The Bronx Kings of Subway Lettering & Worldwide Community Murals
From the Bronx IRT subway yards of 1980 to museum facades across the globe, TATS CRU transformed illegal graffiti into legitimate, monumental community murals without losing an ounce of street authenticity or classic New York letter science.
Founded by Bio, BG183, Brim, and Mack, later joined by Nicer, TATS CRU pioneered commercial mural production in New York City. They painted iconic memorials across Hunts Point, transformed Bronx schoolyards, and painted Wynwood walls that established aerosol as fine art.
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Raoul & Davide Perré
Bronx, NY • Active since 1997 • Specialty: Monochromatic Red-Black-White Murals
“Completed Hunts Point production wall with Bio, BG183 & Nicer.”
Wilfredo Feliciano, widely venerated as BIO, is a founding pillar of TATS CRU. Beginning in the early 1980s painting NYC subway cars, Bio developed unmatched letter control, 3D bevels, and vibrant color blending. He spearheaded the transition into legitimate production murals across the South Bronx and remains an active Crew Admin.
Sotero Ortiz (BG183) is a co-founder and co-admin of TATS CRU, renowned for bringing human warmth, hyper-expressive comic heroes, and neighborhood portraits to large-scale walls. BG183's subway legacy and decades of community dedication made TATS CRU a beloved cultural institution.
Hector Nazario, known everywhere as NICER, joined TATS CRU in the early 1980s, injecting electric comic book dynamism, sharp arrows, and superhero realism into the crew's monumental wall productions across New York, Miami, and Europe.
Julius 'Terrible T-KID 170' Cavero is a living monument of Bronx subway graffiti. Surviving gang warfare in the 1970s to become a style king of the 2, 4, and 5 IRT lines, T-Kid bridged the golden subway era with the 1990s global wall boom alongside FX Crew and TATS CRU.
Painted on a heavy roll-down warehouse gate in Hunts Point, NICER executed a razor-sharp 3D superhero burner bursting through the corrugated metal panels with multi-colored spray flares and crisp white highlights.
An intricate original two-page blackbook sketch created by BG183 featuring razor-sharp mechanical arrows, 3D brick blocks, and a classic b-boy character in marker ink with Prismacolor pencil highlights.
Painted by BIO, BG183, and NICER at Hunts Point in the South Bronx, this monumental 100-foot production honors hip-hop originators and neighborhood pioneers with hyper-detailed spray portraits and interlocking Bronx 3D wildstyle.
Bronx legend Terrible T-Kid 170 breaks down painting IRT subway whole-cars in the 1970s and 80s and evolving with FX Crew and TATS CRU.
UP IN THE SPOT Meets T KID 170 -"Wildstyle Brother, That's All It Is"- A Journey Through Graffiti — Official Graffiti Encyclopedia video documentation featuring Julius 'Terrible T-KID 170' Cavero (FX / TATS CRU) (FX).
Museum of Graffiti Podcast Presented by Modelo #02 - T-Kid — Official Graffiti Encyclopedia video documentation featuring Julius 'Terrible T-KID 170' Cavero (FX / TATS CRU) (FX).
T-kid talking about how he started with graffiti — Official Graffiti Encyclopedia video documentation featuring Julius 'Terrible T-KID 170' Cavero (FX / TATS CRU) (FX).
Meeting of Styles (MOS) is the premier worldwide network of graffiti artists and muralists. Over four days in Wynwood, 150+ international writers paint synchronized legal production walls alongside live b-boy cyphers, hip-hop DJs, and aerosol masterclasses.
Wynwood Arts District Production Complex — Miami Wynwood, FL
An authentic gathering of New York City graffiti pioneers at the legendary 106th & Park Hall of Fame wall. Hosted by TATS CRU and TC5, writers repaint the historic brick facade with classic 1970s and 1980s subway wildstyles.
106th & Park Ave Wall of Fame — Bronx, NY
WALL\THERAPY is an inspiring art and community intervention project that brings world-class aerosol artists to paint towering exterior walls throughout Rochester, raising funds and awareness for global medical relief.
Public Market & South Wedge District — Rochester / NYC