Downtown L.A. sky rise building hit by tagger

A dormant high rise building in downtown Los Angeles was tagged on what appears to be 27 floors. Sky5 reports on Jan. 31, 2024. Details: ktla.com
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[@chorlesteajones6794]

Love how they say a single tagger. No, this was a crew! Must be a slow night for the news.

[@broncoramfan]

27 floors!!! They put in work.

[@ElMuzhighz]

And they'll do it again for sure, especially with all the publicity they be getting😂😂

[@ElMuzhighz]

I like how they all chose that reflective silver for maximum viewing potential!🤣

[@RaccoonMisfit]

He told his Mamma that he was gonna make it big in LA 😂😂😂

[@GogoLomo]

Overtime

[@minicova]

Well done!❤ 🎨

[@phuckphil]

The effort is crazy I thought freeway graffiti was crazy but damm this beats crazy

[@ellysmokes]

lol camera man understood the assignment 😅 got the whole line up with the zoom in😂

[@paulstone3590]

How long it take them? Noone noticed?

[@goneshotboxedinstrumentals5336]

2-5 minutes

[@RUGGEDRICH]

Can't have nothing in L.A that isn't tagged on smh

[@benjamin48th]

Bro u use to graffiti now u pointing the finger

[@cygnevara8400]

alas, this is why we cant have nice things

[@wahmadush]

Next is the helicopter 😮

[@SunnySkies637]

Thanks for giving the tagger publicity. Now he's famous.

[@sliderx1897]

U mean they its not a single person lol

[@100yearsofwealth]

Hell yeah, KTLA gave all the homies some extra fame...

[@HeadNtheClouds]

I think it’s called Clout 😂

[@100yearsofwealth]

@@HeadNtheClouds nah homey... if you know anything about Graffiti, we've been callin it "fame" for a long time my gee... clout is whole different thing

[@108mtsan]

WTF is "clout" or "fame". We the professional ones over here call it EXPOSURE

[@100yearsofwealth]

@@108mtsan all three terms could apply and fit here...but within the graff culture....it's been "fame", that's been the term my gee.

[@HeadNtheClouds]

@@100yearsofwealth oh,, ok 👌

[@AlAnsikk]

Can't be mad at this the effort is unreal

[@LoveHandlz]

they are just hallways lol

[@AlAnsikk]

also these two towers are directly across the street from crypto arena. you couldn't find a better location. this is actually legendary. or a PR stunt.

[@Digital_Ken]

This is considered "respect" for the tagging crew communitites 🎉🎉🎉😂

[@Seri-Katil]

They should educate themselves on what vandalism is.

[@deepfreezevideo]

No it isn't.

[@fr3dr02]

I think twas more than one "tagger"🤔

[@maximsantacruz3941]

A university should conduct a study on these taggers and how effective they would be in the advertising/marketing world. Apparently its done to claim areas but also for other taggers and people to see

[@maestrovso]

You can rest assured there are advanced studies of tagging cultures in some ivy league colleges.

[@maximsantacruz3941]

I'm going to look into those studies, thank you for sharing@@maestrovso

[@TIKAL415]

That was done long ago and has been implemented for quite some time. Think of billboards and buses/bus stops.

[@sliderx1897]

Its not about "claiming areas" its about GETTING UP!

[@vandalov777]

i would say a lot of people who did graffiti has great marketing skills lol

[@curlyhairdudeify]

Aliens making crop circles seem more believable, than a single person doing that in no time with nobody noticing.

[@Volksoner619]

This was several people

[@curlyhairdudeify]

​@@Volksoner619 Still, nobody noticed anything.

[@Treekneeeet]

😂

[@theadicts3793]

That’s the work of multiple taggers not one tagger!

[@rickriner]

SINKOE definitely had the Dopest spot! His was the only one you could read on the “Zoom out”

[@stansbornak8116]

If the building is dormant, stuff it full of hobos!

