbk) in the 89/90/91. went all city multiple times, and went coast to coast with war in LA with saber. dude is the GOAT🐐 for sure.
RD huge fan of your channel and art but can I please make the suggestion that you get some better audio equipment? Even if you put in some AirPods and spoke normally it would sound so much better than it does currently. I’m sure most of your viewers would agree. I hope this sounds constructive and not rude.
I have never been to the U.S but I have been obsessed with graffiti since the 80s and I love the legendary work that Easy,Cost and your good self have put in over the decades I have to go with JA.He still gets up now,I see new shit up in NYC (I think the last I saw was him and Giz) ,but remember like you Cost got pinched again when he last came out of retirement so I don't think we'll see any Cost shit up and Easy seems to putting up lil metal tag sculptures.Any way that's my opinion.Plus I believe the LA shit was all caused by Saber going over (unwittingly Saber claims) an old Sane piece /throw but you know this.Ace vid anyway Rob.
I feel you RD•357 on not being able to bomb streets hard like the past. I been writing graff since mid 80’s. SerN & SM•KoF. Before I got shot in Spanish Harlem. After that my partner SM•KoF started bombing with Doby started getting up. I always felt some type of way cause it was me that got SM•KoF into graffiti making him Vprez. KoF. It’s wild cause when I got shot I was bombing with a broken leg & could not run. Going back to late 87,88,1989. For me it was Joz & Easy. that was all city in my era. Keep the content coming. Wish you much success in this journey. Peace
Some Bk writers drove around 22nd Street to catch Dock outside his building. They bombed his mother's front door then was screaming upto his 5th floor apartment window and beeping their car horn for him to come down . Dock looked out the window and said he would be right down and instead picked up a 20 pound barbell and threw it straight threw the roof of the dudes car.
@@RD-gu3qp That's a huge deal to at least have a date at the board. . It something to look forward to . I hope your brother gets his release and can start a new life for himself .
Man . I hope we meet someday Rd. I have allot in common with you personality wise. Much respect to you for all the hard work you put in. Thanks for the inspiration. I respect your outlook on life in general as to how you carry yourself. I am totally loving all the stories .
JA is definitely the king of NYC bombing forever, I don’t think it’s possible for anyone to top him either. Easy and cost too, especially cost, I even used to find cost tags in random spots on LI. Never heard of this RD guy you mentioned though.
Was 13 when I got into graff and as much as I saw other writers up in my hood the guy that stood out even tho he only had outlines on my street was JA because he did those outlines while on the edge of 50ft bridge! While getting older and leaving the bronx to explore the city he was up everywhere I went, can’t disagree if u had to pick one but all 4 of y’all deserve to throw your hat in that discussion. That includes that I’m biased for the 357 crew too haha!!
Peace my good brother Rob. Welcome back. Always fresh . AsickStaysickAlwaysick. I respect your list. It's an opinion but I get your point of view definitely. All beasts indeed. It don't hear you mention VFR much. Never met him but he did mad damage, ill name ill style. What do you think? So many heads stomped these streets crazy. IDK.
Ghost super legendary with much style but not a ton of street bombing. Gano Dee from SI definitely stomped his way around all the boros thoroughly. Paint, markers stickers everywhere.
I've wrote in bklyn I did huge stompers with SCAE I've hit lots of layups in bklyn an train yards in bklyn No I never actually blanketed bklyn with tags I honestly concentrated on Manhattan Island more so then any other borough just because that the CITY
Those guys were fly by night short lived writers ZAONE went hard for a year or so then vanished the others I never heard of STU I've seen up but not no earth shattering shit
JA,QUIK RTW,VADE(before your time prez of T.P.A.) IZ!!!! respect your elders.I got more names. I thought you said you was in the #6 yard. 70's-80's the best.
Love hearing the stories. Great talks. I grew up in Queens in the 70s-80s. Small time writer - I met you once in 57th st layup. Looking up in awe at the stuff you were putting up. Its great to hear the stories and back stories of the walls and trains we saw. Thanks again and glad to see you are well.
Dude you’re off the chain, no filter for real, lol classic.
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@@RD-gu3qp Talk about the beefs you had with the graffiti squad cops.
RD 357 true definition of graff writer. I remember first time driving to NY from Chicago in 97/98 to paint graff (and not legal graff either!) seen your shit up. Props to all the work you out in brother. I feel ya on how the graff community got soft, really fuckin sucks now.. peace and health man!!
Last of the glory days in Chicago -- I felt lucky to get up there in 97 and see it when it was really wrecked. By the time I made it up there in 98 to go to art school, the buff had descended big time.
@@sn1000k same happened in London uk 2006 the buff hit hard its come back after covid but not like late 90,s early 00
JA posted what looked like some fresh freights bombs today on IG... guy is a life'r for real lol
Does JA have a webpage??
