THE HARD OPENING - The Foundry ATL
Over the weekend, organizers Atlanta Style writers, The Foundry ATL, Mobile Skate shop inc and Mobile ramps hosted a day of skating, music and art.
BUS RIDES AND BOOM BAP
Getting into graffiti wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows. This was still early internet, where my only access to graffiti were hard copies, 12oz prophet and Art crimes. I was obsessed with graff, it consumed (and still does) my complete focus. I searched out print media and came across Piecebook: The secret drawings of graffiti writers in my local library.
FREIGHT BENCH REPORT: BOXCARS
Enjoy this curated selection of Boxcar freight train graffiti flicks from the 4hundredml archive. Flicks taken and submitted from the US.
ARTIST FEATURE: HOBO HUSBAND
I’ve been drawing portraits with graphite since I was a kid. I didn’t have many friends growing up so I stuck to my sketchbook and found comfort in that. I think it was 2015 I started to see the mural world blowing up and people painting realistic portraits on buildings and I was like “oh damn, people can do this?” I started immersing myself in the street art/graff culture and finally picked up a can in 2019.
ARTIST INTERVIEW: DIETY
For those who don’t know—who are you and where do you come from?
My name is Deity, I’m an Artist and painter of things. Born from immigrant parents, I’m a first generation Mexican American. I was born in Hollywood, California and I grew up in Covina’s suburbia.
Read the rest of the Interview with Deity in ISSUE 003 of 4hundredml magazine
Freight Graffiti in the Age of AI: Big Tech in your favorite pastime
Since the 80’s, freight train graffiti has existed in a world of anonymity in a fast paced, full contact environment. Starting with the early eras of freight train monikers (workers and hobos alike) to the NYC Subway train era, to today’s burners on reefer cars, they have operated as a rolling art gallery free to the public and enjoyed by photographers and railfans alike. These giant canvases traveled all around the country before eventually disappearing into the unknown or being repainted, or decommissioned.
SHAMROCK x SOUTHERN GROOVE BBOY/BGIRL BATTLE - RALEIGH, NC
The SHAMROCK battle began at Tir Na Nog in 2008 and is held every Sunday before a National holiday. (MLK, Memorial Day and Labor Day) This battle featured Dj’s MICKEY SLICKS, D3, RYLO. Judges included: YUTA, RAN-Z, SYKES and ELEMENTS. The event is held at Tapyard in Raleigh, NC located at 1618 Automotive Way. Enjoy the recap of the all styles cypher and 2v2 battle below.
FROM THE MIC TO THE MARKER: 10 influential hip hop albums and artists
This post explores 10 of (arguably) the most influential artists and albums that have impacted Hip Hop and Graffiti culture. We explored artists that not only rocked the mic but rocked trains and the streets.
LA Creatives: Ladie One Interview
“..I started writing graffiti in 2003 out of Miami,Florida and around 2005 started breaking. I was around a lot of Bboy’s at a community center named catalyst out of Hialeah Gardens and organically did both simultaneously since I started both..” -Ladie One
Metal Fingers Krew -WASP Interview
I got started in graffiti around 2004/5 and painted my first train in 2006. What got me into it was seeing it as an adolescent and wondering - Who? When? How?. Seeing names on the highway as a kid out of my parents car window had me intrigued and interested in how I could participate. Graffiti is evolving more rapid than ever so to answer how things have changed is a very dense question. Things have changed more than I can describe here but size, styles, ground being covered, connections amongst the community, it's just growing so fast it is hard to describe the changes!
Artist Interview- FEDUP ONE
Some of my earliest inspirations come from a wide range . From the streets to the magazines. Plek Wai was some of the first work I came across , Saber Msk ,Skill UTI , Mber on the freights , and Geser 3A ,Emit DF in the magazines. Before I ever really got a name and started actually writing. These were the guys that when I seen their work made me want to do this . The quality in their work really helped me approach graffiti the way I do these days.
ARTIST INTERVIEW: POEM 2 WEST COAST
I was introduced to art in general (not necessarily graffiti) from my cousin who was known as “Davie Dee” aka WARPIG in Oakland, Ca. In the mid 80’s. Davie Dee was his up-rock dance name, WARPIG was the art name he went by. He was doing artwork on clothes for the neighborhood kids and I was drawn to the movement of the letters that flowed with the wrinkles and layers of the clothes he rocked. Soon after I tried to mimic what he was doing on my own clothes which eventually led to bombing the city.
Krylon Mystics- An Homage to Ghetto Hieroglyphics
This morning we woke up to a brand-new track from the legendary Nas and DJ Premier — and it’s already clear that “Writers” is a heartfelt tribute to the artists who helped shape hip-hop culture from the ground up. Nas pays homage to the graffiti pioneers and cultural architects who laid the foundation long before the genre saw mainstream acceptance. In his hands, writers and lyricists become two sides of the same coin, united by the urge to leave a lasting mark on the world.
Best of 2025: Standout Community Submissions
2025 was our first official year as an organization and we couldn’t have asked for a better turnout. Our first zine “Vol 1: Family Spraycation” received hundreds of submissions and we were able to get issues out to more than 27 states and 3 countries. For our very first run, we couldn’t be more proud.
With Vol 2 “Deck The Walls” on the horizon, we wanted to take a moment to highlight some of our favorites from this years submissions
VANDAL VISIONS: A night at the Katz Motel
Gather ‘round Old heads, new kids and toys alike. Today, we hear the story of a group of writers and their mission for fame, their encounter with an unexpected guest in the Katz Motel and living to paint another day.
ARTIST FEATURE: VENG
From a different angle then just style, NY has so many years of graff that through exploring has giving me new ways of seeing the city that most dont get to see You can get into areas where tags from the 70s and 80s are still up when the city was different than today and it makes history come alive.
10 questions with Graffiti artist TASK
“The proudest achievement to me is being able to paint as much as I want for as long as I been painting and still be able to provide for my family and still give them all my time if that makes sense. I was never into keeping track of numbers of trains, spots etc. I just love to paint. “
My Daily Routine - TASTE
I’ve always been interested in art since I was very young and through skateboarding and city kid existence I was naturally exposed to graffiti. I was around 16 when I first started showing interest in it because the city I’m from had a nice little scene with some pretty good Handstyles.
DO ANYTHING BUT STOP - MIZTA MTC
Graffiti is the ultimate form of expression and free speech to me. Its documenting moments in time though we may not remember the who, what, where, and when... its making a mark to say "I was here". Its rebellion, its saying hey i don't care what the consequences are i'm doing what i love to do. This would in turn birth the muralist in me. The drive that came with graffiti to push myself to get better and better, that translated over directly. My love for the game/sport made me want to develop a multitude of styles so that no matter who i painted next to, i would always fit in. This approach caused me to paint a new sketch each time. Exploring ways to constantly recreate myself and my style.
Reading The Streets - ‘Sign Language’ Art Show
Created by Wasp of Often Seen Rarely Spoken, This unique art show demonstrates the relationship between Graffiti writers and signage; A distinct nature of resourcefulness and expression.