Watching My Name Go By (1976). Graffiti Days! (NYC) New York City Graffiti
Вставка
- Опубліковано 24 чер 2015
- Without NYC, we wouldn't have worldwide graffiti as it is today! This is a VINTAGE Film about the EARLY DAYS of ORIGINAL 1970'S NEW YORK CITY GRAFFITI. A true Hidden GEM!
wow...THEY SHOWED MY TAG....@.52 SEC...Mace one.......in red paint 1973....Bronx wall by 1yard
242nd st..
+RC LaROCK You're all set now Gee!
Super dope...
Wow epic
Respect o.g. 👊🏽✊🏽
All i can say is woah!!!, i thought style wars was the first proper graffiti doco about NYC. I was mistaken. This footage is simply incredible. Just to think that 40 years ago, these kids had the city in the palms of their hands. I especially found it interesting that the cops said we target muggers and rapists and don't even care about graffiti. Boy how times change for the worse :( Aleast graffiti is worldwide now and will never die, even if the subway scene does. Anyways massive respect from Melbourne, Australia !!!!
malt 79 No Doubt. In the 70's & 80's...the city and subways were so bombed, it didn't really matter if one more tag or piece was hit up. It was urban decay and the crime rate was so high, the last thing people & cops were concerned about was graffiti. It gave NYC character and it was more tolerated. The city was like a huge ton of fun...you could do almost anything within reason and nobody hassled you. Now, we live in a police state. But at least they can't take our memories away! :) Peace from New York City!
Also there's a old book called broken windows that may interest you
Plus New York cops in the 70s were crooked as fuck they were to busy taking drug dealers money
The subways of NYC are now covered by ADs not tags. it sucks!
There’s a new one called “ the ebony dukes” . It’s on You tube. Superb.
i miss these days badly, RIP to all the real graffiti artists from nyc back in the day, blade comet, seen, duster, skeme, dondi smiley149, kel and crash
Oh my god this is gave me huge nostalgia seeing spots I chill at today back in the 70s
The music in this is fuggin' brilliant!
+Ariel Brown do you know any of the tracks? name?
The music in this thing was OUTSTANDING.
The drums sounds like containers)))))
The Invaders - Spacing Out
Darude- sandstorm
Cliff, Comet, Blade, Ex Vandals... Classic material!
bx all day! I remember Cliff, and Iz the wiz, Seen, Comet. a little later than this period, late seventies. . I . lived on the concourse not far from the 4 line. . So i used to see these guys amazing pieces. Great writers, always inspired me. I remember the trains when the still being bombed. I miss those days.
great documentary!!! I was born in 1971...I started boming around 1982.... so they were already boming like 10 years before me...true pioneers of Graff!!!
yea... wish it was like back in the day
Dave Nice how can you ask what bombing is ???
@@Sonnyblack100 Because there is boming and BOMBING! I was just being cheeky about the misspelling is all homes.
Dave Nice ah ok bro
A hidden gem
11:15 that's one insightful old fella right there I tells ya!
This is fantastic. As a kid growing up in the suburbs of Sydney in the 80’s I was so amazed by the graffiti I would see on tv or the movies (welcome back kotter, Beat Street etc) it just seemed so underground and exciting. Thanks for putting this up.
A window into a world gone by... Interesting to see graffiti before the connection with hip hop had been made. Love that dudes were hanging their cans up at 17 back then. Now it's 47!
This clearly illustrates that Graffiti was alive and well before the term Hip Hop was coined. Most writers listened to Funk, a little Mo-town and mostly Rock! The only disco was Saturday Night Fever type music...take it to the bank...
This is from 1976. Hip hop started in 1973
@@DaveNiceNYC Dave, check out a new graffiti documentary from last year. Called “ the ebony dukes”. Your style for sure.
@@OGGOAT23 Hip Hop started in the late 70s.
