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"Hot 110"
"Hot
110" was a word, and term, used to go over another writers
work in the 1970's. The reasons for writing "Hot 110"
over someone else's work varied on the individual
writer. The
main reason writers went over works of another writers, was to retaliate
against the
other for going over his/her work, which is a sign of disrespect. PART 3 "Cross-Out Wars" |
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The famous
"cross-out" wars reached its peak in 1977, with the battle between the TC-5
and TMT crews on
the IRT's. In late 1977, cleaning on the IRT's was not in existence, which forced many
writers to go over many of the older pieces that were still running on the
trains. The TMT crew started heavily painting on the 2 and 5 train lines later
that year, and was forced to cover many of the older pieces. BLADE and COMET
were victims of these acts. They both did not appreciate the diminish of
their pieces, and felt
they should run even if they were 2 or 3 years old. BLADE and COMET started
crossing out their offenders, as well as back-grounding most pieces that were
running. As a result, the TMT crew started to retaliate.
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The retaliation caused much of the great art works to disappear from the 2 and 5 train lines, which is how the next chapter started. CAP, a Morris Park writer from the Bronx, was at odds with BLADE & COMET as they "crossed-out" much of his work, as well as many other writers. According to the rules among writers, it was accepted to go over tags or throw-ups of other writers. CAP however, did not share the same thinking and felt it was just a sign of disrespect. PJAY, CAP, and the rest of the MPC crew started a "cross-out" war that eventually spread all over the city.
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CAP over SHY147 and DURO, in 1982.
CAP over CEY . SCOP and CEY over CAP Note: Throw-ups by PJAY and a piece by TERROR 161 a.k.a. JAYSON.
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A close-up shot of CAP over SHY 147 from the book, Subway Art.
MIN RTW over JN a.k.a. JAYSON also known as TERROR161 MIN and DURO were the only two writers that kept CAP and the MPC crew off the 2 and 5 subway lines (for a short time). MIN caused havoc on the BMT's and IND's amongst many writers. MIN and the group, RTW, later became a bigger menace than MPC on the IRT's.
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DEZ over CAP, from the book, Subway Art.
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AD, CAP, JN a.k.a. JAYSON / TERROR 161, AMMO over QUIK RTW
~ Photos given by: Tracy 168, Ezo1, and from the book, Subway Art. |
SPAR / LED 2 - Hmm.....The famous art and design shooting.... How I remember it, there was this big cross-out war between MPC and RTW on the IRT's. A day before the shooting, I noticed PJAY and CAP had done brand-new throw-ups on the school wall. When I asked my friends why those guys were out of their territory, he explained the bad feeling that shit was going to happen. The next day inside the school, we heard shots go off, and the teachers told everyone to duck under the tables. But, did I listen ... Hell no! I crawled over to the window to peek out and saw two big white guys running down the street with guns. Later, I found out those two guys were CAP and PJAY who were aiming for KEL and DURO. The only found DURO & PG 3, missing DURO, hitting PG, who was not even the original target. Twenty-two years later, CAP attempted to squash the bad blood by extending out his hand, however, to this day DURO has not forgiven, nor forgotten what happened. |
