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KIDS GONE BAD // KINGS GONE BERSERK
CREW CALL-SIGN // [KGB]FOUNDED 1984Los Angeles, CA

KIDS GONE BAD // KINGS GONE BERSERK

East LA & Boyle Heights Cholo-Calligraphy, Ukiyo-e & Fine Art Pioneers

CREW MANIFESTO & LINEAGE

INSTAGRAM: @gajinfujita ↗

From Boyle Heights alleys and the Belmont Tunnel to museum retrospectives worldwide.

Founded in Los Angeles in 1984, Kids Gone Bad / Kings Gone Berserk (KGB) united museum-celebrated painter Gajin Fujita with LA calligraphy and style pioneers Defer, Prime, SkanOne, Craze, and Syte.

▶ NOW PLAYING: Gajin Fujita "Destination Art" BBC Broadcast (2006)OPEN ON YOUTUBE ↗
[KGB] CREW CULTURE VIDEO VAULT (3 REELS)CLICK ANY REEL TO PLAY ABOVE
PRODUCTION WALLS PAINTED1680+
INDIVIDUAL WRITERS ON ROSTER2
ACTIVE CITIES & YARDS8
SHOWS & WALL JAMS HOSTED62
[KGB] ARCHIVAL LINEAGE // EST. 1984

COMPLETE [KGB] HISTORICAL & ACTIVE MEMBER ROLL CALL

★ ORIGINAL FOUNDERS & EARLY LEADERS (1984)
✓ ACTIVE & CLASSIC [KGB] WRITERS ROSTER (3 DOCUMENTED WRITERS — CLICK ANY WRITER FOR ARTIST PAGE)
[KGB] INDIVIDUAL ARTIST PAGES

CREW MEMBERS & INDIVIDUAL PORTFOLIOS (2)

DEFER
@DEFERK2S Co-Founder & Crew Admin • Pioneer of Spiritual Language Los Angeles, CA • Active since 1984
[KGB]
Multi-Layered Calligraphic ScriptBelmont Tunnel & LA Yard HistoryContinuous-Line Handstyle Architecture

Alex 'DEFER' Kizu is a co-founder of K2S (Kill 2 Succeed) and a central figure in STN (Second To None) and CBS. Emerging in the mid-1980s alongside Prime, Rick One, and Crime, Defer evolved classic Los Angeles plaqueaso and wildstyle lettering into dense, rhythmic typographic abstractions exhibited at L.A. Louver and MOCA.

GO-TO CAP:Calligraphy Chisel Cap + NY Fat
FAVORITE CAN:Montana GOLD & Liquitex Professional Aerosol
GAJIN FUJITA
@GAJIN FUJITABoyle Heights Graffiti Master (KGB / K2S) Fusing East LA WilBoyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA • Active since 1985
[KGB]
Wildstyle & BurnersTrains & FreightsStreet Murals

GAJIN FUJITA grew up painting East Los Angeles walls and Belmont Tunnel yards with KGB (Kids Gone Bad) and K2S before earning global acclaim at LACMA and L.A. Louver for fusing LA cholo/wildstyle calligraphy with traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat
FAVORITE CAN:Montana BLACK 400ml / Rust-Oleum
OFFICIAL [KGB] CREW STOREFRONT

[KGB] OFFICIAL CREW MERCH & EDITIONS SHOP

Official storefront for [KGB] (KIDS GONE BAD // KINGS GONE BERSERK) — limited-run prints, apparel, collector cans, and blackbook zines.

MERCH TYPE:
Looking for individual member drops? Each [KGB] member also has a personal shop on their Artist Page.
[KGB] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1984
Apparel & Streetwear$88
Official Crew Apparel Drop35 LEFT

[KGB] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1984

Official [KGB] (KIDS GONE BAD // KINGS GONE BERSERK) heavyweight 450gsm cut-and-sew fleece hoodie. Embroidered [KGB] chest crest with full multi-color back burner production graphic and woven "Los Angeles, CA • Est. 1984" hem tag.

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[KGB] COLLECTIVE WALL SIGNED ARCHIVAL SCREENPRINT (24×18 IN)
Signed Prints & Editions$125
Signed & Numbered Edition of 5014 LEFT

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

Museum-grade 6-color hand-pulled silkscreen print on 310gsm cotton rag reproducing [KGB] KIDS GONE BAD // KINGS GONE BERSERK's landmark wall production. Blind-stamped with the official [KGB] crew seal and hand-numbered.