@@OGGOAT23 You are mistaken, there was no hip hop in 73' (if there was, it had too small of an audience for it to be noticed). The subway trains were completely bombed inside and out before the term hip hop was even coined. I was born and bred and live in Manhattan (since the 60's) and I grew up and went to school with most of the Rock Steady Crew originals. But, this was way before even break dancing was being invented. The only music they had and what most people listened to was mostly rock, a little funk and some Motown. The only disco being played was groups like The Bee Gees via Saturday Night Fever. There was no hip hop and even in the movie (Saturday Night Fever) you could see how much graffiti was on and in the subways. The music being played in this documentary was basically funk. Otherwise, you'd hear at least one hip hop song. But, hip hop was not even on the map yet, even in 76'.Peace!!
This is when NY was real & Pure
Carefree times...
It’s cool to see how at this moment in time not that many people were that good at graffiti because it was still fairly new. What a beautiful point in time man.
Crazy that I've never heard of this until now.... I remember in the Style Wars DVD extras, Blade talking about how there was an entire history before the era that the movie covers (late 70s early 80s). This is a little piece of that puzzle.
The real deal writers of all time !!!!!! Rat 1 is rip now would of jumped for joy from seeing his piece !
this is amazing, ive always had great appreciation for this era of graff, being 24 i never got to see the golden age in nyc but i do remember even the late 90s being bombed like crazy. right now its coming back a bit but it will never be the same.
Absolutely amazing and critically relevant piece of New York City history. Long live graffiti.
You better believe it. It was an amazing time, it was completely normal to see mega graffiti everywhere, back then in NYC. We had a lot of illicit freedom. More carefree times. Now, they'll hang you for one tag...in chalk. Legal walls is not graffiti, it's graffiti art. Those days are long gone!
good music also...very 70s...goes perfect with the documentary😀👍👍👍👍
People may not understand the beauty of this..but these are the pioneer days and probably the best that ever will be, altough every generation somehow invents the same wonderwheel (:
I have not heard terms like, Buffed and ups, since back in the day. Brings back memories..
R.I.P. EX-1 , KEVIN97 ....
I still can't believe Kevin passed away so recently. It seems like yesterday I was just talking to him. He won't be forgotten. 😪
Thought I'd seen it all, but seems I actually have not.
Great having found this here and loved every minute.
Just realized now, that the art of skillful marker tagging is on its way to having a huge revival in the culture.
An artform that the common people, having somewhat accepted graffiti murals as art by now, still do not understand for what it is.
Some classics.🙄 Seen is still painting 40yrs. later! Props 2 Ali and cliff×3. Miss NY but not the humidity! Shout out 2 N. Williamsburg and A-1 records in Manhattan.
Yes, SEEN UA is still painting. He just did a tattoo for my wife a short while ago. The SEEN you saw on this documentary is not SEEN UA from the Bronx, nor is it SEEN TC5. It was the original SEEN from upper Manhattan. Peace!
Cliff159 was the man! He was up everywhere. Nice Blade top to bottom at 23:00 too.
That and $3 will get you a ride on the subway. :) It's all BUTTER!
I am 26 now, when I was a kid, between 11 and 17 I painted graffiti all day, non stop. It is crazy how much energy, time and money I spent on this. But when I now look back, it was worth it. I mean, I can still feel the rising sun on my shoulders and the smell of wet paint, strange places I would never have seen if I did not do this. Youth well spent, now I'm just frustrated I did not spend more time practice my mathematics during childhood, so much harder to learn it now :/
QuidQuoPro you make it sound like you're 60 dude lmao
Thank you for putting this wonderful piece of cultural material on YT, loved it. I have the book but never have seen the report on film, thanks again!
You're welcome!
I wish I could go back in time, my toy looking shit would have blown everyone's mind back then lol
Keep doing YOU
You got style!! Just the way you talk put a smile on my face! 💀🤘
Great doc right here on NY graffiti scene in 1970's
Really good documentary not only for graffiti but for really good footage of the city at that time period.
i love this joint!!!
And thanks for the upload in this quality
BEST ERA OF GRAFFITI 1970S
Sort of. The 80s had a larger impact. But, it's all good! Peace!
them days were beautiful if you ask me
"Bosco"! Nice vid..