Yo RD I give you mad props. Appreciate the honesty ! To many writers lie about there history. Alot of stat padding in Graf. You keep it all the way real and your work speaks for itself.
My order out of those 4 would be
JA- the dude just never stops. Had some trains..streets...tunnels... stations.... been in mad beef and always got the best of it on the walls. He might not do the big blockbusters but he will toss up 40 to 50 fills back to back . Did different states and countries to. He just has to much and been around to long not to put him at the top.
EASY- A close second. He's pretty one dimensional with just tags. But he put so many of them throughout the streets it's insane . He also went into the worst neighborhoods and put in major work. Him Josh 5 and Joz really put that heavy borough to borough writing into motion. Easy did have a long hiatus but when he came back in 2013 he absolutely KILLED the streets.
COST- had trains tunnels streets heavy . The wheat paste shit and the roller joints really mad him stand out. Def a hitta for real.
RD. You destroyed Manhattan. There's no denying that. I've also seen you in other boroughs as well. Even though you didn't go all city you locked Manhattan down ! Def did your fair share of trains to. You had a very long storied career. Much props to you. I might have you at the bottom of the list but l will say the RD and SCAE blockbusters were my favorite joints out of every writer on this list. Plus you been in a ton of beef and always held your own. Your a true ny fixture when it comes to Graf.
Love these videos . Keep them coming ! You drop a ton of jewels. 💯🙏
very well put 💯 % Thanks 👍
Ditto. 💯
Lay off the skante
@@absurd_patience .....
JA was bombing in East New York with OA and NASH(U5 bbk) in the 89/90/91. went all city multiple times, and went coast to coast with war in LA with saber. dude is the GOAT🐐 for sure.
the REAL Ghost ris krt xtc deserves more credit IMO
Rob plz keep the videos coming. Especially with de3
Definitely DE3 is a bit banged up right now motor cycle accident check out his channel DE3TV TRUE RIKERS ISLAND STORIES
@@RD-gu3qp damn I follow him too, didn’t see that. Hope he gets back to it soon. DE3 is cool as fuck.
Much respect from Boston
RD huge fan of your channel and art but can I please make the suggestion that you get some better audio equipment? Even if you put in some AirPods and spoke normally it would sound so much better than it does currently. I’m sure most of your viewers would agree. I hope this sounds constructive and not rude.
We hear him just fine stop bitching
@@ottoso7044 8 people seem to agree w me. Nobodies bitchin
The bad sound quality makes it better.
Audio sucks
I have never been to the U.S but I have been obsessed with graffiti since the 80s and I love the legendary work that Easy,Cost and your good self have put in over the decades I have to go with JA.He still gets up now,I see new shit up in NYC (I think the last I saw was him and Giz) ,but remember like you Cost got pinched again when he last came out of retirement so I don't think we'll see any Cost shit up and Easy seems to putting up lil metal tag sculptures.Any way that's my opinion.Plus I believe the LA shit was all caused by Saber going over (unwittingly Saber claims) an old Sane piece /throw but you know this.Ace vid anyway Rob.
JA for up all lockdown during the virus shit just last year for sure.
also hit suphtin J line wall not to long ago with COLO chk
I feel you RD•357 on not being able to bomb streets hard like the past. I been writing graff since mid 80’s. SerN & SM•KoF. Before I got shot in Spanish Harlem. After that my partner SM•KoF started bombing with Doby started getting up. I always felt some type of way cause it was me that got SM•KoF into graffiti making him Vprez. KoF.
It’s wild cause when I got shot I was bombing with a broken leg & could not run. Going back to late 87,88,1989. For me it was Joz & Easy. that was all city in my era. Keep the content coming. Wish you much success in this journey. Peace
I remember bro 💪 you guys put it in hard especially Harlem
SM KOF HaRLEM KING !
I remember SM,Cano,Fade,& Doby MOM/ KOF
My guy sernnnnnnnn
@@melscott4847 🫡 Dig, I knew by your PS gamer tag. If you know you know.
"It's an abstract chicken " 🐔😅😅😅
Love this Content. RD, Graffiti Legend.💯
Wanna watch me drink water? Tadaaaahhhh! 😂 Salute from NZ
respect to my brother RD keeping it real always 357 crew
Thanks bro 💪 hope all is well
Some Bk writers drove around 22nd Street to catch Dock outside his building. They bombed his mother's front door then was screaming upto his 5th floor apartment window and beeping their car horn for him to come down .
Dock looked out the window and said he would be right down and instead picked up a 20 pound barbell and threw it straight threw the roof of the dudes car.
👍 I heard about that
@@RD-gu3qp Yes Sir Dock wasn't a punk . Unfortunately he is in the same situation as your brother. Docks never coming home .
