CREW CALL-SIGN // [UA]FOUNDED 1978Bronx, NY • New York City, NY

UNITED ARTISTS

Lexington Avenue IRT 6-Line Wholecar Kings Since 1978

CREW MANIFESTO & LINEAGE

Dominating the IRT 6 Line with top-to-bottom whole-car productions and unmistakable Bronx letter power.

United Artists (UA) emerged in the Bronx during the late 1970s and dominated the Lexington Avenue 6 line throughout the 1980s. Anchored by Seen, Duster, Pjay, Mad, Med, Sin, and T-Kid 170, UA produced some of the most photographed subway cars immortalized in Henry Chalfant and Martha Cooper's Subway Art and Style Wars.

▶ NOW PLAYING: SEEN & DUSTER (FULL EDIT) - STYLE WARS. REMASTERED [HD]OPEN ON YOUTUBE ↗

[UA] CREW CULTURE VIDEO VAULT (10 REELS)CLICK ANY REEL TO PLAY ABOVE

PRODUCTION WALLS PAINTED1320+

INDIVIDUAL WRITERS ON ROSTER8

ACTIVE CITIES & YARDS8

SHOWS & WALL JAMS HOSTED35

[UA] ARCHIVAL LINEAGE // EST. 1978

COMPLETE [UA] HISTORICAL & ACTIVE MEMBER ROLL CALL

★ ORIGINAL FOUNDERS & EARLY LEADERS (1978)

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

IN MEMORIAM // KINGS FOREVER:† DONDI † DEZ (KAY SLAY)† MED

[UA] INDIVIDUAL ARTIST PAGES

CREW MEMBERS & INDIVIDUAL PORTFOLIOS (8)

@SEENThe Godfather of Graffiti • TC5 Crew Admin & 6-Line IRT WholBronx, NY • Active since 1973

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IRT 6-Line WholecarsHand of Doom ProductionsComic Book Lettering

Richard Mirando, known worldwide as SEEN—'The Godfather of Graffiti'—began painting New York City subway trains in 1973. His full-train productions on the 6 line became legendary for their electric comic lettering, immaculate execution, and high visibility. Featured prominently in the landmark 1983 PBS documentary 'Style Wars', Seen remains an untouchable titan of the global movement.

GO-TO CAP:Stock Krylon + NY Fat Cap

FAVORITE CAN:Vintage Krylon Icy Grape & Rust-Oleum

2 WORKS

🛍️ @SEEN SHOP ARTIST PAGE

@BLADEKing of Graffiti • TC5 Crew Admin & Painter of 5,000 Subway Bronx, NY • Active since 1972

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5,000+ Subway WholecarsOriginal TC5 WildstyleBlockbuster Wholecars

Steven Ogburn, known as BLADE, is widely recognized as the 'King of Graffiti', having painted an astonishing estimated 5,000 New York subway cars between 1972 and 1984. As leader of the Crazy 5 (TC5), Blade invented hundreds of original letter types and wholecar concepts that inspired generations of worldwide writers.

GO-TO CAP:Original NY Fat Cap

FAVORITE CAN:Red Devil Spray Paint + Krylon Flat Black

1 WORKS

🛍️ @BLADE SHOP ARTIST PAGE

@CESFX Crew Co-Founder & Admin • Architect of the Bronx Arrow & Bronx, NY • Active since 1984

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Aerodynamic Bronx Wildstyle LettersNYC Clean-Train & Freight BurnersTuff City Styles & Tattoo Design

Robbie 'CES' (WISH / CES) is the stylistic spearhead and Crew Admin of the Bronx's legendary FX Crew (and an honored member of MSK). In the 1990s, CES revolutionized modern wildstyle lettering with his interlocking, razor-edged gothic-aerodynamic letterforms and signature whip arrows.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat + German Outline

FAVORITE CAN:Montana Black & Vintage Rust-Oleum

3 WORKS

🛍️ @CES SHOP ARTIST PAGE

@T-KID 170Bronx Subway King • FX Crew & TATS CRU Style Master Since 19Bronx, NY • Active since 1973

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1970s & 80s IRT Subway Whole-CarsBronx Wildstyle & Character PiecesInternational Graffiti Mentorship

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.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Jiffy Cap

FAVORITE CAN:Red Devil, Krylon & Flame Blue

4 WORKS

🛍️ @T-KID 170 SHOP ARTIST PAGE

@DEZ (KAY SLAY)Style Wars Subway Pioneer, X-Men / TCP King & Hip-Hop CulturHarlem / Brooklyn, NY • Active since 1978