In french we say "somptueux" !
BBC did some of the best documentary, thanks to the internet high speed we can see more and more of them in acceptable quality.
Thanks !
Team tag inside 1 train wow. This is a real early great one. Cliff, Ali etc..
this is pure fuckin' art!!!!
Wow nice clip, the in throw ups and dean.i have a old ko throw up in my blackbook and team.
I bet this documentary influenced a ton of future kings.
Actually, this wasn't exposed in the United States when it was filmed. It's a British documentary and only recently has it been viewed in the US....
Dave Nice I never seen it either. .It was a super Kool find. thanks for posting.
DOPE footage!
These kids were lucky, now you want to paint a train you gotta dedicate your whole life to it
The legendary Phase 2 @ 12:08
Such a different NYC now. I was there a few days ago. Wish there was still graffiti on the trains
NYC started to suck when the 90's hit. Now, it really really sucks. But, it's still my home....
Dave Nice how is the graffiti now. Like is there any graffiti up on building and stuff or does it all get buffed
@@Spencerrojas 99% of the city and trains are graffiti free and it gets buffed within hours. The only place you might still illicit real graffiti is on the roof tops along the elevated trains, like along Jerome ave, on the 4 train, in Da Bronx...for example. But, as far as regular street and subway graffiti, the shit is dead nowadays. You can walk up and down Broadway and you're lucky if you see a tag that's more than a day old. Legal graffiti, is not graffiti...its graffiti art. Real graffiti is more or less dead in NYC now. But, there was a time when city was completely bombed! Everywhere!
Dave Nice I’m a new writer in nyc tryna develop my style and get better and up got any tips?
@@GAMA_9 Just practice, it's how I and my friends did it. But, it's not worth bombing anything in NYC, it gets buffed the next day. Plus, in most cases it's a felony if you get caught. Back in the 70's & 80's, the crime rate was very high. So, nobody wasted their time chasing graffiti writers. Now, they'll almost hang you for doing it...
Got the keys 👀 Dope 👊
Crazy how much money has changed cities like New York and London. Rich people's playgrounds now
ICIE..1983./90.ALL CITY..👑🏴
These guys had permission to so that piece. You can tell, the wall was clean and plenty of people walking around. Most of us did big pieces at night.
Thank you, Dave Nice. : )
+Khultan You're Welcome.....
Nice!
This is also a rare gem. The reason it's so rare is because it was a UK documentary that didn't get much air-play. But, we have it now to view.
sweet short
11.42 he just laid the conditions that brought about hip hop
It's come a long way
Oh HELL yeah!!
GREAT TIMES IN NYC 👊
old dude in white t shirt dropping knowledge
holy shit been doing this since 2000 n I never seen this document!
I live in Manhattan and started writing in 79'. I guess we all had to start somewhere and from someplace. Stay up!
Dave Nice 32"I'm from CHICAGO. this is too sick bro, I saw the seen follow up by cliff clip damn thats hystory. I ran into this book by Jack Stewart "GRAFFITI kings" ny 1970s not sure if u r familiar with it but add that to ure collection.
@@cntrlalltdlt I have very few books, I was an observer since the 60's and I grew up writing in the 70's. I know and grew up and went to school with most of the heavy hitters all through the 80's. So, I have more actual photos than books. But I'll keep the book you mentioned in mind. Thanks. Peace out!
things never really change much huh ;)
Actually highest recommendations on Company Flow's End to End Burners here, for those having enjoyed watching this.
For the true tagbombin' lovers...
Nice comment.
The good old days...when New York was at its best & purest! New York was New York till 1999
JesusSaves NYC what's up man I see u,,,, especially riding dem 2,4, and 5 tunnels lol
It started to suck once 90' hit! Been in Manhattan since the 60's. Born and bred!
