CREW CALL-SIGN // [BYI]FOUNDED 1987Brooklyn, NY • New York City, NY

BEYOND YOUR IMAGINATION

Brooklyn Late-80s & 90s Street, Rooftop & Transit Powerhouse

CREW MANIFESTO & LINEAGE

Brooklyn style discipline, razor-sharp handstyles, and all-borough rooftop dominance.

Formed in Brooklyn in the late 1980s, Beyond Your Imagination / Brooklyn Youth Idols (BYI) became a defining force in NYC's transition from subway cars to street gates, rooftops, and highway walls, led by Chino BYI, Keo (Scotch 79), Jee, Nekst, Trim, and Atco.

▶ NOW PLAYING: CHINO BYI: Graffiti & Growing Up in New YorkOPEN ON YOUTUBE ↗

[BYI] CREW CULTURE VIDEO VAULT (5 REELS)CLICK ANY REEL TO PLAY ABOVE

PRODUCTION WALLS PAINTED1180+

INDIVIDUAL WRITERS ON ROSTER5

ACTIVE CITIES & YARDS9

SHOWS & WALL JAMS HOSTED31

[BYI] ARCHIVAL LINEAGE // EST. 1987

COMPLETE [BYI] HISTORICAL & ACTIVE MEMBER ROLL CALL

★ ORIGINAL FOUNDERS & EARLY LEADERS (1987)

✓ ACTIVE & CLASSIC [BYI] WRITERS ROSTER (6 DOCUMENTED WRITERS — CLICK ANY WRITER FOR ARTIST PAGE)

IN MEMORIAM // KINGS FOREVER:† NEKST

[BYI] INDIVIDUAL ARTIST PAGES

CREW MEMBERS & INDIVIDUAL PORTFOLIOS (5)

@KEO X-MENX-Men & TC5 Crew Admin • Brooklyn Subway Veteran & Hip-Hop CBrooklyn, NY • Active since 1979

[BYI]

Classic Brooklyn & IRT Subway BurnersMF DOOM 'Operation: Doomsday' Art DirectionNew York Handstyles & Throw-Ups

Lord Scotch 79 / KEO X-MEN is a Brooklyn graffiti purist and Crew Admin of the legendary X-Men (founded with the late Dez / DJ Kay Slay) and member of TC5. Beyond four decades of NYC train and street writing, Keo illustrated the iconic cover art for MF DOOM's 'Operation: Doomsday'.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Stock Cap

FAVORITE CAN:Vintage Krylon & Rust-Oleum

4 WORKS

🛍️ @KEO X-MEN SHOP ARTIST PAGE

@NEKSTFearless Heaven-Spot & Freight King of MUL, MSK & AWR (1978–Houston, TX / New York, NY • Active since 1994

[BYI]

Mechanical WildstyleIndustrial RollersGeometric Assemblage

Sean 'NEKST' Griffin (1978–2012) is revered worldwide as one of the most fearless, prolific, and stylish bombers of the modern era. Representing Made U Look (MUL), Mad Society Kings (MSK), and AWR, Nekst conquered impossible skyscraper rooftops, billboards, water towers, and freights from Houston and Chicago to New York and Los Angeles.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + German Skinny

FAVORITE CAN:Montana GOLD Low Pressure 400ml

2 WORKS

🛍️ @NEKST SHOP ARTIST PAGE

@JEEClean-Train Era NYC Subway King & KD / BYI Street HeavyweighBrooklyn / Bronx, NY • Active since 1984

[BYI]

Wildstyle & BurnersTrains & FreightsStreet Murals

JEE ONE is a revered New York City bomber representing Kings Destroy (KD), BYI, and RTW, renowned for crushing clean-era subways, BQE highways, and five-borough gates.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat

FAVORITE CAN:Montana BLACK 400ml / Rust-Oleum

1 WORKS

🛍️ @JEE SHOP ARTIST PAGE

@CHINO BYIFounder of BYI, Acclaimed Graffiti Historian & Author of PieBrooklyn, NY • Active since 1984

[BYI]

Wildstyle & BurnersTrains & FreightsStreet Murals

CHINO BYI (David Villorente) is a Brooklyn graffiti legend, co-founder of BYI, longtime editor of The Source's 'Graf Flix' column, co-author of the Piecebook series, and curator.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat

