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Seventees Kids (documentary)

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 09:29:47 +0000

“if you love what you do let your soul scream” – Fume

Excellent contemporary graf doc available to watch in its entirety. Featuring Graffiti Kings, Blade, Tracey168, TKid, Fume, CoCo, Rolieo Dien, Mare 139, Dr Revolt, Daze, Henry Chalfant, Martha Cooper, Eric Haze, Cope2, Meres One, Dizm.

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via kony

Just Write My Name In Graffiti, The Airwaves Don’t Complete Me

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:51:49 +0000

Cope2 has behind the scenes pics from Papoose’s upcoming video for his “Graffiti” track.

Juxtapoz New York City Graffiti Issue / cover

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:46:59 +0000

Issue features a profile on Cope2.

COPE2 Throw Up In GTA IV*

Fri, 02 May 2008 14:40:48 +0000

Peace to COPE2

*It’s a throw up, not a piece

COPE2 Interview And Throw Up At Book Signing [video]

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:31:45 +0000

Took place @ 33third in LA. Nice colors in that piece.

COPE2 And Taer Piece From LA

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:22:42 +0000

Hi-res image available on COPE2′s blog. Link

RIP Frosty Freeze

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:31:17 +0000

Legendary b-boy and originator of the “suicide”, Frosty Freeze of the Rock Steady Crew, has passed away. RIP. (via Tools Of War)

update: memorials with pictures and videos are beginning to pop up – 12ozProphet, COPE2

Tribute video by bboyjungth via old2thenew

update: Frosty about to “suicide”. Photo by Martha Cooper.

Cope2 On Barber Shop Hip-Hop

Ming-Tzu — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 16:54:05 +0000

Cope2 In Tokyo On July 21st

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 15:52:00 +0000

If you’re in Tokyo on July 21 you can check this expo. Link (thanks Jesse!)

50 Gets Hated On For Spitting At Bat Mitzvah

Thu, 08 Dec 2005 15:08:00 +0000

What’s the big deal? Authenticity? F$ck you, pay me. Yeah, yeah, we’ve hinted at the ugliness of selling out around here before, but really, can we hate on him or Cope2 or anyone else? Like Jay-Z said, “…overchargin’ n*ggas for what they did to the Cold Crush! Plus, it’s kind of funny.Link

Backlash To PSP Graf Marketing Campaign

Mon, 05 Dec 2005 15:00:00 +0000

Wired news has a short piece on the backlash resulting from Sony’s recent attempt to get down with guerilla “graf” marketers. As we’ve previously pointed out, there evidently is a very fine line between ad and art, subversiveness and selling out. The tats cru are mentioned in the image but haven’t seen it confirmed anywhere that they were behind the campaign. Link, previously: Cope2 Hired By Time, Inc. To Bomb SOHO Billboard, no comment, 50cent, HipPop & Marketing: Trying to make sense of it all

Cope2 Curses Out Councilman Peter Vallone

Wed, 24 Aug 2005 23:16:00 +0000

I wish someone had audio of this:

Peter Vallone. This is Cope2. What is your fucking problem, bro? We are painting subway trains that you are not paying for motherfucker… Just because you have money doesn’t give you the right to do what you think the fuck you want just for elections, just to get elected…This is Cope2 motherfucker… from the Bronx. Bring the cops, I don’t give a fuck… You ain’t no fucking body on this planet Earth…We’re trying to do something honest, and you out to be putting your nose in your fucking ass and shit… We’re graffiti artists, we’re trying to make it in this world… That’s it… You don’t live forever so do what you want motherfucker. All right?
—Message on Astoria Councilman Peter Vallone Jr.’s voice mail, last Wednesday

Cope2 Finishes Time Magazine Billboard

Mon, 04 Jul 2005 04:27:00 +0000

Following up on our earlier post about Cope2 being hired by Time Inc., which included our silly comments prodding the authenticity of corporate sponsored bombing, we just learned that adrants has reported that Cope2 finished his billboard for Time Magazine. The billboard points to Time’s recently launched Graffiti Archive Collection, which includes articles dating all the way back to 1968. I wish we had audio from Cope2′s talk with the press.

Cope2 Hired By Time, Inc. To Bomb SOHO Billboard

Fri, 03 Jun 2005 04:22:00 +0000

In our never ending quest to come to terms with sophisticated marketing schemes that dazzle the senses and blur the lines between expression and manipulation, we bring to you an example of such. Well respected graf-artist Cope2 was hired by Time, Inc. to “bomb” a billboard in SOHO, probably one of the most sought after and expensive ad-placement zones in the city, in order to draw attention to their magazine, which from what I understand has a dwindling market share. Ad or art? Subversive or sellout? I’m thinking both but what about you? (By the way, that graf movie we posted about last week was well worth the doe and the trek to the city). via adrants, bigger pic, cope2