Show Notes
Neon is one of the most respected graffiti writers from San Francisco. He came up inspired by the masterpieces of the 1980s and started pushing his own new wave style. Neon is a founding member of BA crew, and built bridges between Bay Area locals and writers from around the world. He is responsible for building the original Montana spray paint brand and was its first US distributor. This is a great conversation with dozens of photos from Neon's personal conversation. -- Essential Bay Area Rap Playlist: https://fanlink.tv/historyofthebay-playlist
Join the Patreon for exclusive access: https://patreon.com/dregsone -- 00:00 Growing up in SF 07:29 Intro to graff 16:13 Cholo writing 18:47 First tags 25:27 Late 80s graffiti 41:09 First pieces 57:08 Fights, chases, & racking 1:01:18 Painting around the Bay 1:09:38 BA Crew 1:22:09 Converse commercial 1:26:18 Misk & Apex 1:37:31 Distributing MTN paint 1:53:57 Splitting with MTN
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