Starting with a Hi-8 camera back in the early 90's in the heart of Los Angeles to HD equipment and traveling to finest slums in the world, WAR42 has risen to the top of the graffiti DVD food chain ladder and has become an all-time favorite.
As momentous an occasion in the world of underground art – albeit on a much smaller scale – as Barack Obama?s victory on the national stage was the induction of presidential propagandist Shepard Fairey?s portrait of our new leader into the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian Museum on Saturday. The first official portrait of the president-to-be recognized in an American cultural institution, Shepard?s image shatters the barriers of acceptability of the so-called worlds of ?underground? and ?street? art to catapult one of its foremost talents to the hallowed halls of history, and forever brightening the school field trips of young museum goers in the process. It?s a brave new world out there people, art world 2.0 begins now.
C Y was sentenced to 10 months in county jail, 256 hours of graffiti removal and five years formal probation. Because of time served, he was released from jail Monday afternoon.
The graffiti artist who gained notoriety on YouTube with his daredevil tagging exploits pleaded guilty today to nearly three dozen felony vandalism counts and was released from jail after serving time since last May, prosecutors said.
C Y, one of Los Angeles? most prolific taggers, who is known in the tagging world as ?Buket,? admitted to 32 counts with the special allegation that damage exceeded $50,000.
Judge Steven J. Kleinfield sentenced the 25-year-old San Jose State graduate to 10 months in county jail, 256 hours of graffiti removal and five years formal probation.
But with time served and credits for work and good behavior, Yazdani was out of jail by Monday afternoon.
Yazdani became something of an Internet sensation when he brazenly plastered his ?Buket? bomb 20 feet above the busy Hollywood Freeway ? vandalism captured on videotape and posted with a rap soundtrack on YouTube and numerous tagger-related blogs.
Another daylight attack, which was also videotaped, appeared to show ?Buket? applying his moniker to a Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus as passersby and passengers watched in surprise.
Authorities allege that between 2005 and 2007, slapped his tags on buses, freeway walls and overpasses as well as the concrete lining of the Los Angeles River.
Los Angeles County sheriff?s investigators arrested Y in May, saying that his moniker has marked hundreds of freeway overpasses, concrete walls and transit buses across the state and southern Nevada.
He was believed responsible for upward of $150,000 in property damage along the Los Angeles River and in the areas patrolled by the Los Angeles County Sheriff?s Department ? and at least as much in other parts of California.
Y, who split time between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, where he was a graphic designer, already had been on probation after pleading no contest in 2007 to three counts of felony vandalism.
Prosecutors had been seeking state prison time in the case, said Los Angeles County district attorney?s spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons.
?We objected to the jail sentence believing this is a very serious case that caused a lot of damage, and we asked for a state prison sentence,? Gibbons said.
?If the defendant is involved in this type of activity again, that?s exactly where he will end up,? she said.
the homie E-Dubb just drop his movie so be sure to support and buy it from his 5amVideo.blogspot. It’s loaded with tons of live bombing and got our boy Cake up in the mix.
Lucky for me my best friend, partna in crime, part three to our Trilogy is Toomer Graffiti King of LA : )…
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So it’s 8:56?and I’m chillin?in Tloko’s room filled of skulls, dope ass toys (which I promise not to jack) and death…He’s as real as they come, doesn’t suga coat shit, doesn’t front, take him as he is or get the fuck on bitches, and believe me the door will slam on your ass as u walk out the door. ?Along with another dope muthafucker he started the video shit and he started Bombing on Bitches first (aka painting on phat asses) never perpatrating he’s a veteran to the scene..
CupcakeVandal: So Tloko Im gonna interegate you just a little bit..
Tloks: Can you do it topless at least?
CupcakeVandal: No dick!
CupcakeVandal: K so Im curious what inspires you most when painting a piece?
Tloks: That Im fucking up someone elses property
CupcakeVandal: What song right now captures what’s going on in your realm?
Tloks: Kanye West Heartless
CupcakeVandal: oh mannn
CupcakeVandal: If you could paint on any famous landmark or building what would it be?
