Wednesday 28 May 2014

Crymein Old School London Legend New Graffiti Pictures

 Crymein Bgirl Djay Character Leake St

Crymein was one of the original London Graffiti Character painters starting out with Drome (R.I.P.) in South London, going on to paint Airbrush T-shirts at the 1st London Hip-Hop Shop "4 Star General" on Carnaby St where his talents were spotted by Public Enemy (he made an Airbrush T-shirt for P.E. front man Chuck D), going on to work for Model company Games Workshop. In the early 2000's he went digital working as in house artist for the seminal Hip-Hop Magazine Undercover, which is where I first met him, as a journalist, and the result was the interview I did with him in  Graphotism issue 35. Currently Crymein is a working Tattooist, and recently he's been painting some of his trademark burner characters around London.

Alien B-Boy (1989?) from here

 Crymein Cover Interview in Graphotism #35 with Shucks One ID
Crymein Airbrush Custom Cap

Prometheus Chick by Crymein (Butt Detail)

Crymein Recent Tattoo

Prometheus Chick by Crymein (Unfinished)

Tuesday 27 May 2014

Like It Is - The Covert War Against Malcolm X (& Several Rare Documentaries)

Like It Is (With Gil Noble)- The Covert War Against Malcolm X (1983 Documentary)

Like It Is (With Gil Noble)- The Covert War Against Malcolm X (1983 Documentary)

(Found on Forbez DVD)

Features recording of FBI Agents trying to apply preasure on Malcolm X to inform on the Nation Of Islam during his 90 Day suspension & Interview with Robert Haggins (Malcolm X's Photographer) & Earl Grant (Malcolm X's Aide). 

"He looked like he was hypnotised, like a robot" Earl Grant (Malcolm X's Aide) on the assassin of Malcolm X

The Assassination of Malcolm X - book by George Breitman (Author), Herman Porter (Author), Baxter Smith (Author)  1976 Pathfinder Press

March 1st 1965 (8 Days after Assassination) "Office of Percy Sutton, MalcolmX'x Lawyer is Burglarized and thoroughly searched.Some of Malcolm X's papers are stolen. Where Government "Plumbers" involved?" - Page 16 from The Assassination of Malcolm X

"A Decade Of Struggle" How the FBI Sabotaged Black America
Documentary by Gil Noble on the intentional destruction of Black America by the FBI using infiltration, counter-intelligence programs and drugs. From Marcus Garvey to Paul Robeson to Martin Luther King to Malcolm X to Fred Hampton, to the Black Panthers to heroin and crack, the FBI has worked to destroy black people. Includes interview with Darthard Perry, Ex-informer for the FBI.

 
Also features a rare appearance of Chancellor James Williams Sociologist/Historian and Author of "The Destruction of Black Civilization"


MALCOLM X: "OUR HISTORY WAS DESTROYED BY SLAVERY"


Malcolm X Make It Plain (Full PBS Documentary)

V.I.P. Sports & Graffiti Paint Shop New Graffiti Shop in Tottenham North London

V.I.P. Sports & Graffiti Paint Shop 
New Graffiti Shop in Tottenham

V.I.P. Sports & Graffiti Paint Shop is a New Graffiti Shop in Tottenham North London it stocks Ironlak & Kobra and for Sneaker Heads Nike and Adidas. Check it out if your in the area.
 
V.I.P. Sports & Graffiti Paint Shop
Stoneleigh Court
Stoneleigh Road
Tottenham
London
N17 9BQ
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T: 020 8808 9996 
Opening Hours 10:30 - 18:00
 
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