FAVORITE CAN:Montana BLACK 400ml / Rust-Oleum

1 WORKS

🛍️ @CHINO BYI SHOP ARTIST PAGE

@MINT & SERF (MIRF)Brooklyn BYI Bombing Duo & Contemporary Aerosol ExpressionisBrooklyn / Manhattan, NY • Active since 1996

[BYI]

Wildstyle & BurnersTrains & FreightsStreet Murals

MINT & SERF (MIRF) are a renowned New York graffiti duo associated with Brooklyn's BYI lineage, famous for raw Canal Street and Soho bombing and large-scale gallery canvases.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat

FAVORITE CAN:Montana BLACK 400ml / Rust-Oleum

1 WORKS

🛍️ @MINT & SERF (MIRF) SHOP ARTIST PAGE

OFFICIAL [BYI] CREW STOREFRONT

[BYI] OFFICIAL CREW MERCH & EDITIONS SHOP

Official storefront for [BYI] (BEYOND YOUR IMAGINATION) — limited-run prints, apparel, collector cans, and blackbook zines.

MERCH TYPE:

Looking for individual member drops? Each [BYI] member also has a personal shop on their Artist Page.

[BYI] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1987

Apparel & Streetwear$88

Official Crew Apparel Drop35 LEFT

[BYI] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1987

Official [BYI] (BEYOND YOUR IMAGINATION) heavyweight 450gsm cut-and-sew fleece hoodie. Embroidered [BYI] chest crest with full multi-color back burner production graphic and woven "Brooklyn, NY • Est. 1987" hem tag.

SELECT SIZE / OPTION:

[BYI] COLLECTIVE WALL SIGNED ARCHIVAL SCREENPRINT (24×18 IN)

Signed Prints & Editions$125

Signed & Numbered Edition of 5014 LEFT

[BYI] COLLECTIVE WALL SIGNED ARCHIVAL SCREENPRINT (24×18 IN)

Museum-grade 6-color hand-pulled silkscreen print on 310gsm cotton rag reproducing [BYI] BEYOND YOUR IMAGINATION's landmark wall production. Blind-stamped with the official [BYI] crew seal and hand-numbered.

SELECT SIZE / OPTION:

[BYI] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK

Custom Spray Cans & Caps$65

Collector Run of 100 Cans22 LEFT

[BYI] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK

Limited collector-series 400ml lithographed aerosol can wrapped in [BYI] signature artwork, bundled with 12 nozzle caps (NY Fat Cap, Astro Fat, German Skinny) in a stamped display tube.

SELECT SIZE / OPTION:

[BYI] ARCHIVAL MONOGRAPH, ROLL CALL & BLACKBOOK ZINE (120 PGS)

Blackbooks & Zines$42

First Edition Crew Publication40 LEFT

[BYI] ARCHIVAL MONOGRAPH, ROLL CALL & BLACKBOOK ZINE (120 PGS)

120-page heavy-stock visual history of [BYI] (BEYOND YOUR IMAGINATION) featuring rare 35mm wall & yard photographs, blackbook sketches, founder interviews, and complete crew lineage across Brooklyn, NY, New York City, NY.

SELECT SIZE / OPTION:

[BYI] COLLECTIVE ARCHIVE

CREW WALL BURNERS, MURALS & VIDEO REELS (9)

FILTER BY MEMBER:

The KEO X-MEN Interview: Brooklyn Graffiti, TC5 & MF DOOM by KEO X-MEN (X-MEN)

YOUTUBE // 32:10 INTERVIEWThrow-Ups & Handstyles

45 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Brooklyn, NY

@KEO X-MEN [X-MEN CREW]

Brooklyn All-City

The KEO X-MEN Interview: Brooklyn Graffiti, TC5 & MF DOOM

The KEO X-MEN Interview: Brooklyn Graffiti, TC5 & MF DOOM (Living Proof New York) — Verified video documentation featuring Keo / Lord Scotch 79 (X-Men / TC5).

Brooklyn Subway Tunnels & Studio

ALUMNI OF NY: KEO X-MEN (Lord Scotch 79) by KEO X-MEN (X-MEN)

YOUTUBE // HD ARCHIVE REELVideo Bombing & Reels

36 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Brooklyn, NY

@KEO X-MEN [X-MEN CREW]

Full Wall / Documentary Feature

ALUMNI OF NY: KEO X-MEN (Lord Scotch 79)

ALUMNI OF NY: KEO X-MEN (Lord Scotch 79) (EssenticNYC) — Verified video documentation featuring Keo / Lord Scotch 79 (X-Men / TC5).