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Mechanical WildstyleIndustrial RollersGeometric Assemblage

Before becoming world-famous as hip-hop's 'Drama King' DJ Kay Slay, Keith Grayson was legendary NYC subway writer DEZ. Featured in the classic 1983 documentary 'Style Wars', Dez was a relentless subway bomber affiliated with TCP and X-Men who remained a lifelong champion of New York graffiti culture.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + German Skinny

FAVORITE CAN:Montana GOLD Low Pressure 400ml

2 WORKS

🛍️ @DEZ (KAY SLAY) SHOP ARTIST PAGE

@DONDIFounder & President of Crazy Inside Artists (CIA) • Author oEast New York, Brooklyn, NY • Active since 1975

[UA]

Mechanical WildstyleIndustrial RollersGeometric Assemblage

Donald Joseph 'DONDI' White (1961–1998) founded Crazy Inside Artists (CIA) in 1978 and shaped the foundation of modern style writing. His iconic whole-car productions 'Children of the Grave' Parts 1, 2, and 3—immortalized by Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant in 'Subway Art'—remain the gold standard of New York subway graffiti.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + German Skinny

FAVORITE CAN:Montana GOLD Low Pressure 400ml

2 WORKS

🛍️ @DONDI SHOP ARTIST PAGE

@DUSTER UAStyle Wars IRT 6-Line Wholecar Legend & Co-Leader of United Bronx / Manhattan, NY • Active since 1977

[UA]

Wildstyle & BurnersTrains & FreightsStreet Murals

DUSTER UA is one of the most iconic subway writers of the 1970s and 1980s, immortalized alongside Seen in the classic documentary Style Wars for dominating the Lexington Avenue 6 line.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat

FAVORITE CAN:Montana BLACK 400ml / Rust-Oleum

1 WORKS

🛍️ @DUSTER UA SHOP ARTIST PAGE

@PJAY UAProlific Bronx IRT Subway Bomber & United Artists Core PillaBronx, NY • Active since 1977

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Wildstyle & BurnersTrains & FreightsStreet Murals

PJAY (PJ) is a legendary Bronx subway writer and core member of United Artists (UA) and TFP, famous for painting hundreds of wholecars and insides with Seen and Duster.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat

FAVORITE CAN:Montana BLACK 400ml / Rust-Oleum

1 WORKS

🛍️ @PJAY UA SHOP ARTIST PAGE

OFFICIAL [UA] CREW STOREFRONT

[UA] OFFICIAL CREW MERCH & EDITIONS SHOP

Official storefront for [UA] (UNITED ARTISTS) — limited-run prints, apparel, collector cans, and blackbook zines.

MERCH TYPE:

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

[UA] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1978

Apparel & Streetwear$88

Official Crew Apparel Drop35 LEFT

[UA] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1978

Official [UA] (UNITED ARTISTS) heavyweight 450gsm cut-and-sew fleece hoodie. Embroidered [UA] chest crest with full multi-color back burner production graphic and woven "Bronx, NY • Est. 1978" hem tag.

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

Signed Prints & Editions$125

Signed & Numbered Edition of 5014 LEFT

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

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

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[UA] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK

Custom Spray Cans & Caps$65

Collector Run of 100 Cans22 LEFT

[UA] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK

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

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

Blackbooks & Zines$42

First Edition Crew Publication40 LEFT

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

120-page heavy-stock visual history of [UA] (UNITED ARTISTS) featuring rare 35mm wall & yard photographs, blackbook sketches, founder interviews, and complete crew lineage across Bronx, NY, New York City, NY.

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[UA] COLLECTIVE ARCHIVE

CREW WALL BURNERS, MURALS & VIDEO REELS (16)

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WHOLECAR WINDOW-DOWN SILVER SUBWAY BULLET by SEEN (TC5)

YOUTUBE // WALL BURNERWildstyle & Burners

36 CANS • Stock Krylon Cap

Bronx, NY

@SEEN [TC5 CREW]

50ft × 8ft Window-Down

WHOLECAR WINDOW-DOWN SILVER SUBWAY BULLET

SEEN's iconic window-down silver burner on the 6 train IRT line. Crisp black 3D bevels with electric volt outline that shone brightly through the elevated Bronx stations.

Subway Train R-32 Corrugated Stainless Steel

KING OF GRAF // 5,000 TRAINS BLACKBOOK & CANVAS by BLADE (TC5)

YOUTUBE // GALLERY EDITIONGallery & Canvas

18 CANS • Original NY Fat Cap

Bronx, NY

@BLADE [TC5 CREW]

72in × 48in (Gallery Canvas)

KING OF GRAF // 5,000 TRAINS BLACKBOOK & CANVAS

A monumental gallery canvas by the undisputed 'King of Graffiti'. BLADE recreates his legendary wholecar typography with original 1970s lettering geometries, perspective arrows, and saturated fluorescent clouds.

