DTEK: Vandalism in Progress
Posted in Interviews on February 28th, 2009 by adminAtomik Bomb brings you an exclusive interview with the notorious dirty south king DTEK, enjoy….
What do you write and what crews do you represent?
DTEK Msg 28 Tsc Buk50.
What is the difference between each crew?
Msg to me is the movement. We pushin that the hardest right now, nationwide. I grew up Tsc so that’s never going anywhere, plus Tsc is more a piecing crew. Top Skills. 28 crew is just on some other shit!! Straight bombing crew, killing the streets, writing on everything. Vandalism in progress.
How many years have you been writing?
I was tagging shit back in 1993 so over 15 years. I got my tag in 94 and got serious after that.
What writers were up the most in Cutler Ridge when you were starting out?
Meer, Ener (RIP), Else, Base, Merge, Sace, Kepos, Ever, Task, Mice, Know, Goes and Rage.
What crews were up in Cutler Ridge when you were starting out?
WOW, Wicked Artists Crew (That W in a circle used to be everywhere), THA, Hoodlum Nation, Ink Heads.
Do you prefer bombing or piecing?
I prefer illegal piecing, but in my opinion you have to do all forms to be on your “A” game. Freights, tags, commission legal walls, highways spots, hood spots, marker tags, all that shit.
What is your favorite subject to paint on?
Corrugated metal, brick, and of course just a nice buffed wall.
What brands of paint do you use?
Rusto, Clash, Montana, cheap cans, anything I can rack or get for cheap.
How does the scene in Atlanta compare to Miami?
The city of Atlanta seems to embrace fiti way more than Miami. Spots ride longer, and there is way more to hit. Legals even get buffed in Miami, not the case in Atlanta. Miami is flat concrete and Atlanta has all types of little spots. But don’t get it twisted, Miami is where the heart is. I’ll always paint Miami. Plus South Florida is 10 times bigger than ATL. You can kill an area in Miami and you’re not really doing shit.
What is graffiti beef to you?
It’s not shit to me except fools capping my spots for no reason. I got kids going over my pieces and I bet they don’t even know why they’re doing it….except the fact they were told to. That shit needs to be deaded already.
You took a break with graffiti, now you’re back, will you still be going in 5 years?
I’ll be painting for the rest of my life.
What is your best chase story without getting caught?
I got chased by wild coyotes in Georgia. Me and Dose in the woods painting box cars and coyotes with rabies ran at us, we had to drop our paint and jump on top of the freight car while the animals went through our bags. We had to hop from freight to freight with only one shoe on…all the way back to the car. I take my little buddy to the yard from now on. True story.
Any shot outs?
Sold out.
I’d like to thank DTEK for taking the time to do this interview. Peace homie.
