New York's 'United Nations of graffiti'

For an alternative view of New York head to Long Island City's 5Pointz, where visitors can grab an aerosol and get tagging as part of a new street art projectGangster rap has given hip-hop culture a bad name. The macho glorification of sex, guns and money is a far cry from the open-minded party attitude that first gripped the world when this urban phenomenon broke big back in the early 80s.Of the holy trinity of hip-hop, rapping (or MCing), breakdancing and graffiti, only the latter has remained...

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