WAI // WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS • WICKED AND INSANE

@CRAOLACBS • WAI • LORDS • BASHERS Veteran & World-Renowned Pop-Surrealist MuralistLos Angeles, CA • Active since 1993

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Greg 'CRAOLA' Simkins began writing graffiti in 1993 in Torrance and Southern California, representing CBS (Can't Be Stopped), WAI (Writers And Illustrators / Wicked And Insane), LORDS (Legends Of Rare Designs), and BASHERS. Known for painting hyper-detailed surrealist worlds ('The Outside') populated by hybrid animals, anatomical curiosities, and theatrical shadows, Craola bridged aerosol walls and freights with international museum exhibitions.

@PLEK1992 Compton & Southeast LA Co-Founder of WAI CrewCompton / Los Angeles, CA • Active since 1992

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PLEK co-founded WAI (Wicked And Insane / Writers And Illustrators) in Compton and Southeast Los Angeles in late 1992 alongside Bomb, 2Shae, Tazer, Fritz, Provoke, Neces, and Kenr, guiding the crew across three decades of LA street, freeway, and gallery history.

@FEDUPLos Angeles WAI & UTI Crew All-City Wall & Freeway SpecialistEast Los Angeles, CA • Active since 1994

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FEDUP represents both WAI (Wicked And Insane / Writers And Illustrators) and UTI (Under The Influence) across East Los Angeles and Southern California corridors.

@2SHAEPre-Approved WAI Admin • 1992 Co-Founder of WAI Crew & Los Angeles Contemporary Pop-Street ArtistLos Angeles, CA • Active since 1992

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2SHAE co-founded WAI (Wicked And Insane / Writers And Illustrators) in Compton and Southeast Los Angeles in late 1992 alongside Plek, Bomb, and Tazer. Known for vibrant character murals, gallery installations, and three decades of LA street presence alongside WAI brother Greg 'Craola' Simkins.

@BOMB1992 Compton & Southeast Los Angeles Co-Founder of WAI CrewCompton / Los Angeles, CA • Active since 1992

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BOMB is one of the original 1992 co-founders of WAI Crew in Compton and Southeast Los Angeles alongside Plek, 2Shae, and Tazer, establishing WAI's relentless freeway, river, and street bombing legacy.

@PARADOXWAI Crew Los Angeles Muralist & 'The Classy Vandal' Street ArtistLos Angeles, CA • Active since 1994

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PARADOX ONE (known as 'The Classy Vandal') is a veteran Los Angeles graffiti writer and muralist in WAI (Writers And Illustrators), celebrated for community-driven public art, sharp letter structure, and conscious street installations.

@ORGIEConfirmed Los Angeles WAI Crew Street Bomber & Burner SpeciaLos Angeles, CA • Active since 1997

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ORGIE ONE is a confirmed member of Los Angeles’s WAI (Wicked And Insane / One Wai) crew, featured in Bombing Science for his decades of high-impact Southern California street bombing and burner walls.