Dave Nice actually 9/11 changed everything...the security measures got much tighter...post juliani, then Bloomberg marked beginning of gentrification
JesusSaves NYC 😂 best &purest! Don’t make me laugh again! NYC in those years looked like a war zone, like and apocalyptic city. People looked filthy, drugs and prostitution were everywhere, crack addiction was rampant, gangs and crime ruled the city. By fortune Mayor Giuliani cleaned the city from all that scoria and New York was again the capital of the world.
U r so correct up to 99
FDT56 SALSA , DEAN3YB, CLIFF!!! EVERYWHERE.. LEGENDS OF GRAFF!!!
I NEVER HEARD OF THT CREW BYB...BAD YARD BOYS...BUT I NOTICE THEY WERE UP EVERYWHERE ALSO..
Bad Yard Boys, they mostly dominated my neighborhood in upper Manhattan. 90% of the documentary was filmed in upper Manhattan.
Graffiti originated during the caveman days, even King Tut's tomb had graffiti from people that visited his tomb, before America was even discovered. People have been writing on stuff since spray paint was invented as well. So in 1964, if someone wrote 'The Beatles Rule' on a wall with spray paint, in Idaho for example, that's called graffiti. Look at some of the Barrios in LA, all you saw was graffiti in the 50's. Watch West Side Story filmed in 1961, you'll see "graffiti." Have you heard of the movie "American Graffiti" it took place in 1963. Spraypaint has been around since 1949, we all know people used it to illegally write their names (and other words)...that would be defined as graffiti . Sure Cornbread wrote his name on a wall with spray paint. But, he certainly didn't invent graffiti. He's a good dude though.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I stumbled upon '70(?) Blocks From Tiffiny's' and only just now found this, how did we miss it? This is a beautiful snapshot mid-evolution! Love the attitude(s) of the citizens, so much more open minded, and at least mindful of the youth's needs to have a forum. Police too, even when they hate it. I Always say, 'E Coast they'll at least face you, so you can know. W Coast it's cold blood. Get stabbed while your back is turned and never realize by whom or why. 'Sorry to typify' to any genuine people in CA, but if you're real, you'll most likely agree... Maybe it's the present day; Once there was honesty, today far more deceit?
oh yeah. love this shit. so peaceful in sucha crazy time. song at 8:00 is great to
10:40 THE MESSAGE IS REVOLUTION !
"Pito 159" 😂 boyyyy translate it to Spanish
El Alejandro what does it say?
It's like a miracle they shot writers getting up
Gotta rep the real .Im from miami and we have a really good graff scene here .But we gotta remember were it all started.long live graffitti and real boom bap Hip Hop.
That's cool and all. But, learn your history...graffiti and hip hop DO NOT go hand in hand. Graffiti has NOTHING to do with hip hop! It just so happens some hoppers like to write. Being you are not from NYC, movies like Beat Street, Wild Style, Style Wars, etc; confused people into thinking that Graffiti has something to do with hip hop...it's a misconception. Stay up bro! Peace out!!
from all of this we now have hip hop the true first element of hip hop graffiti thanx too all the ogs in the video showing there graff skills damn this movie is b4 style wars smh classic shit thanx dave for this gem
Actually , graffiti & hip hop DO NOT go hand in hand. Movies like Beat Street, Wild Style, Style Wars confused people. The trains were bombed long before the term hip hop was even coined. When graffiti first started, the majority of writers were of the Hippie type. Mostly Rock music was listened to, along with a little Funk (this is not the original music soundtrack). The only Disco that was around was groups like The Bee Gees, etc;. Just watch Saturday Night Fever to get the idea. How much hip hop was in the movie The Warriors. The trains were bombed and it was all Rock music. I grew up with all of this and for some reason people think graffiti has something to do with hip hop. It's understandable, due to these misleading movies. Peace! 1Love! You're welcome for this documentary brother.....
great for you too respond but im from coney island brooklyn born and raised i know all about the warriors lol but i believe graffati and hip hop does go hand to hand just like those movies they all have graffiti in them most writers became d jays most bboys were writers and also rappers . so i think it does its the first element of hip hop
Good points. But, I still have to disagree with you. I started as an observer in 69' and started bombing in the 70's. Upon growing up, I noticed and met more white writers than non white writers within the 5 boroughs. I can assure you hip hop and graffiti do not go hand in hand. At old timers day those very same writers were still listening to the same type of Rock music as we were listening to 40 years ago...they didn't become B.Boys, Break Dancers and DJ's.
