CREW CALL-SIGN // [RTW]FOUNDED 1976Upper West Side, NY • Manhattan, NY

ROLLING THUNDER WRITERS

Bilrock 161 & Dr. Revolt's 1976 Upper West Side IRT Broadway Line Royalty

CREW MANIFESTO & LINEAGE

Rolling Thunder across the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue line since 1976.

Founded on Manhattan's Upper West Side in 1976 by Bilrock 161 alongside Dr. Revolt, Zephyr, Quik, Min One, Haze, and Crunch, Rolling Thunder Writers (RTW) dominated the IRT #1 and #3 lines and helped bridge subway art with downtown NYC punk and hip-hop culture.

▶ NOW PLAYING: REVOLT & ZEPHYR Interview | Style Wars & RTWOPEN ON YOUTUBE ↗

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

PRODUCTION WALLS PAINTED2750+

INDIVIDUAL WRITERS ON ROSTER4

ACTIVE CITIES & YARDS8

SHOWS & WALL JAMS HOSTED58

[RTW] ARCHIVAL LINEAGE // EST. 1976

COMPLETE [RTW] HISTORICAL & ACTIVE MEMBER ROLL CALL

★ ORIGINAL FOUNDERS & EARLY LEADERS (1976)

✓ ACTIVE & CLASSIC [RTW] WRITERS ROSTER (5 DOCUMENTED WRITERS — CLICK ANY WRITER FOR ARTIST PAGE)

[RTW] INDIVIDUAL ARTIST PAGES

CREW MEMBERS & INDIVIDUAL PORTFOLIOS (4)

@ZEPHYRRTW & CIA Crew Admin • Golden-Era NYC Subway Pioneer & HistoNew York, NY • Active since 1975

[RTW]

IRT Broadway Local Whole-Car BurnersWild Style (1983) & Style Wars HistoryClassic New York Letter Swing

Andrew 'ZEPHYR' Witten is a cornerstone of New York City's original subway movement, painting alongside Dondi White (CIA), Revolt, and Bil-Rock in RTW (Rolling Thunder Writers). Co-author of the definitive biography 'Dondi White: Style Master General', Zephyr helped take NYC subway writing to downtown galleries and across the globe.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Testors Outline

FAVORITE CAN:Vintage Krylon Hot Pink & Icy Grape

5 WORKS

🛍️ @ZEPHYR SHOP ARTIST PAGE

@DR. REVOLTFounding Pillar of Rolling Thunder Writers (RTW) & Designer Upper West Side, Manhattan, NY • Active since 1977

[RTW]

Mechanical WildstyleIndustrial RollersGeometric Assemblage

DR. REVOLT is a founding member of Upper West Side Manhattan's legendary Rolling Thunder Writers (RTW) alongside Zephyr, Bil Rock, Min One, Quik, and Haze. Famous for his psychedelic comic-book Pop sensibility on the Broadway #1 line, Revolt also co-designed the iconic 'Yo! MTV Raps' logo.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + German Skinny

FAVORITE CAN:Montana GOLD Low Pressure 400ml

2 WORKS

🛍️ @DR. REVOLT SHOP ARTIST PAGE

@QUIKRolling Thunder Writers (RTW) Subway King & Satirical Neo-ExQueens / Manhattan, NY • Active since 1974

[RTW]

Mechanical WildstyleIndustrial RollersGeometric Assemblage

Lin Felton (QUIK) began writing on Queens and Manhattan subway lines in the early 1970s and became a core force in Rolling Thunder Writers (RTW) and The Odd Partners (TOP). His incisive character work and whole-car burners bridged the NYC subway yards with permanent museum collections across Europe and the United States.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + German Skinny

FAVORITE CAN:Montana GOLD Low Pressure 400ml

2 WORKS

🛍️ @QUIK SHOP ARTIST PAGE

@BILROCK 1611976 Founder of Manhattan's Legendary Rolling Thunder WriterUpper West Side, NY • Active since 1974

[RTW]

