
Having a top 50 list with no explanations just doesn’t work, so I’ve carved the subway movement into sections and tried to work that way—tags, style, throwies, etc. Trying to figure out how much weight to give to a category of writing is tough. Even tougher for the writers is that each generation has to surpass the next in quantity and quality. This is particularly tough on writers in the '80s and '90s. I think most writers can agree on at least 40 of the writers, after that it probably becomes more subjective. When you get frustrated with my list do what I did, ask yourself which one of these greats would you take off to put in your candidate? Good luck. Let the debate begin.
The 50 Greatest NYC Graffiti Artists
Written by Chris Pape / FREEDOM.
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50. Ja

49. Revs

48. Tats Cru

47. Cope 2

46. Ces

45. Sane/Smith

44. Lady Pink

43. Sento

42. Ket

41. Ven

40. Reas

39. Crash and Daze

38. Mitch 77

37. Ghost

36. T-Kid 170

35. Doc TC5

34. Doze

33. Zephyr and Revolt

32. Min

31. Haze

30. Quik

29. Iz

28. Seen

27. Kyle and Jon 156

26. Noc 167

25. Slave

24. Kel 139

23. Dondi

22. Kool 131

21. Chain 3

20. Part

19. Comet

18. Jester

17. In

16. Butch and Kase 2

15. Lee

14. Cliff 159

13. Caine 1

12. Blade

11. Ree 2

10. Pel

9. Billy 167

8. King 2

7. Pnut 2

6. Tracy 168

5. Superkool 223

4. Riff 170

3. Phase 2

2. Stayhigh 149

1. Taki 183
