"Different Strokes"

World reknown graffiti artist "Haze" started writing graffiti in 1972 at the age of 11 throughout the city of New York on public spaces and trains. In 1979 he joined a crew named "Rolling Thunder Writers", through which he would produce his most prolific artwork over the next few years. in the early 80's, as graffiti was more and more infiltrating the mainstream, Haze decided to take his life passion to another level and enroll in the School of Visual Arts in NYC. After completing his studies he went on to work for Def Jam and doing the artwork posters for such Hip Hop acts such as: Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, and LL Cool J to name a few. Step in the mind of a graffiti legend as he gives us insight on his influence on the culture.

Haze: The Past & The Present from hypebeast.tv on Vimeo.