Wildstyle & BurnersTrains & FreightsStreet Murals

BILROCK 161 founded Rolling Thunder Writers (RTW) on Manhattan's Upper West Side in 1976, leading whole-car productions on the IRT 1 and 3 lines alongside Dr. Revolt, Zephyr, Quik, and Min One.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat

FAVORITE CAN:Montana BLACK 400ml / Rust-Oleum

1 WORKS

🛍️ @BILROCK 161 SHOP ARTIST PAGE

OFFICIAL [RTW] CREW STOREFRONT

[RTW] OFFICIAL CREW MERCH & EDITIONS SHOP

Official storefront for [RTW] (ROLLING THUNDER WRITERS) — limited-run prints, apparel, collector cans, and blackbook zines.

MERCH TYPE:

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

[RTW] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1976

Apparel & Streetwear$88

Official Crew Apparel Drop35 LEFT

[RTW] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1976

Official [RTW] (ROLLING THUNDER WRITERS) heavyweight 450gsm cut-and-sew fleece hoodie. Embroidered [RTW] chest crest with full multi-color back burner production graphic and woven "Upper West Side, NY • Est. 1976" hem tag.

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

Signed Prints & Editions$125

Signed & Numbered Edition of 5014 LEFT

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

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

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[RTW] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK

Custom Spray Cans & Caps$65

Collector Run of 100 Cans22 LEFT

[RTW] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK

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

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

Blackbooks & Zines$42

First Edition Crew Publication40 LEFT

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

120-page heavy-stock visual history of [RTW] (ROLLING THUNDER WRITERS) featuring rare 35mm wall & yard photographs, blackbook sketches, founder interviews, and complete crew lineage across Upper West Side, NY, Manhattan, NY.

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[RTW] COLLECTIVE ARCHIVE

CREW WALL BURNERS, MURALS & VIDEO REELS (10)

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DONDI WHITE (CIA FOUNDER) // CHILDREN OF THE GRAVE SUBWAY ARCHIVE by ZEPHYR (CIA)

YOUTUBE // 14:22 DOCWildstyle & Burners

65 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Brooklyn, NY

@ZEPHYR [CIA CREW]

51ft IRT Whole-Car

DONDI WHITE (CIA FOUNDER) // CHILDREN OF THE GRAVE SUBWAY ARCHIVE

Tribute to CIA founder Dondi White (1961–1998) and his historic 1978–1980 'Children of the Grave' whole-car subway masterpieces photographed by Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant.

IRT & BMT Whole-Car Subway Steel

ZEPHYR (CIA) — FEATURED DOCUMENTARY & ACTION REEL by ZEPHYR (CIA)

YOUTUBE // HD ARCHIVE REELVideo Bombing & Reels

36 CANS • NY Fat Cap

New York, NY

@ZEPHYR [CIA CREW]

Full Wall / Documentary Feature

ZEPHYR (CIA) — FEATURED DOCUMENTARY & ACTION REEL

ZEPHYR (CIA) — Featured Documentary & Action Reel — Official Graffiti Culture Hub video documentation featuring Andrew 'ZEPHYR' Witten (RTW / CIA) (CIA).

IRT #1 Subway Cars & Museum Canvas

ZEPHYR: LIVING PROOF RADIO. EP-184 by ZEPHYR (CIA)

YOUTUBE // HD ARCHIVE REELVideo Bombing & Reels

36 CANS • NY Fat Cap

New York, NY

@ZEPHYR [CIA CREW]

Full Wall / Documentary Feature

ZEPHYR: LIVING PROOF RADIO. EP-184

ZEPHYR: Living Proof Radio. Ep-184 — Official Graffiti Culture Hub video documentation featuring Andrew 'ZEPHYR' Witten (RTW / CIA) (CIA).

IRT #1 Subway Cars & Museum Canvas

MUSEUM OF GRAFFITI PODCAST PRESENTED BY MODELO - ZEPHYR PT. 1 by ZEPHYR (CIA)

YOUTUBE // HD ARCHIVE REELVideo Bombing & Reels

36 CANS • NY Fat Cap

New York, NY

@ZEPHYR [CIA CREW]

Full Wall / Documentary Feature

MUSEUM OF GRAFFITI PODCAST PRESENTED BY MODELO - ZEPHYR PT. 1

Museum of Graffiti Podcast Presented by Modelo #11 - ZEPHYR PT. 1 — Official Graffiti Culture Hub video documentation featuring Andrew 'ZEPHYR' Witten (RTW / CIA) (CIA).

