CREW CALL-SIGN // [FC]FOUNDED 1979Manhattan, NY • Bronx, NY • London / Paris

FAME CITY

Broadway 1 & 3 Line Kings & Global Character-Wildstyle Innovators

CREW MANIFESTO & LINEAGE

From Broadway IRT subway tunnels to museum walls across New York and Europe.

Founded on the West Side of Manhattan and the Bronx, Fame City (FC) became synonymous with high-style burners on the 1 and 3 IRT subway lines. Led into the modern era by West One alongside pioneers Phase 2, Mode 2, Doze Green, Daze, Crash, Serge, and Phil 167, FC bridged classic subway style and global contemporary art.

▶ NOW PLAYING: WestOne FC InterviewOPEN ON YOUTUBE ↗

[FC] CREW CULTURE VIDEO VAULT (6 REELS)CLICK ANY REEL TO PLAY ABOVE

PRODUCTION WALLS PAINTED1290+

INDIVIDUAL WRITERS ON ROSTER6

ACTIVE CITIES & YARDS12

SHOWS & WALL JAMS HOSTED54

[FC] ARCHIVAL LINEAGE // EST. 1979

COMPLETE [FC] HISTORICAL & ACTIVE MEMBER ROLL CALL

★ ORIGINAL FOUNDERS & EARLY LEADERS (1979)

✓ ACTIVE & CLASSIC [FC] WRITERS ROSTER (8 DOCUMENTED WRITERS — CLICK ANY WRITER FOR ARTIST PAGE)

IN MEMORIAM // KINGS FOREVER:† PHASE 2

[FC] INDIVIDUAL ARTIST PAGES

CREW MEMBERS & INDIVIDUAL PORTFOLIOS (6)

@DOZE GREENTC5 Character & Letter Master, Rock Steady Crew Pioneer & FiManhattan / Bronx, NY • Active since 1976

[FC]

Mechanical WildstyleIndustrial RollersGeometric Assemblage

Jeffery 'Doze' Green is a foundational polymath of original New York hip-hop culture—both an original b-boy in the Rock Steady Crew and a core subway writer in The Cool 5 (TC5). His biological-cubist characters and fluid calligraphic canvases are exhibited in museums worldwide.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + German Skinny

FAVORITE CAN:Montana GOLD Low Pressure 400ml

2 WORKS

🛍️ @DOZE GREEN SHOP ARTIST PAGE

@DAZENYC Subway Pioneer, CIA / TC5 / TATS CRU Veteran & Museum PaBrooklyn / Bronx, NY • Active since 1976

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Mechanical WildstyleIndustrial RollersGeometric Assemblage

Born in Brooklyn in 1962, Chris 'DAZE' Ellis began painting New York City subway cars in 1976 while attending the High School of Art and Design. A key member of Crazy Inside Artists (CIA), The Cool 5 (TC5), and TATS CRU collaborator, Daze was one of the first subway writers to transition successfully into international galleries alongside Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + German Skinny

FAVORITE CAN:Montana GOLD Low Pressure 400ml

2 WORKS

🛍️ @DAZE SHOP ARTIST PAGE

@CRASHBronx Subway Pioneer, Curatorial Trailblazer & CIA / TATS CRBronx, NY • Active since 1975

[FC]

Mechanical WildstyleIndustrial RollersGeometric Assemblage

Born in the Bronx in 1961, John 'CRASH' Matos began bombing trains at age 13 and curated the landmark 1980 'Graffiti Art Success for America' exhibition at Fashion Moda. A key member of CIA and longtime TATS CRU collaborator, Crash also painted custom Stratocaster guitars for Eric Clapton.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + German Skinny

FAVORITE CAN:Montana GOLD Low Pressure 400ml

2 WORKS

🛍️ @CRASH SHOP ARTIST PAGE

@PHASE 2Founding Father of Style Writing & Inventor of the Bubble LeBronx, NY • Active since 1971

[FC]

Wildstyle & BurnersTrains & FreightsStreet Murals

PHASE 2 (1955–2019) is universally revered as the Founding Father of modern graffiti style, inventing the 'Softie' bubble letter, arrows, and complex masterpieces on NYC subways.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat

FAVORITE CAN:Montana BLACK 400ml / Rust-Oleum

1 WORKS

🛍️ @PHASE 2 SHOP ARTIST PAGE

@WEST ONEPresident of Fame City (FC) & NYC West Side Subway Burner MaManhattan, NY • Active since 1982

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Wildstyle & BurnersTrains & FreightsStreet Murals

WEST ONE is the longtime leader of Manhattan's Fame City (FC) crew, bridging 1980s Broadway 1-line subway burners with large-scale international murals and design.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat

FAVORITE CAN:Montana BLACK 400ml / Rust-Oleum

1 WORKS

🛍️ @WEST ONE SHOP ARTIST PAGE

@MODE 2Master of Hip-Hop Character Figurative Painting & Spraycan RLondon, UK / Paris / Berlin • Active since 1984

[FC]

Wildstyle & BurnersTrains & FreightsStreet Murals

MODE 2 is one of the most influential character and figurative aerosol painters in graffiti history, co-founding the Chrome Angelz (TCA) and representing NYC's Fame City (FC) in Europe.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat

FAVORITE CAN:Montana BLACK 400ml / Rust-Oleum

1 WORKS

🛍️ @MODE 2 SHOP ARTIST PAGE

OFFICIAL [FC] CREW STOREFRONT

[FC] OFFICIAL CREW MERCH & EDITIONS SHOP

Official storefront for [FC] (FAME CITY) — limited-run prints, apparel, collector cans, and blackbook zines.

