Urban Styles: Graffiti in New York Hardcore [Freddy Alva]

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Urban Styles: Graffiti in New York Hardcore

Freddy Alva

Shining Life Press, D.C., 2022. Third edition. Folio.

These are new distro stock, however they have a bit of chipping on the spine. Priced accordingly.

From the publisher: “Urban Styles: Graffiti in New York Hardcore is the first book from author/historian Freddy Alva. Urban Styles is a chronicle of the intersection of graffiti art and the NYHC scene of the 80s and 90s. Over 370 pages with many full-color photos and 40 interviews with legendary writers and artists like Mackie Jayson, REVS, MQ, Lukie Luke, LORD EZEC, STAK TFP, Chaka Malik, SANE SMITH and many more.”

Urban Styles is an incredible book, the kind you wish existed for every hyper-specific sublayer of a genre. Awesome photography, great stories, and jaw dropping interviews from some of the best to ever do it. Mandatory for punks and graff heads, step up!