Sure, some might have become all that. But, not the majority. Do you think Zephyr, Revolt, Rasta BilRock, Shock T-Kid, Kit, Mark 198, Seen, Boots 119, Haze, Sie, Hyper, Sach, Sash, RD, Lace, Klass, Kel, Mare, Chris 217, Comet, Blade, Dean, PJ, Oui, IZ, Mico, Cheat, Haste, Malta, Crunch, Taki, Min1, etc, etc etc (there's just too many to list) became B.Boys? No. Yes, a lot of writers were already into hip hop because they started writing when Hip Hop came out.
The Vietnam war was still going on when the trains were completely bombed. There was no hip hop, as the term wasn't even coined yet. All there was was Rock and a little Funk. The only radio station was WABC 77 on your A.M dial. We were all stoners. The first hits on the Subways stemmed from a psychedelic prospective.
I have a feeling I'm about twice your age. Otherwise, you'd know what I'm talking about. I was on deck since the beginning and I wouldn't lie about the facts.
It's these movies that confused people. When Henry put style wars together, he lumped Hip Hop in the movie. If he filmed it just 4 years prior, there'd be no hip hop, as there was no hip hop. Just Rock and long hair. Yes, perhaps there was hip hop around in the 70's...it just didn't have a large enough audience to be noticed.
The main reason I brought up the Warriors was not to talk about Coney Island...it was to point out the era. The trains were completely Bombed by Rockers not B.Boys. It was filmed in 79', yet the entire soundtrack was rock. Saturday Night Fever was only to point out the era, the trains were bombed by Rockers.
Anyway, this is all textbook. Take it to the bank.
Peace & Love!
@@DaveNiceNYC as a 1 year old in 1969. :lolz: #phantomcaps
it so weird thinking these boys are in their 60's and the adults here are in their 90's or dead aha so sad aging is ..
nice break at 8 minutes in.
Cliff was up.
frankie fourfingers Can't get anything past you. :)
frankie fourfingers hell yeah cliff was ahead of the game
9:36 a SEEN throwup
+Troy Holloway I'm glad someone else recognized it.
Dave Nice Ok
i actually cried at that so funny
That's not Seen UA from Style Wars, Nor is it Seen TC-5. It's the original Seen from Manhattan circa early 70's.
80s krylon = hot
3:29 name of song ???
what music is at 8:00 mins in? dope
seen's throwup haha:D
That Seen throw up is NOT Seen UA from The Bronx (style wars). Nor is it Seen TC-5. It's the first Seen from upper Manhattan. Seen UA nor Seen TC5 didn't start bombing the trains before 76'. This flick came out in 76'. But, most of those pieces were up before 75'.
ohh, ok thats really intresting:) thanks!
Hey i was just wondering:) Do you have a soundtrack list of the little documentary? Since i really like the guitar play in this video:)
No, unfortunately I don't have a soundtrack list...I copped this video from a friend on FB and re-uploaded it on YT.
I wonder who it was that they mentioned that died when the bag of paint exploded?
That seen piece at 9:40
That's not Seen UA from Style Wars, Nor is it Seen TC-5. It's Seen from Manhattan circa early 70's.
the beat at 7:43 is amazing! somebody's gotta tell me who it's by.
Time by J.B. Green & Born Again
Anyone know what street Don 1 was doing his piece on?
couldn't help to see a Lotta of 3yb every wear.. theyhad shit on lock down in the mid 70s.
Where are they now?
+Mr Bewls More than likely raising a family, married, politicians, some may have passed away. They grew up, just like most kids did from the mid 70's.
Kind of a silly question though.
12:20 thats my spot. catch my man lampin. clock you at the meter.