Heavy Belgian Linen Stretched Over Hardwood

HAND OF DOOM // IRT 6-LINE WHOLECAR PRODUCTION by SEEN (TC5)

YOUTUBE // WALL BURNERWildstyle & Burners

48 CANS • Stock Krylon Cap

Bronx, NY

@SEEN [TC5 CREW]

51ft × 10ft (Whole Train Car)

HAND OF DOOM // IRT 6-LINE WHOLECAR PRODUCTION

SEEN's legendary 1980 'Hand of Doom' wholecar on the Bronx 6 IRT train became one of the defining images of late 20th-century New York. Featuring comic book superheroes and monumental yellow-chrome lettering.

NYC Transit R-32 Subway Car Stainless Steel

The Artist That Painted New York — Graffiti Legend CES (FX / TMT) by CES (FX)

YOUTUBE // 04:50 REELWildstyle & Burners

90 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Bronx, NY

@CES [FX CREW]

80ft × 16ft

The Artist That Painted New York — Graffiti Legend CES (FX / TMT)

The Artist That Painted New York — Graffiti Legend CES (FX / TMT) (Claybourne Co.) — Verified video documentation featuring CES (FX Crew / The Magnificent Team).

Webster Ave Bronx Schoolyard Wall

TERRIBLE T-KID 170 (FX / TATS CRU) // 1970S BRONX TRAINS TO GLOBAL WALLS by T-KID 170 (FX)

YOUTUBE // 11:08 FEATUREWildstyle & Burners

55 CANS • NY Fat Cap

The Bronx, NY

@T-KID 170 [FX CREW]

51ft Subway Car

TERRIBLE T-KID 170 (FX / TATS CRU) // 1970S BRONX TRAINS TO GLOBAL WALLS

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.

IRT Subway Steel & Bronx Concrete

Making it Look Easy w/ CES (FX Crew) | PORTRAITS: Ep.18 by CES (FX)

YOUTUBE // HD ARCHIVE REELVideo Bombing & Reels

36 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Bronx, NY

@CES [FX CREW]

Full Wall / Documentary Feature

Making it Look Easy w/ CES (FX Crew) | PORTRAITS: Ep.18

Making it Look Easy w/ CES (FX Crew) | PORTRAITS: Ep.18 (Populist Magazine) — Verified video documentation featuring CES (FX Crew / The Magnificent Team).

Bronx Schoolyard Handball Courts & Steel Freights

FX Crew The Video (New York Graffiti 1998) ft. CES, T-Kid 170, Per, Sub & Poem by CES (FX)

YOUTUBE // HD ARCHIVE REELVideo Bombing & Reels

36 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Bronx, NY

@CES [FX CREW]

Full Wall / Documentary Feature

FX Crew The Video (New York Graffiti 1998) ft. CES, T-Kid 170, Per, Sub & Poem

FX Crew The Video (New York Graffiti 1998) ft. CES, T-Kid 170, Per, Sub & Poem (FatCap Magazine) — Verified video documentation featuring CES (FX Crew / The Magnificent Team).

Bronx Schoolyard Handball Courts & Steel Freights

UP IN THE SPOT MEETS T KID 170 -"WILDSTYLE BROTHER, THAT'S ALL IT IS"- A JOURNEY THROUGH GRAFFITI by T-KID 170 (FX)

YOUTUBE // HD ARCHIVE REELVideo Bombing & Reels

36 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Bronx, NY

@T-KID 170 [FX CREW]

Full Wall / Documentary Feature

UP IN THE SPOT MEETS T KID 170 -"WILDSTYLE BROTHER, THAT'S ALL IT IS"- A JOURNEY THROUGH GRAFFITI

UP IN THE SPOT Meets T KID 170 -"Wildstyle Brother, That's All It Is"- A Journey Through Graffiti — Official Graffiti Culture Hub video documentation featuring Julius 'Terrible T-KID 170' Cavero (FX / TATS CRU) (FX).

IRT Redbird Subway Steel & Bronx Concrete

MUSEUM OF GRAFFITI PODCAST PRESENTED BY MODELO - T-KID by T-KID 170 (FX)

YOUTUBE // HD ARCHIVE REELVideo Bombing & Reels

36 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Bronx, NY

@T-KID 170 [FX CREW]

Full Wall / Documentary Feature

MUSEUM OF GRAFFITI PODCAST PRESENTED BY MODELO - T-KID

Museum of Graffiti Podcast Presented by Modelo #02 - T-Kid — Official Graffiti Culture Hub video documentation featuring Julius 'Terrible T-KID 170' Cavero (FX / TATS CRU) (FX).

