RIP Iz The Wiz
Graf legend Iz the Wiz passed away yesterday after struggling for many years with kidney failure. Iz was one of the original New York Kings who influenced me and so many others. I can honestly say that his method of hitting trains with back-to-back-to-back fill-ins directly influenced my bombing style, as well as that of another fallen King, my homie SIL 5×7. May they both rest in peace.
The footage above shows Iz hitting one last train just days before his passing. Robbie has a couple more clips of Iz from the original Style Wars and the new bonus DVD footage.
June 18th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
YO Whats good
June 18th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
ESKAY RELEASE MY NEW NAME
June 18th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
YEAHHHHHHHHH(c)Monche
June 18th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
*daps tikki tikki*
June 18th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Drake’s So Far Gone: “One of the greatest mixtapes of all time according to Hova.”
It’s getting out of control.
June 18th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
you gotta love when eskay steps away from hip-hop to post about graffiti
niggas tags one train when he was 16 and all the sudden he’s deep in the culture…
June 18th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
Baby Jesus Says:
June 18th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
you can hear Detroit’s signature soul sound in Supa-Dupa.
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now I’ll be sure to stay away from that track, thanks for the heads up
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Aight it’s reminiscent of J Dilla’s jazzy soulful sound that’s been adopted as Detroit’s signature,..the amount of you spoke ignorance just forfeited your value of intelligence we can no longer converse
June 18th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
A Jim Jones/ Fab beef would be epicccccccc…in un-intentional comedy.
June 18th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Da Drought 3 > So Far Gone
June 18th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
RIP
June 18th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo aka Fux the juan an only Says:
June 18th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Da Drought 3 > So Far Gone
^^^
Dedication 2 > So Far Gone
June 18th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
It kind of makes sense that Eskay was in grafitti
June 18th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
>>niggas tags one train when he was 16 and all the sudden he’s deep in the culture…
nigga axe about me.
June 18th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
R.I.P
June 18th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
YO SIL is an inside scratchie legend, much respect RIP 2 all the passed writers
June 18th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
RIP Iz The Wiz
One of the true Kings of graffiti.
June 18th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
you didnt write…lyin ass nigga
June 18th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
When did Sil 5×7 pass?
June 18th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
RIP IZ THE WIZ. RIP SIL …UPTOWN KINGS!
June 18th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
R.I.P.
June 18th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
lurker, paying respects to a legend. we all had a great friday night at his show at tsc in the bronx. rest in piece.
p.s sk can a lurker bring a blackbook to the nahbq?
June 18th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
DAMN…R.I.P IZ THE WIZ!!!
June 18th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
R.I.P IZ, 5×7 and all of the other fallen artists (graf, music, dance and beyond) who helped establish what is the very reason we even have a NAH RIGHT and other outlets for this culture…good ish eskay
June 18th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
RIP IZ!!! I’ll wreck a light box for you one time this summer 4 sure!
June 18th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Damn thats fucked up R.I.P didnt know SIL 5×7 passed he had them trains on smash early – mid 90′s.
June 18th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
RIP IZ THE WIZ LEGEND
June 18th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
From Coney Island to Pelham Bay graffiti art is here to stay!
RIP IZ the WIZ!
June 19th, 2009 at 10:31 am
RIP
Iz the Wiz
June 19th, 2009 at 11:54 am
Fade 5 (OS3) remembers going up with IZ (Mike)..All hail the King..let his memory live forever. Sleep well my freind
June 19th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
kidneys probably got fucked from breathing in spray paint
June 25th, 2009 at 8:13 am
All you morons leaving posts on her other than for IZ.
Have some respect and stay off the page unless you knew him don,t dare judge him .
For you will be judged when you leave this world…….
And don,t forget that…….
REST IN PEACE IZ ………………….
You are still alive in LEGEND…………………
BOND ONE
TC5
DRUG CREW
A.K.A
BO
July 6th, 2009 at 6:54 am
IZTHEWIZ, a true legend, met him back in 1975 back in the old stomping grounds of Ozone Park. His good pal VINNY never got the respect that he deserved either !!!