#Style Wars

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Style Wars (1983)

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Style Wars

Style Wars    [trailer]

Documentary about the rich growing subculture of hip-hop that was developing in New York City in the late '70s and early '80s, specifically focusing on graffiti art and breakdancing.

It's difficult for me to label simple tagging as art. But the documentary shows that more than forty years ago it could be seen as an act of self-expression and rebellion.

In general, I'm pleasantly surprised to see that such an old doc with historical, original footage about breakdancing and spraying exists.

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Fab 5 Freddy Talks Evolution Of Hip-Hop, Relationship With Basquiat, Blo...

Jean-Michel Basquiat "Dos Cabezas", courtesy of everypainterpaintshimself.com

Andy Warhol, Jean-Miche Basquiat, & Francesco Clemente, Alba’s Breakfast, 1984

1984 painting Olympics

Blondie - Rapture (Official Music Video)

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Style Wars - legendary graffiti documentary (1983)

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On Hip Hop‘s 50th Anniversary, Here Are the Essential Museum Shows Celebrating the Movement‘s History and Enduring Legacy

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DEZ TFP / DJ KAY SLAY (RIP)

Keith Grayson (August 14, 1966 – April 17, 2022) 🌹 

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me and @seafoam-wishes decided to do a kind of trade with our characters making an outfit for eachother since both of them working with clothes! thats you call fun B)

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At long last, the Sex & Death album

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How'd you like to take in some of your favorite, CLASSIC hip-hop movies of all-time, in NYC? Make that, at the Central Public Library in Brooklyn? Celebrating "50 Years of Hip-Hop", every Friday in March there's a movie (FREE) to watch. Say, the hip to the hop, no membership or sign up - just show up!

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A-T-3 014 Graffiti Rock

Following on from the Beat Bop post yesterday here's a list of personal favourites when it comes to graffiti on records sleeves (it's mostly the classics)

[1981] Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love James Rizzi did all the sleeve artwork for Tom Tom Club's breakthrough 1981 set and its follow-up in 1983 (A-T-3 002). Not strictly thought of as a graffiti artist he exhibited his work outside though

[1981] Trouble Funk - Pump Me Up single picture sleeve

[1982] Futura 2000 - The Adventures Of Futura 2000 Just one of a series of five records released by Celluloid that fit together to show a complete Futura 2000 artwork. The records were used to publicise the New York City Rap Tour in Europe. The tour featured Rammellzee of Beat Bop fame. More info here A-T-2 388

[1983] Malcolm McLaren - Duck Rock

Duck Rock insert by Keith Haring

Duck Rock was Malcolm McLaren's first album under his own name thanks to the musicians that would become The Art Of Noise. Nick Egan produces the sleeve and employs Graffiti legend Dondi to create the lettering for Duck Rock and Keith Haring for the illustration. Egan talks about the project here. When talking about customising I'm surprised he didn't mention mods and their mopeds, I suppose that was The Jam's territory https://albumcoverhalloffame.wordpress.com/2013/08/16/interview-with-nick-egan-the-making-of-the-album-cover-for-duck-rock/

Dondi and Haring's work gets used throughout the releases from this set, including print ads and videos. The 12" cover for the single Duck For The Oyster would be even better if McLaren's face wasn't on it. Overpriced and overrated streetwear brand Supreme saw this too and went to town sticking the Duck For The Oyster artwork on their overpriced and overrated streetwear

Here's the long version of Hobo Scratch, check the bit A Tribe Called Quest ref in Award Tour. I write about Buffalo Gals here A-T-2 102 and share She's Looking Like A Hobo because I really like this track!

Malcolm McLaren - Hobo Scratch (She's Looking Like A Hobo)

[1983] N.Y.C. Peech Boys - Life Is Something Special Keith Haring does the sleeve artwork for Peech Boys album, this artwork is now reproduced on all sorts with no reference to the album. Unlike the McLaren album above Haring and Larry Levan were friends, in 1984 Keith Haring would have his birthday party at Paradise Garage where Madonna performed for him

Don't Make Me Wait and Life Is Something Special are released as singles in 1982, the later gets put on the Pumping Iron II: The Women soundtrack. Here's the dub of On A Journey released in 1983

N.Y.C. Peech Boys - On A Journey (Dubmix)

[1983] Wild Style OST with the piece by Zephyr, Revolt, and Sharp on the cover. The film follows graffiti artist Zoro played by LEE. The film is a slice of history, it's clunky but it was how many of us were introduced to hip hop Here's an interview with Zephyr about the animated title sequence https://www.artofthetitle.com/title/wild-style/

...and this is Cold Crush Crew and Fantastic Freaks from the soundtrack

[1984] Digette - Fred From Jupiter The sleeve features artwork by Kenny Scharf. This is an odd one just look at the people involved and the thank yous, it's like a kitchy Club 57 cabaret record. Most importantly though the record is dedicated to the memory of Michael Stewart who was a graffiti artist murdered by the police in 1983 https://www.insideedition.com/the-case-of-michael-stewart-the-new-york-artist-some-say-was-sentenced-to-death-for-drawing-on

[1984] Jellybean - Wotupski!?! one of the best graffiti record covers ever produced which is no surprise as it's by Duster and SEEN. There's a lexicon of graffiti terminology on the inner sleeve. Here's the SEEN and Duster bit from the landmark 1983 documentary Style Wars. SEEN's had heart surgery this time last year, hopefully his health is much better now

[1984] Rock Steady Crew - Uprock Doze from the Rock Steady Crew did the graf on all their sleeves, they are all good but Uprock is a masterpiece (unlike the album by produced by Stephen Hague)

[1984] Subway Art - by Martha Cooper, Henry Chalfant The bible. Martha Cooper's Spray Nation came out last last year

[1985] Mantronix - Needle To The Groove artwork by Gnome & Gemini

[1985] Sleeping Bag Records - Greatest Mixers Collection by Konk (the painter not the band)

[1985] Schoolly-D - Schoolly-D - Schoolly-D 

[1985] MC ADE - Bass Rock Express this is just his logo on the labels but the I want to make a point in saying graffiti and Miami bass/booty bass was linked from the get go, it would catch my eye in shops (it was the graf not the booty)

[1986] Just Ice - Back To The Old School Gnome & Gemini's other classic sleeve

[1986] B-52s - Girl From Ipanema Goes To Greenland Crazy dub on this record. Kenny Scharf sleeve artwork, the sleeve artwork to the album Bouncing Off The Satellites is also one of his

[1987] Street Sounds Hip Hop 17 (to 20, and 22) massively influential sleeves on the UK graffiti scene. The first records in the series to include Miami Bass and the first with a graffiti sleeve by Artful Dodger of The Trailblazers who went on to become The Chrome Angelz

[1987] Bomb The Bass - Beat Dis Who watches the watchmen? also by Artful Dodger, he also did the sleeve for Three Wize Men's 1988 Rhythm King album G.B. Boyz

[1987] Spraycan Art - Hendy Chalfant and James Prigoff The New Testament, Chrome Angelz on the cover

[1989] Unique 3 - The Theme the design is by System. In the UK graffiti also begins to appear on the labels of underground records like Blapps and rave flyers like Sunrise, Dec 89 and Weekend World

[1992] The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde sleeve artwork and pissing hydrant by OG Slick

[1993] Alte Schule German compilation with sleeve/label art by Mode 2 of Chrome Angelz

Graffiti Rock was a pilot show made for American television in 1984

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