Earsnot x 12oz Interview. Check it out.

Earsnot is a writer who’s appetite for vandalism is only matched by his aptitude for the city around him. As President of the infamous IRAK crew, Earsnot (born Kunle Martins) lead more than 20 of NYC’s most prolific writers through an all city graffiti onslaught beginning in the late 1990’s. Stealing what they needed to get by and leaving their mark wherever they went; Earsnot and IRAK would serve as the disciples of downtown. The city was their playground: from building rooftops, to subway tunnels, to nearly every street sign / trash can / or doorway in between; there was no square foot of the entire city that wasn’t a potential target for Kunle and his crew. Earsnot is now recognized as one of the most prominent writers in NYC graffiti history, and with 10+ year old tags still blanketing each of the 5 Boroughs; it’s easy to see why. In recent years, Kunle has taken his talents from the street to more marketable venues: including collaborations with companies like Nike and Alife, as well as with other Artists (most recently murals with Jesse Geller in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District for Art Basel 2011); not to mention a cameo in Season 2 HBO’s How To Make It In America series. 12ozProphet sat down with Earsnot to discuss his first tags, the start of IRAK, and the future of Graffiti. Full interview here: http://www.12ozprophet.com/index.php/news/12oz-feature-interview-earsnot