IRT Redbird Subway Steel & Bronx Concrete

T-KID TALKING ABOUT HOW HE STARTED WITH GRAFFITI by T-KID 170 (FX)

YOUTUBE // HD ARCHIVE REELVideo Bombing & Reels

36 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Bronx, NY

@T-KID 170 [FX CREW]

Full Wall / Documentary Feature

T-KID TALKING ABOUT HOW HE STARTED WITH GRAFFITI

T-kid talking about how he started with graffiti — Official Graffiti Culture Hub video documentation featuring Julius 'Terrible T-KID 170' Cavero (FX / TATS CRU) (FX).

IRT Redbird Subway Steel & Bronx Concrete

DJ Kay Slay is DEZ — NYC Subway Graffiti Legend Documentary by DEZ (KAY SLAY) (X-MEN)

YOUTUBE // 07:40 REELStreet Murals

180 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Harlem / Brooklyn, NY

@DEZ (KAY SLAY)[X-MEN CREW]

220ft × 18ft

DJ Kay Slay is DEZ — NYC Subway Graffiti Legend Documentary

DJ Kay Slay is DEZ — NYC Subway Graffiti Legend Documentary — Verified video documentation featuring Dez / DJ Kay Slay (X-Men / TCP — RIP).

Multi-Block Industrial Corridor Wall

DEZ / DJ Kay Slay Memorial Mural & Graffiti Tribute by DEZ (KAY SLAY) (X-MEN)

YOUTUBE // 07:40 REELStreet Murals

180 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Harlem / Brooklyn, NY

@DEZ (KAY SLAY)[X-MEN CREW]

220ft × 18ft

DEZ / DJ Kay Slay Memorial Mural & Graffiti Tribute

DEZ / DJ Kay Slay Memorial Mural & Graffiti Tribute — Verified video documentation featuring Dez / DJ Kay Slay (X-Men / TCP — RIP).

Multi-Block Industrial Corridor Wall

Dondi White (CIA Founder): The NYC Graffiti Legend Who Redefined Subway Art by DONDI (CIA)

YOUTUBE // 07:40 REELStreet Murals

180 CANS • NY Fat Cap

East New York, Brooklyn, NY

@DONDI [CIA CREW]

220ft × 18ft

Dondi White (CIA Founder): The NYC Graffiti Legend Who Redefined Subway Art

Dondi White (CIA Founder): The NYC Graffiti Legend Who Redefined Subway Art — Verified video documentation featuring Dondi White (Founder of CIA / TOP — RIP).

Multi-Block Industrial Corridor Wall

Dondi, Zephyr, Daze, Noc 167 — Golden Era Subway Blackbook Archive by DONDI (CIA)

YOUTUBE // 07:40 REELStreet Murals

180 CANS • NY Fat Cap

East New York, Brooklyn, NY

@DONDI [CIA CREW]

220ft × 18ft

Dondi, Zephyr, Daze, Noc 167 — Golden Era Subway Blackbook Archive

Dondi, Zephyr, Daze, Noc 167 — Golden Era Subway Blackbook Archive — Verified video documentation featuring Dondi White (Founder of CIA / TOP — RIP).

Multi-Block Industrial Corridor Wall

Ron English's Big Genius featuring Duster by DUSTER UA (UA)

YOUTUBE // 07:20 REELWildstyle & Burners

110 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Bronx / Manhattan, NY

@DUSTER UA [UA CREW]

140ft × 16ft

Ron English's Big Genius featuring Duster

Ron English's Big Genius featuring Duster — DUSTER UA is one of the most iconic subway writers of the 1970s and 1980s, immortalized alongside Seen in the classic documentary Style Wars for dominating the Lexington Avenue 6 line.

Transit Steel & Concrete Production Archive

1989 Graffiti Bomber Footage - PJAY UA by PJAY UA (UA)

YOUTUBE // 07:20 REELWildstyle & Burners

110 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Bronx, NY

@PJAY UA [UA CREW]

140ft × 16ft

1989 Graffiti Bomber Footage - PJAY UA

1989 Graffiti Bomber Footage - PJAY UA — PJAY (PJ) is a legendary Bronx subway writer and core member of United Artists (UA) and TFP, famous for painting hundreds of wholecars and insides with Seen and Duster.

Transit Steel & Concrete Production Archive