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[KGB] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK
Custom Spray Cans & Caps$65
Collector Run of 100 Cans22 LEFT

[KGB] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK

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

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[KGB] ARCHIVAL MONOGRAPH, ROLL CALL & BLACKBOOK ZINE (120 PGS)
Blackbooks & Zines$42
First Edition Crew Publication40 LEFT

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

120-page heavy-stock visual history of [KGB] (KIDS GONE BAD // KINGS GONE BERSERK) featuring rare 35mm wall & yard photographs, blackbook sketches, founder interviews, and complete crew lineage across Los Angeles, CA.

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[KGB] COLLECTIVE ARCHIVE

CREW WALL BURNERS, MURALS & VIDEO REELS (5)

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ALEX 'DEFER' KIZU (K2S / STN / CBS) // SPIRITUAL LANGUAGE by DEFER (K2S)
YOUTUBE // 05:32 FEATUREGallery & Canvas
38 CANS • Calligraphy Chisel
Venice / Los Angeles, CA
40ft × 16ft

ALEX 'DEFER' KIZU (K2S / STN / CBS) // SPIRITUAL LANGUAGE

K2S Co-Founder Alex 'DEFER' Kizu breaks down the evolution of West Coast street calligraphy from the Belmont Tunnel in 1985 to museum-scale multidimensional script at L.A. Louver.

Architectural Wall & Raw Linen
DEFER: LA GRAFFITI LEGEND ON BEING SHOT, ADDICTION AND FINDING PURPOSE | JUSTIN MCMILLEN PODCAST by DEFER (K2S)
YOUTUBE // HD ARCHIVE REELVideo Bombing & Reels
36 CANS • NY Fat Cap
Los Angeles, CA
Full Wall / Documentary Feature

DEFER: LA GRAFFITI LEGEND ON BEING SHOT, ADDICTION AND FINDING PURPOSE | JUSTIN MCMILLEN PODCAST

Defer: LA Graffiti Legend on Being Shot, Addiction and Finding Purpose | Justin McMillen Podcast #12 — Official Graffiti Culture Hub video documentation featuring Alex 'DEFER' Kizu (K2S / STN / CBS) (K2S).

Raw Concrete & Gallery Linen
LABS & K2S: FROM THE BIRTH OF L.A. GRAFFITI TO THE BELMONT TUNNEL ERA” by DEFER (K2S)
YOUTUBE // HD ARCHIVE REELVideo Bombing & Reels
36 CANS • NY Fat Cap
Los Angeles, CA
Full Wall / Documentary Feature

LABS & K2S: FROM THE BIRTH OF L.A. GRAFFITI TO THE BELMONT TUNNEL ERA”

LABS & K2S: From the Birth of L.A. Graffiti to the Belmont Tunnel Era” — Official Graffiti Culture Hub video documentation featuring Alex 'DEFER' Kizu (K2S / STN / CBS) (K2S).

Raw Concrete & Gallery Linen
TRECE ART SHOW LA by DEFER (K2S)
YOUTUBE // HD ARCHIVE REELVideo Bombing & Reels
36 CANS • NY Fat Cap
Los Angeles, CA
Full Wall / Documentary Feature

TRECE ART SHOW LA

Trece Art Show LA — Official Graffiti Culture Hub video documentation featuring Alex 'DEFER' Kizu (K2S / STN / CBS) (K2S).

Raw Concrete & Gallery Linen
Gajin Fujita "Destination Art" BBC Broadcast (2006) by GAJIN FUJITA (KGB)
YOUTUBE // 07:15 REELWildstyle & Burners
110 CANS • NY Fat Cap
Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA

Gajin Fujita "Destination Art" BBC Broadcast (2006)

Gajin Fujita "Destination Art" BBC Broadcast (2006) — GAJIN FUJITA grew up painting East Los Angeles walls and Belmont Tunnel yards with KGB (Kids Gone Bad) and K2S before earning global acclaim at LACMA and L.A. Louver for fusing LA cholo/wildstyle calligraphy with traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e.

Transit Steel & Concrete Production Archive