Youth Influence and Graffiti as Symbol
Unattributed:
They're saying that the kids run the system, that the system is out of control, that 15 or 16-year-old kids are running the system, and that graffiti is the symbol of that.
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Probation or Vacation: A Personal Perspective
Seen:
I'm on what they call a six-month probation. l ain't painting right now. To make a long story short, I'm on what they call a six-month probation. l call it a "six-month vacation," never mind probation.
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The Superiority of Rust-Oleum Paint
Seen: [where; Rust-Oleum]
When you hold a can of Rust-Oleum™ in your hand, it’s like holding 3 other sh-t brands in your hand. It lasts, it covers, and it’s not aerosol like Krylon™, it just comes out in mist. comes out like paint.
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Challenging the System's Authority
Dez:
No, I ain't running the system, I'm bombing the system!
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The Importance of Versatility in Graffiti
MIN-One:
You gotta be able to take over a line with INSIDES, take it over with THROW UPS, TOP TO BOTTOMS. You gotta do everything ya know. If you specialise in One Thing you cane never call yourself an All Out King.
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Never Forgive Action Explained
MIN-One:
That's some "never forgive" action!
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Defending Artistic Expression Against Misunderstanding
Kase 2:
People look at a person and like, What? You write on trains, and, You vandalism, and all that. Yeah, I vandalism alright, but still in general, I know what I'm doing. I did somethin to make your eyes open up, so why is you talkin'?
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Feeling Small Amongst Metal Giants
Dondi:
When you first against a train, it's like everything seems so big, like, wow! It's like you're in a yard of like metal giants; everything is so hard and so steel, like you're just there. You're like a little dude like in the midst of these metals and like you're here to produce something, well, like you're here to try to produce something.
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