90's San Francisco Graffiti Crew ESL + Spotting SF Muni Tags and Street Ups + Dojah Making Beats

ESL and Lords crew and friends hanging out, Top Ramen free-styling with Ales on the turntables;
Scoping out Muni routes and tags;
Dojah making a beat.
Just another day in 1990's San Francisco with graffiti, friends, and hip-hop.
All footage copyright Chris Burns. Archived by DTREE.

[@zackyzackyzacky1]

This was filmed sometime in October or November of 1998. I could tell by the "Prince of Egypt" and "A Bug's Life" movie advertisements on the side of the Muni Buses. Edit: This was definitely filmed between November 18, 1998 and November 20th 1998 because at 26:56 there is an advertisement for the Gameboy color and November 18, 1998 is the day it was officially released in America and at 34:49, there is a poster for _Enemy of the State_ which was released on November 20, 1998.

[@powpow99]

Thanks for noticing the time period of this video. I was there in 96-97 and it looked very familiar.

[@ZidaneDaMan10]

dont forget the enemy of the state movie poster at 34:49, definitely 1998 october november

[@Hopahola]

In the 90s we use to wear shoes til they had a hole in them now they don’t even want to scuff them at all

[@LilHondaCivic808]

Kurt Cobain was a real influence 💯

[@braindrainconnor]

Dope as hell to see those times again

[@JulianMacDonald-ex8zg]

No lie!! I was 12 back then.. think i was still on that Coolio Gangstas Paradise album back then, the radio-edited tape cassette edition of course😂💯

[@tflkwiz594]

Is that Topper on the mic? I haven't seen that dude since 97 at Lord Bizare's wedding. Man, those were the days.

[@tahajfirst6836]

Yup..that's him

[@johnwayne666]

No cell phones

[@sSanFranciscoGraffitiandHip-ho]

So true. Big ups to Chris Burns for taking a camera around town and documenting this stuff.

[@djsalvarezus]

​@@ets5697 it's a lovely eclectic disaster of values & rich vs poor housing

[@BENJAMIN-nz6nd]

No phone just Sessss and Dust 😂

[@TranceCore3]

Only big camcorders instead

[@beatsbyjiro8291]

its crazy to see market st that busy , thats how i rememebr it when i worked on kearny, its like zombie dead now..wild.

[@edwinothman4916]

Young as hell making squares come out there pockets at them parties. Good times that’s when the city was at its best

[@RaidZeroSF]

Ah yes, a time before Salesforce tower.

[@JohnJohnson-qz8ic]

So dope loving it Sucket from ESL is sick wit it. One love SFCA all dam dizay ZONE1 ZEN1 DONT STOP CANT STOP WONT STOP BBOY TO THW FULLEST.

[@RKBSTEEZY]

Yoo that guy at 27:43 is my lead dispatch in my division right now

[@zackyzackyzacky1]

You must work for SFMTA I presume?

[@yswskywalker]

The 90s will forever be a legendary mark in history

[@johnbelden-br3hw]

Whoa this is a trip I bought the ossshhh mixtape back in the days that was sick

[@allencampbell1058]

Our parents back in those years honestly were much cooler than us 💯

[@Outtatime247]

Dojah whats up! Whoever posts these vids thank you!

[@twocents856]

AWESOME og SF footage. God i miss the old buses. Miss the old city too.

[@robertcreech3096]

I remember these times i used to go out to frisco with my boy acuse in his bug and we would rock spots on haight street and other parts off the city in the tenderloin and shit was priceless back then miss those times life sucks nowdays. Kids enjoy your young life 2 the fullest while u can cuz when your old its shot trust me😮👎

[@sSanFranciscoGraffitiandHip-ho]

Thanks for watching, and for sharing the memories - it was a great time to be alive!

[@ooees]

thank u for sharing this

[@nathanieljohnson2664]

Topper, sick.