Tloks: The White House cause Fuck the Government
CupcakeVandal: ?Quick top of your head if you could fuck any famous bitch who would it be?
Tloks: That bitch from True Blood…the blonde one Souki I’ll break my blonde rule for her.
CupcakeVandal: How did you get your name?
Tloks: When I was a kid my mom always said I was such a big headache I was causing her Toomers
CupcakeVandal: Whats your favorite brand of paint?
Tloks: Belton Monotow
CupcakeVandal: When did you do your first big piece?
Tloks: it was in the early 90’s in South Central on an old burned down supermarket.
CupcakeVandal: What’s your favorite piece that youve done?
Tloks: I haven’t done it yet.
CupcakeVandal: Dont lie you know its the Cupcake..lol
Tloks: ya rightttt..
CupcakeVandal: lol
CupcakeVandal: So anyway..hmmm what’s your favorite part of my body?
Tloks: Are you kidding me? It’s your ass well it is in competition with your angelic face but your ass is a good one.
CupcakeVandal: lol suck up…
CupcakeVandal: How many times have you been arrested for painting?
Tloks: haaa too many to count
CupcakeVandal: Do you blog?
Tloks: I do now..first time today?
CupcakeVandal: What’s on your ipod right now?
Tloks: Here’s my top ten..Cypress Hill, Psycho Realm, Biggie, La Costa Nostra,Wu Tang, Snoop Dogg, Dre, Kurupt, Kayne West and Doug E Fresh
CupcakeVandal: Where did you grow up?
Tloks: South Los Angeles
CupcakeVandal: What are your thoughts on graff writers using stencils and stickers?
Tloko: If they bomb then they can do whatever they want…but if they started out using stencils and stickers they there fags.
CupcakeVandal:Can you drive stick?
Tloks: No
CupcakeVandal: what? oh man I gotta teach you!
CupcakeVandal: Chevy or Ford?
Tloks: duhhhh Chevy
CupcakeVandal:Name one Warriors gang?
Tloks: ummm the Warriors lol
CupcakeVandal: Ninjas or Pirates?
Tloks: Im a Pirate..
CupcakeVandal: Blondes or brunettes
Tloks: Redheads
CupcakeVandal: Can you name a character from the movie Breakin?
Tloks: Turbo Kelly and Ozone
CupcakeVandal: Can you play a musical instrument?
Tloks: I can get down on the turntables
CupcakeVandal: Skywalker or Vader?
Tloks: Vader
CupcakeVandal: Wonder Woman or Supergirl?
Tloks: Supergirl
CupcakeVandal: what! Wonderman is the biznass..for reals?
CupcakeVandal: Top three favorite movie?
Tloks: Here’s 10 Hot Latin Pussy all Volumes : ) Scarface, American Me, Casino, Training Day, Forest, Gump, Colors, Carlitos Way,Godfather Trilogy,Star Wars
CupcakeVandal: Coke or Pepsi?
Tloks: Lemonade
CupcakeVandal: What do you think about the law enforcement using Myspace and YouTube to prosecute writers:
Tloks: Fuck the Police
CupcakeVandal: Got a Day job?
Tloks: ya Fuck Bitches Get Money
CupcakeVandal: Besides being a fucking Vandal what else is your passion:
Tloks: 1. Writing on bitches asses
2. Playing Playstation 3
3. Trying to save the environment
4. Trying to save endangered species
5. Fucking a hot girl while writing on her ass, playing
playstation and kicking a bucket full of oil in to the ocean while
eating a dolphin and bald eagle sandwich.
CupcakeVandal:what? lol
Tloks: lol
CupcakeVandal: Boobs or Booty?
Tloks: are you serious? BOOTY!
CupcakeVandal: What’s your favorite Cupcake flavor?
Tloks: Is there a flavor for fat asses?
CupcakeVandal: Yes ladies Toomer needs a new big booty hyna
you should send him pics.
CupcakeVandal: How much do you love me?
Tloks: To infinity and beyond…
CupcakeVandal: Any words to your fans?
Tloks: Give me money
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