That's sad to hear to hear about DOCK KRT 😞 My brother Shaun might get out someday he hits the parole board in 2039 💪
@@RD-gu3qp That's a huge deal to at least have a date at the board. . It something to look forward to . I hope your brother gets his release and can start a new life for himself .
Keep this vids up!
Salute to COST, JA and Yourself. Good stories RD. Keep up the great work.
Thanks for the JA stories!
How important is subway tunnel ups to u?
Very important to me .
@@RD-gu3qp what abt highways?
Man . I hope we meet someday Rd. I have allot in common with you personality wise. Much respect to you for all the hard work you put in. Thanks for the inspiration. I respect your outlook on life in general as to how you carry yourself. I am totally loving all the stories .
That was PIO PIO on Woodhaven Blvd. I remember that spot great story !
Omg your right
Bro. I feel sorry for mfs that genuinely pissed you off. You have some foul ideas to get on that get back shit 😅👏🤘 mad praise from the 815 J-Town !
Lol I'm creative
Did you ever write with ghost? He seems like a cool cat....was looking forward to that documentary about him but it never came out.
No
JA is definitely the king of NYC bombing forever, I don’t think it’s possible for anyone to top him either.
Easy and cost too, especially cost, I even used to find cost tags in random spots on LI. Never heard of this RD guy you mentioned though.
I'm from Chicago and I know RD 😅 RD 357 is a legend. Period.
@@edisonboyz815 i was kidding.. i know about RD, this is his youtube channel smh
@@bzd1983 HAHA I WAS GONNA SAY...
Got any knowledge on Sahara BYB?
In my opinion cost is #1 from my era
Definitely COST 💪💪💪🤢🤢🤢
Was 13 when I got into graff and as much as I saw other writers up in my hood the guy that stood out even tho he only had outlines on my street was JA because he did those outlines while on the edge of 50ft bridge! While getting older and leaving the bronx to explore the city he was up everywhere I went, can’t disagree if u had to pick one but all 4 of y’all deserve to throw your hat in that discussion. That includes that I’m biased for the 357 crew too haha!!
RD, I’ve seen you up on a few hydrants in East Orange, NJ.
JA, joz&easy, Tekay, chino, saint, Fib, vfr are the greatest nyc street bombers
sev tdt
Mque
Peace my good brother Rob. Welcome back. Always fresh .
AsickStaysickAlwaysick.
I respect your list. It's an opinion but I get your point of view definitely. All beasts indeed. It don't hear you mention VFR much. Never met him but he did mad damage, ill name ill style. What do you think? So many heads stomped these streets crazy. IDK.
Ghost super legendary with much style but not a ton of street bombing. Gano Dee from SI definitely stomped his way around all the boros thoroughly. Paint, markers stickers everywhere.
What's up brother hope all is well .yeas vfr did alot but not enough to be all time ....I hung with vfr aka Kenny
Ever, Era, Louie167, JewBt
Keep up the good work💪
in my book rd king of graff
This is some funny shit 😂
the way you speak is real
1.JA Sev RD Sen4 Easy Map VFR GN$ Revs
this some real samurai shyt
Hey Rob , did you ever write with Bester ?
I Know him 👍
@@RD-gu3qp ahh that’s what’s up. Yeah he’s been hitting them streets hard too since the early days
remember those BESTER POSTER ASTRO gates with the super fat caps back in the day....
oh, can't forget EVER with those big ass all black headliners
What about Veefer ? Great videos keep it up
I'm gonna do vfr stories
Ja went all city a bunch of times
Legend
you surpassed all city
You didn’t like to write in Brooklyn? If so why?
I've wrote in bklyn I did huge stompers with SCAE I've hit lots of layups in bklyn an train yards in bklyn
No I never actually blanketed bklyn with tags
I honestly concentrated on Manhattan Island more so then any other borough just because that the CITY
"Its a chicken!!" 😅😅
Last noticeable war was, Cas 142 vs Stu AOB, Nor, and ZA one OGM.
Those guys were fly by night short lived writers ZAONE went hard for a year or so then vanished the others I never heard of STU I've seen up but not no earth shattering shit
@@RD-gu3qpThatz krazy dOnt gEt me wrOng u up but nOw sTu got more ups than u
easy
Easy 👍
In all honesty no one was up more than JOZ/EASY/JOSH5. I Mean no one. Loving the video though. Keep up the realz my friend RD357 is the truth.
Sobs....varick
Would JA having money have helped his Graff career?
Yes
VFR should be 5th
Dyin for some MQ stories
should have wrote ACC /ABSTRACT CHIKEN CREW
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JA,QUIK RTW,VADE(before your time prez of T.P.A.) IZ!!!! respect your elders.I got more names. I thought you said you was in the #6 yard. 70's-80's the best.
34:57 😂
Cant beat the chicken story lol
Get a test...
Mque