” Chicago Graff History 101 “

* In the above photo – Orko, Slang, and Trixter, 1988.

My dude from Chi-Town ,”MATT ROCKERZ” put me up on this ill Chicago documentary that he was involved with a couple years ago while I was visiting the Windy City…

“Write On Stuff” is flooded with Chicago graff jewelry, so all you Hip Hop students out there make sure you pay close attention..

Instead of fully describing the science – I will allow one of the makers of the film (Mark Rosengren) to break it down for you…

“From within the vast depths of Chicago’s graffiti culture, the artists who took part in this massive movement give a unique perspective in telling the story of a now silenced voice.

At one time, Chicago had a huge graffiti culture whose presence was felt all over the city. Graffiti was everywhere. In an attempt to stop this movement, the city launched a series of counter-attacks. When imprisoning these people didn’t stop them, the Graffiti Blasters were introduced. A fast acting clean-up force that quickly wiped out almost all the graffiti in Chicago. From a citywide art gallery, to being covered by coat after coat of brown paint.

But the battle still rages on”.

FULL DOWNLOAD HERE….