Interview with T-KID 170

Interview with T-KID 170

Oral history recorded for the Bronx Aerosol Arts Documentary Project on August 15, 2022 with T-KID 170, a legendary graffiti writer from the Golden Age and world-renowned artist. In his oral history T-KID speaks about his family background in Peru and Puerto Rico and how his family ended up in The Bronx, the various neighborhoods he grew up in, street life in his neighborhoods and early years, his involvement in gangs, and how he first got involved in graffiti. He also speaks about pivotal events in the graff world in which he was involved, including his famous Fashion Moda fight with Cap (MPC), and the many amazing places his career has taken him in the subsequent years.

The interviewers are Dr. Steven Payne, librarian and archivist at The Bronx County Historical Society, and Kurt Boone, prolific documentarian of urban culture for the past 40 years. The Bronx Aerosol Arts Documentary Project is a project of The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library. This interview made possible through the contribution of Columbia University's Oral History Archives at Columbia (OHAC) and will be dual-listed in a collection there.

2022.08.15

English

OH-BAADP.20220815

MP4

02:38:55

The Bronx, NY

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