As hip-hop marks its 50th anniversary, ABC News spoke to pioneering graffiti artists about the evolution of the art form and its close connection with hip-hop culture.
its 50th anniversary, ABC News spoke to several pioneering graffiti artists about the evolution of the art form and its close connection with the genre.
Renowned artist Lee Quiñones honed his craft painting subway cars, and now his work sells for hundreds of thousands of dollars. As the presence of graffiti art spread across New York City and beyond, so did its cultural imprint, leading to what’s viewed as the first movie about hip-hop culture – 1983’s “Wild Style.” The movie featured real-life graffiti artists, including Fab Five Freddy and Quiñones.“What was hard was getting funding. Because at this point, it's amazing , as pervasive as hip-hop culture is globally, it wasn't at the time,” Fab Five Freddy said.
One of them was a boy known as Dez TFA. When he wasn’t painting, he’d spend days in the park on turntables. Eventually he became one of New York City’s most popular disc jockeys – DJ Kay Slay. Before his death last year, he reunited with “Style Wars” producer and photographer Henry Chalfant. They reminisced about the early days of hip-hop culture on Kay Slay’s Shade 45 Street Sweeper radio show.
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