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SIGHT UPN talks about his early childhood struggles and the beginnings of his graffiti career. He covers joining the UPN crew and achieving legend status in Los Angeles. He also reflects on getting caught by police, his charges, and doing time in prison for graffiti.
This podcast is not the usual Banksy book reading fan, it’s about letter based graffiti writing. But if you like street art, then you’ll probably want to learn more about graffiti culture, because that’s where street art began.
Sight Zilla is an African American graffiti artist, author, and graffiti consultant based in Los Angeles. Once known as the “King of South Central” for his prolific graffiti career, Sight Zilla’s name gained national attention in 2006 when he received the most severe sentencing for graffiti in U.S. history. Charged with 70 counts of felony vandalism, he faced over 30 years in prison, shining a spotlight on the criminalization of street art.
Today, Sight Zilla continues to share his story and his artistry, using his platform to inspire and educate.
Walter Thomson-Hernandez was just eleven years old when he was admitted to L.A.’s infamous Scared Straight program for graffiti related crimes. In this episode, Walter, through a chance encounter, checks-in with his friend who went through the program with him, their anti-tagging arch-nemesis, and how they have turned out after all these years.
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Meet sight from south central Los Angeles who was introduce to graffiti through bus mobbing. He talks facing 17years with 1 million dollar bail & much more
Welcome to an electrifying episode of L.A Chronicles – The Graff Game! In this episode, we take an in-depth journey into the life of South Central graffiti veteran Sight. A true legend in the L.A. graffiti scene, Sight has been leaving his mark since 1999, representing the crew UPN (Unexplained Phenomenons) and pushing the boundaries of street art.