IRT #1 Subway Cars & Museum Canvas

🚇 NEW YORK 1981: WHEN SUBWAY TRAINS BECAME MOVING CANVASES 🎨 by ZEPHYR (CIA)

YOUTUBE // HD ARCHIVE REELVideo Bombing & Reels

36 CANS • NY Fat Cap

New York, NY

@ZEPHYR [CIA CREW]

Full Wall / Documentary Feature

🚇 NEW YORK 1981: WHEN SUBWAY TRAINS BECAME MOVING CANVASES 🎨

🚇 NEW YORK 1981: When Subway Trains Became Moving Canvases 🎨 — Official Graffiti Culture Hub video documentation featuring Andrew 'ZEPHYR' Witten (RTW / CIA) (CIA).

IRT #1 Subway Cars & Museum Canvas

Graffiti Artwork by DR. REVOLT (RTW / CIA) — NYC Subway Legend by DR. REVOLT (CIA)

YOUTUBE // 07:40 REELStreet Murals

180 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Upper West Side, Manhattan, NY

@DR. REVOLT [CIA CREW]

220ft × 18ft

Graffiti Artwork by DR. REVOLT (RTW / CIA) — NYC Subway Legend

Graffiti Artwork by DR. REVOLT (RTW / CIA) — NYC Subway Legend — Verified video documentation featuring Dr. Revolt (Rolling Thunder Writers — RTW / CIA).

Multi-Block Industrial Corridor Wall

Dr. Revolt (Rolling Thunder Writers) — New York Graffiti Culture Feature by DR. REVOLT (CIA)

YOUTUBE // 07:40 REELStreet Murals

180 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Upper West Side, Manhattan, NY

@DR. REVOLT [CIA CREW]

220ft × 18ft

Dr. Revolt (Rolling Thunder Writers) — New York Graffiti Culture Feature

Dr. Revolt (Rolling Thunder Writers) — New York Graffiti Culture Feature — Verified video documentation featuring Dr. Revolt (Rolling Thunder Writers — RTW / CIA).

Multi-Block Industrial Corridor Wall

QUIK (RTW / TOP) — NYC Subway History & Studio Interview by QUIK (CIA)

YOUTUBE // 07:40 REELStreet Murals

180 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Queens / Manhattan, NY

@QUIK [CIA CREW]

220ft × 18ft

QUIK (RTW / TOP) — NYC Subway History & Studio Interview

QUIK (RTW / TOP) — NYC Subway History & Studio Interview — Verified video documentation featuring Quik (Rolling Thunder Writers — RTW / CIA).

Multi-Block Industrial Corridor Wall

Rolling Thunder Writers (RTW) — Manhattan & Broadway Line Archive by QUIK (CIA)

YOUTUBE // 07:40 REELStreet Murals

180 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Queens / Manhattan, NY

@QUIK [CIA CREW]

220ft × 18ft

Rolling Thunder Writers (RTW) — Manhattan & Broadway Line Archive

Rolling Thunder Writers (RTW) — Manhattan & Broadway Line Archive — Verified video documentation featuring Quik (Rolling Thunder Writers — RTW / CIA).

Multi-Block Industrial Corridor Wall

Bilrock 161 RTW NYC Subway Graffiti Interview by BILROCK 161 (CIA)

YOUTUBE // 07:15 REELWildstyle & Burners

110 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Upper West Side, NY

@BILROCK 161 [CIA CREW]

140ft × 16ft

Bilrock 161 RTW NYC Subway Graffiti Interview

Bilrock 161 RTW NYC Subway Graffiti Interview — BILROCK 161 founded Rolling Thunder Writers (RTW) on Manhattan's Upper West Side in 1976, leading whole-car productions on the IRT 1 and 3 lines alongside Dr. Revolt, Zephyr, Quik, and Min One.

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