[@mikemiddaugh7610]

All sounds bring me back! Nickeet hit me with the beat

[@JulianMacDonald-ex8zg]

14:14 look at that 90s-ass cop😂😂😂

[@gasstationgroceries]

i remeber those colt shots and those hunter green dojah shots ran for a minute. honorable fmt mention. beautiful footage

[@zackyzackyzacky1]

The song at 12:39 is "First Strike" by San Quinn.

[@dominikz.1376]

Dirty hands 🙌

[@zackyzackyzacky1]

I didn't know they used to tag the MUNI buses. In modern times, I've seen some graffiti on the interior, but never the exterior.

[@Chitchattrist]

Jenks

[@michaeljones9975]

Timestamp?

[@TobeyMontona]

Fuck im getting old. I vaguely remember the 90s...born in 86.

[@kodajellypbk]

Topr on the mic!

[@Chitchattrist]

English 280

[@doomraider551]

I've seen most of those kids at parties. Wow nice to see yall. Remember the Inernational Rave Center. >:}

[@samdelossantos2864]

Dope video

[@2AWD]

Gentrification Killed Graffiti

[@RyanNelly]

Sick

[@joealbertv76]

Kokes starting it off

[@albertovillanueva8873]

Homie on the mic at min 1:59 spitting fire 🔥

[@Venomized]

Who owned or lived in that spot? I lived right next to that place in the mission plaza apartments and was wondering who was making all that noise lol.

[@Chitchattrist]

English 250

[@Chitchattrist]

English 200

[@ImperialPimp]

Yooooooo ! Does anybody recognize the DJ kid at the 35:40 Mark ?? Use to work with him a Guitar Center SF in the early 2000s. Drop me a message or reply, havent seen dude in 23 years now !

[@Daddyme92]

Still here . What’s good playa

[@ImperialPimp]

​@@Daddyme92Wassup bro ! Still in SF after all those years ?

[@seldomsceen]

Black people get blamed for all the urban decay , graffiti etc..its not even us though.

[@WorldWideHipHopVideos]

Nice

[@josephsullivan9588]

19 minutes in is Bryant street?

[@chrislanzar4536]

A bunch of dorks spray painting 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@thethunderthrone]

this made me want to buy a camera

[@zackyzackyzacky1]

26:56 Gameboy Color Advertisement

[@DJEthanDreams1]

Who was the DJ?

[@sfaustina]

🔥

[@germasaurus]

pvc vegan. damn!!!!! that’s a throwback

[@screenname88]

He’s still around

[@ZackLinton-o8s]

Peace out much love to all you graffiti OGs and freestyle mfers from Club 6 big up

[@williamharper9356]

Lord TopR

[@fogtown3027]

MQ lookin sloppy back then 😂

[@franciscocarrasco7128]

Yea young cokes

[@gasstationgroceries]

@24:34 lol

[@SUPPORTYOURSELF]

TOPR

[@lonestar5081]

Wasn’t most cast members for the movie KIDS from this SF 90’s scene?

[@RockysWorld2024]

They were some NY skaters I believe. Harrold and Casper I know are from NY. Not sure about the rest of them

[@driddo5k282]

There were a group of 3 or 4 San Francisco skaters that also did graf that were in kids. They weren't the main characters in the movie they had bit parts.

[@amaru889]

❤

[@citywastelandclips]

Never seen so many white people together 😢

[@uwishiwasu]

1995

[@ZackLinton-o8s]

Doja what is up from Zach bjans bro used to live in Laguna been the sucka free for 20 + years

[@sSanFranciscoGraffitiandHip-ho]

Will pass it along

[@themonocrew]

🤘🤘🤘

[@andyc8777]

🚂🔵🐇🔥

[@anishagunasekera7360]

wow

[@gilgamesh5082]

Golden age. I remember the Top Ramen vs Megabusive battles. Earthlings. ORFN. ATTACK. TWIST.

[@samcutty1r]

chizaaaaaaaaaa

[@samcutty1r]

its me moka from ape

[@samcutty1r]

i write sam now

[@robertcreech3096]

​@@samcutty1rhows your boyfriend and u

[@sfsean13]

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