MERCH TYPE:

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

[FC] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1979

Apparel & Streetwear$88

Official Crew Apparel Drop35 LEFT

[FC] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1979

Official [FC] (FAME CITY) heavyweight 450gsm cut-and-sew fleece hoodie. Embroidered [FC] chest crest with full multi-color back burner production graphic and woven "Manhattan, NY • Est. 1979" hem tag.

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

Signed Prints & Editions$125

Signed & Numbered Edition of 5014 LEFT

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

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

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[FC] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK

Custom Spray Cans & Caps$65

Collector Run of 100 Cans22 LEFT

[FC] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK

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

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

Blackbooks & Zines$42

First Edition Crew Publication40 LEFT

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

120-page heavy-stock visual history of [FC] (FAME CITY) featuring rare 35mm wall & yard photographs, blackbook sketches, founder interviews, and complete crew lineage across Manhattan, NY, Bronx, NY, London / Paris.

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[FC] COLLECTIVE ARCHIVE

CREW WALL BURNERS, MURALS & VIDEO REELS (9)

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Doze Green (TC5 / RSC): New Works Exhibition & Studio Process by DOZE GREEN (TC5)

YOUTUBE // 07:40 REELStreet Murals

180 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Manhattan / Bronx, NY

@DOZE GREEN [TC5 CREW]

220ft × 18ft

Doze Green (TC5 / RSC): New Works Exhibition & Studio Process

Doze Green (TC5 / RSC): New Works Exhibition & Studio Process — Verified video documentation featuring Doze Green (The Cool 5 — TC5 / Rock Steady Crew).

Multi-Block Industrial Corridor Wall

Doze Green — Handstyle & Character Sketch Archive by DOZE GREEN (TC5)

YOUTUBE // 07:40 REELStreet Murals

180 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Manhattan / Bronx, NY

@DOZE GREEN [TC5 CREW]

220ft × 18ft

Doze Green — Handstyle & Character Sketch Archive

Doze Green — Handstyle & Character Sketch Archive — Verified video documentation featuring Doze Green (The Cool 5 — TC5 / Rock Steady Crew).

Multi-Block Industrial Corridor Wall

Train Graffiti 1980s NY: with Chris DAZE Ellis (CIA / TC5) by DAZE (CIA)

YOUTUBE // 07:40 REELStreet Murals

180 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Brooklyn / Bronx, NY

@DAZE [CIA CREW]

220ft × 18ft

Train Graffiti 1980s NY: with Chris DAZE Ellis (CIA / TC5)

Train Graffiti 1980s NY: with Chris DAZE Ellis (CIA / TC5) — Verified video documentation featuring Chris 'Daze' Ellis (CIA / TC5 / TATS CRU).

Multi-Block Industrial Corridor Wall

View Into The Future — Chris Daze Ellis Studio & Mural Feature by DAZE (CIA)

YOUTUBE // 07:40 REELStreet Murals

180 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Brooklyn / Bronx, NY

@DAZE [CIA CREW]

220ft × 18ft

View Into The Future — Chris Daze Ellis Studio & Mural Feature

View Into The Future — Chris Daze Ellis Studio & Mural Feature — Verified video documentation featuring Chris 'Daze' Ellis (CIA / TC5 / TATS CRU).

Multi-Block Industrial Corridor Wall

John CRASH Matos (CIA / TATS CRU) — Live Aerosol & Studio Feature by CRASH (CIA)

YOUTUBE // 07:40 REELStreet Murals

180 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Bronx, NY

@CRASH [CIA CREW]

220ft × 18ft

John CRASH Matos (CIA / TATS CRU) — Live Aerosol & Studio Feature

John CRASH Matos (CIA / TATS CRU) — Live Aerosol & Studio Feature — Verified video documentation featuring John 'Crash' Matos (CIA / TATS CRU).

Multi-Block Industrial Corridor Wall

1980s NYC Train Graffiti Pioneers — Crash & Daze Archive by CRASH (CIA)

YOUTUBE // 07:40 REELStreet Murals

180 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Bronx, NY

@CRASH [CIA CREW]

220ft × 18ft

1980s NYC Train Graffiti Pioneers — Crash & Daze Archive

1980s NYC Train Graffiti Pioneers — Crash & Daze Archive — Verified video documentation featuring John 'Crash' Matos (CIA / TATS CRU).

Multi-Block Industrial Corridor Wall

Meet PHASE 2 graffiti pioneer out of NYC who inspired generations of writers by PHASE 2 (FC)

YOUTUBE // 07:20 REELWildstyle & Burners

110 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Bronx, NY

@PHASE 2 [FC CREW]

140ft × 16ft

Meet PHASE 2 graffiti pioneer out of NYC who inspired generations of writers

Meet PHASE 2 graffiti pioneer out of NYC who inspired generations of writers — PHASE 2 (1955–2019) is universally revered as the Founding Father of modern graffiti style, inventing the 'Softie' bubble letter, arrows, and complex masterpieces on NYC subways.

Transit Steel & Concrete Production Archive

YOUTUBE // 07:20 REELWildstyle & Burners

110 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Manhattan, NY

@WEST ONE [FC CREW]

140ft × 16ft

WestOne FC Interview

WestOne FC Interview — WEST ONE is the longtime leader of Manhattan's Fame City (FC) crew, bridging 1980s Broadway 1-line subway burners with large-scale international murals and design.

Transit Steel & Concrete Production Archive

YOUTUBE // 07:20 REELWildstyle & Burners

110 CANS • NY Fat Cap

London, UK / Paris / Berlin

@MODE 2 [FC CREW]

140ft × 16ft

WestOne FC Interview

WestOne FC Interview — MODE 2 is one of the most influential character and figurative aerosol painters in graffiti history, co-founding the Chrome Angelz (TCA) and representing NYC's Fame City (FC) in Europe.

Transit Steel & Concrete Production Archive