Do you know what that spot was called (the building)?
The best Graffiti Marker (Mop) Made! The NYC Mop is handmade in New York City and it's designed to give you fat, drippy graffiti tags. Also, it will last for years, if used properly.
Get yours at,
WWW.NYCMOP.COM
+Dave Nice Hello, Who made this? Do you have a listing for the soundtrack?
+Beats by Payday Monsanto Actually this is a re-upload that I got off facebook, This is the original, ua-cam.com/video/Ls5fsJI_7fQ/v-deo.html
But, here's a couple tracks.
Somebody's Gonna Off The Man (Together Brothers/Instrumental Sou - The Love Unlimited Orchestra
Sound recording
22:22 - 23:37
Iron Leg - Mickey & The Soul Generation
Sound recording
12:49 - 14:42
Great upload, made my day homie!!
the joint that comes in at 7:50 is lovely
Thanks
Pito159 😂😂😂
who were those white kids in the park writing on the fountain?
Hey John, they were Central Park nobodies (perhaps east side...the bandshell kind of united East and West side kids due to it's center location in the park). Toys? Not true writers? Just 1 hit wonders? However, I might be wrong, they had graffiti cliques all throughout Manhattan. I just really never heard of them...locals perhaps? Someone else should know though. :)
12:09, phase 2 ?
Don1 is a legend
You think? :)
Yeah man. I just ordered the book don1 the king of queens :)
Could you give a link to download film?
No link, use real player down loader to save it on your hard-drive. I bet your using a phone or tablet. For this kind of stuff you need to use a real PC.
Tune i.d. around 8:49 / 8:50 ?? niceee
Time by J.B. Green & Born Again
song at 21:45 ???
Damn, someone crossed out Seen?!?!
Thats not the Seen from The Bronx nor was it Seen TC-5.
@115316110402660489826 Yes, I'm sure! Seen (Rich) did not do that piece, I can assure you.
Peace out!
***** You got it. Actually, I know quite a few people from Melbourne. I've sold my product to many writers in Melbourne. The NYC Mop www.nycmop.com
Peace out-
That is not true Dave, Seen is up on a 6 train at 20:41 as OD3. A name he bombed the 6's with before he started heavily piecing as Seen in the later 70's.
OMG, I'm simply saying Seen UA DID NOT do that green wall piece in Manhattan. Did you know there's two active writers that bomb Seen. You have Seen UA and you have Seen TC-5. Where are you from John? Just wondering.
11:55 track anyone?
seen
Yes. But, it's not the Seen you saw in the movies. This was the original Seen from Manhattan from my neighborhood. Seen UA and Seen TC5 came years later on. 1
4:28
Check out YD KP
nostalgic
Absolutely fascinating. I would have been 8 years old and there's just no way I or anyone in San Francisco would ever know about this. It just wasn't known as this was a NYC thing.
Khultan I was just about to be born, in Oakland.
I didn't get up until 1984 when 1) Del/Phresh started killing east Oakland and 2) I saw Beat Street at the drive in haha...
Bottom line, there would be NO real urban graffiti if it wasn't for NYC. Later on, it appeared on the west coast and around the world. But, the entire idea of the way graffiti has become, comes from NYC. Common sense alone dictates it. Take it to the bank. Peace!
Dave Nice Does anyone say otherwise?
Yes, American Born Patriot. said "It just wasn't known as this was a NYC thing." (above). You can't miss it. I wasn't referring to your words bro 1 Love!
what's the Music??? Who knows the Songs?
+360grafics Somebody's Gonna Off The Man (Together Brothers/Instrumental Sou - The Love Unlimited Orchestra
Sound recording
22:22 - 23:37
Iron Leg - Mickey & The Soul Generation
Sound recording
12:49 - 14:42
+Dave Nice thx Dave very Nice ;)
Do you know what the first Song is in the beginning? or the Song at 3.30 or 7.45?
360grafics Sorry, not too sure on that one.
+360grafics Spacing Out - The Invaders.
dope! and the one at 21:50?