WRITER PROFILECREW: [TDS] THE DEATH SQUADBronx, NY • SINCE 1974

@ARP

ARP — Documented [TDS] Crew Writer & Style Master

WRITER BIOGRAPHY & LINEAGE

ARP (ARP) is a documented veteran writer and roster member of [TDS] THE DEATH SQUAD. Active in the Bronx, NY & Manhattan, NY lineage since the 1974 era, ARP contributed directly to TDS's collective wall productions, transit history, and regional style evolution.

“Representing [TDS] — Architects of Mechanical Wildstyle & Subway Letter Evolution”

▶ NOW PLAYING: PART ONE TDS Talks about The Death Squad, Subway Art, Stylewars, the Street Gangs & MoreWATCH ON YOUTUBE ↗

@ARP CULTURE VIDEO VAULT (2 DOCUMENTARIES & REELS)CLICK ANY REEL TO PLAY ABOVE

AVAILABLE FOR:✓ Large-Scale Wall Murals✓ Gallery & Canvas Commissions✓ Live Paint Jams

@ARP CAP & CAN LOCKERHARDWARE SPEC

FAVORITE AEROSOL:Montana BLACK / Belton Molotow Premium

GO-TO NOZZLE CAPS:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat + German Skinny

BLACKBOOK RIG:Uni Paint PX-30 Chrome & Krink K-60

PREFERRED SURFACE:Concrete Production Walls, Transit Steel & Archival Linen

42PIECES

24K VIDEOS

14SHOWS

840PROPS 🔥

@ARP PORTFOLIO & MEDIA SHOWCASE

WALL BURNERS, MURALS, 4K VIDEO REELS, BLACKBOOK & CANVASES

YOUTUBE // 07:20 REELWildstyle & Burners

110 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Bronx, NY

@KASE 2 [TDS CREW]

140ft × 16ft

King Kase [Style Wars]

King Kase [Style Wars] — KASE 2 (Jeff Brown, 1958–2011) was a one-armed Bronx subway genius featured in Style Wars who invented 'Computer Rock' wildstyle and reigned as a supreme architect of The Death Squad (TDS).

Transit Steel & Concrete Production Archive

WRITER SHOP // @ARP

@ARP PERSONAL MERCH & COLLECTOR SHOP

Personal storefront for @ARP ([TDS]) — signed prints, apparel, collector cans, and blackbook editions.

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@ARP [TDS] SIGNATURE HANDSTYLE HEAVYWEIGHT TEE

Apparel & Streetwear$48

Direct from @ARP Studio30 LEFT

@ARP [TDS] SIGNATURE HANDSTYLE HEAVYWEIGHT TEE

Heavyweight 280gsm boxy-fit studio tee designed by @ARP (TDS). Features ARP's raw handstyle tag on left chest and full-back burner screenprint. Shipped direct from Bronx, NY.

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@ARP SIGNED & HAND-TAGGED ARCHIVAL GICLÉE PRINT (20×16 IN)

Signed Prints & Editions$145

Signed Edition of 75 + COA16 LEFT

@ARP SIGNED & HAND-TAGGED ARCHIVAL GICLÉE PRINT (20×16 IN)

Museum-quality archival pigment print on 310gsm Hahnemühle cotton rag. Individually hand-signed, numbered, and hand-tagged in pencil & marker by @ARP (TDS) with Certificate of Authenticity.

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@ARP 1/1 HAND-PAINTED & TAGGED COLLECTOR SPRAY CAN

Custom Spray Cans & Caps$220

1/1 Original Signed Artwork3 LEFT

@ARP 1/1 HAND-PAINTED & TAGGED COLLECTOR SPRAY CAN

One-of-one original collector object: authentic Montana BLACK / Belton Molotow Premium can hand-painted, flared, and signed all-around by @ARP using NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat + German Skinny and Uni Paint PX-30 Chrome & Krink K-60. Includes UV-protected acrylic display case.

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@ARP ORIGINAL BLACKBOOK SKETCH SHEET + 15 EGGSHELL SLAPS

Blackbooks & Zines$95

Original Studio Sketch & Slaps9 LEFT

@ARP ORIGINAL BLACKBOOK SKETCH SHEET + 15 EGGSHELL SLAPS

Original hand-drawn 9×12 in blackbook piece by @ARP executed with Uni Paint PX-30 Chrome & Krink K-60, bundled with 15 destructible eggshell & weatherproof vinyl handstyle slaps.

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