Brooklyn Steel & Heavy Bristol Board

Classic NYC Subway & Brooklyn Bombing Era Archive by KEO X-MEN (X-MEN)

YOUTUBE // HD ARCHIVE REELVideo Bombing & Reels

36 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Brooklyn, NY

@KEO X-MEN [X-MEN CREW]

Full Wall / Documentary Feature

Classic NYC Subway & Brooklyn Bombing Era Archive

Classic NYC Subway & Brooklyn Bombing Era Archive (NYC Subway Archive) — Verified video documentation featuring Keo / Lord Scotch 79 (X-Men / TC5).

Brooklyn Steel & Heavy Bristol Board

YOUTUBE // HD ARCHIVE REELVideo Bombing & Reels

36 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Brooklyn, NY

@KEO X-MEN [X-MEN CREW]

Full Wall / Documentary Feature

The KEO X-MEN Interview: Brooklyn Graffiti, TC5 & MF DOOM

The KEO X-MEN Interview: Brooklyn Graffiti, TC5 & MF DOOM (Living Proof New York) — Verified video documentation featuring Keo / Lord Scotch 79 (X-Men / TC5).

Brooklyn Steel & Heavy Bristol Board

KING NEKST (MUL / MSK / AWR) — All-City & Heaven-Spot Tribute by NEKST (MUL)

YOUTUBE // 07:40 REELStreet Murals

180 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Houston, TX / New York, NY

@NEKST [MUL CREW]

220ft × 18ft

KING NEKST (MUL / MSK / AWR) — All-City & Heaven-Spot Tribute

KING NEKST (MUL / MSK / AWR) — All-City & Heaven-Spot Tribute — Verified video documentation featuring Nekst (MUL / MSK / AWR — RIP).

Multi-Block Industrial Corridor Wall

MSK / AWR / MUL Production Archive by NEKST (MUL)

YOUTUBE // 07:40 REELStreet Murals

180 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Houston, TX / New York, NY

@NEKST [MUL CREW]

220ft × 18ft

MSK / AWR / MUL Production Archive

MSK / AWR / MUL Production Archive — Verified video documentation featuring Nekst (MUL / MSK / AWR — RIP).

Multi-Block Industrial Corridor Wall

Cope2 - Kings Destroy Full Graffiti Rare Movie by JEE (KD)

YOUTUBE // 07:20 REELWildstyle & Burners

110 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Brooklyn / Bronx, NY

@JEE [KD CREW]

140ft × 16ft

Cope2 - Kings Destroy Full Graffiti Rare Movie

Cope2 - Kings Destroy Full Graffiti Rare Movie — JEE ONE is a revered New York City bomber representing Kings Destroy (KD), BYI, and RTW, renowned for crushing clean-era subways, BQE highways, and five-borough gates.

Transit Steel & Concrete Production Archive

CHINO BYI: Graffiti & Growing Up in New York by CHINO BYI (BYI)

YOUTUBE // 07:20 REELWildstyle & Burners

110 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Brooklyn, NY

@CHINO BYI [BYI CREW]

140ft × 16ft

CHINO BYI: Graffiti & Growing Up in New York

CHINO BYI: Graffiti & Growing Up in New York — CHINO BYI (David Villorente) is a Brooklyn graffiti legend, co-founder of BYI, longtime editor of The Source's 'Graf Flix' column, co-author of the Piecebook series, and curator.

Transit Steel & Concrete Production Archive

Brooklyn BYI & NYC Street Bombing Lineage by MINT & SERF (MIRF) (BYI)

YOUTUBE // 06:45 REELWildstyle & Burners

95 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Brooklyn / Manhattan, NY

@MINT & SERF (MIRF)[BYI CREW]

120ft × 16ft

Brooklyn BYI & NYC Street Bombing Lineage

Brooklyn BYI & NYC Street Bombing Lineage — MINT & SERF (MIRF) are a renowned New York graffiti duo associated with Brooklyn's BYI lineage, famous for raw Canal Street and Soho bombing and large-scale gallery canvases.

Transit Steel & Concrete Production Archive