[@113krynn]

We used to call them bums and no one thought anything of it.

[@gnericnuser]

Next story on the news will be when bums start occupying that building and end up burning it down like they did to the 10 fwy 😂 and the politicians and media will insist it wasn’t homeless

[@myplaxismodelisbetterthanyours]

You covering this story is huge for him lol

[@lovethieves1383]

A dormant high rise AKA a property they wanted to use as an office but the market is oversaturated, couldn't build apartments because of NIMBY.

[@someguy9778]

No. Condos.

[@lawlkings]

These were condos, not offices. The developer who was behind this project was a Chinese property developer who went bankrupt, so now it's going through a lengthy legal battle of how lenders who loaned and invested money into this are getting their money back. This is going to take a very long time.

[@bengarcia7284]

Rest In Peace Kilem 🙏 Forever The Kingdom

[@ladylight66]

how on earth did someone manage that ?

[@Tiggitytye]

Scaffolding that's in the video?

[@c.s.440]

With the help.of California’s communist Newsome administration.

[@j.navarro9976]

Likely an entire “crew”

[@user-le5sf8ie5s]

The league of shadows did this That’s why nobody notice

[@TTaboi]

Ayo, maaad props & respect!

[@samsclub18]

They should've never built these big buildings there between Flower and Figueroa. Those lots were fine as parking lots for the Staples Center. These buildings are an eyesore. When I used to take the Blue Line to work every morning, we would get a good view of the Staples Center 🏀

[@broman5thfloe378]

How SWAY!😂 You would think they get paid with the amount of effort put into the tagging

[@justcallmejay3041]

bruh...that's fuggin epic! I recognize a lot of these names from the 710 frwy. Hope it stays up til' the weekend so i can go see it myself.

[@InspiredByEbonyLove]

😂😂😂 recognizing names from the freeway. I never even try to read graffiti.

[@user-qi8rk5jg1x]

I saw people in the building at 1:34 and 3:14

[@jeidenrodriguez1228]

Ayyyyy they got down!!! shout out from the las Vegas graff scene 🎉🎉

[@sal2975]

They got down downtown

[@polomaseratti5007]

There still more room

[@user-fx4fu5id7p]

Thats what happes when they take forever to open the building😂

[@j.s.3545]

What do these names mean? Are they the names of individuals? Definitely not the first time I’ve seen Tonek before. Also, where did Orex get his name from? 🧐🤔

[@InvestLarge]

Tonek gets around, seen his art under a San Diego bridge

[@cdrad7770]

Los Angeles is such a beautiful city. All of tthr drugged out people on the streets, homeless encampments, graffiti everywhere, its just gorgeous. Seems smart to put a big fancy building in LA without proper security.

[@DotingDiamond]

Lol you don't live in LA, do you?

[@oliveraton980]

The taggers probably having a party watching this video 😂

[@dreamzz6498]

That’s a roll call

[@jezzhernz9287]

Not sure if it's a similar crew but back in the early 90s in the San Fernando Valley STP was a known tagging crew. But as kids we knew it as Setting The Pace. Set The Pace could be a contraction to fit the building space or could be the latest generation from the same crew or a similar outfit using that name now. This is not anything new in Los Angeles. It actually goes in cycles there's an explosion of graffiti by active groups then they get older or move on, popularity diminishes and goes underground for a few years but eventually resurfaces. The difference now is the rapid exposure that's available to post something online and reach massive audiences.

[@gnericnuser]

Same crew just the newer generation

[@smizesmile]

Sinkoe de Mayo

[@resksmith8265]

There tryna keep up with the miami building

[@media696]

Thanks for giving these guys attention.. Now it's going to happen everywhere...

[@sina892]

I see sinkoe everywhere in LA.

[@prodbyb0nds]

To those saying this is not real art, Graffiti is one of the 5 elements of hip hop! Long live Graffiti and the 5 elements, know your history! Teach your kids! This is beautifully dope 🎨

[@Heavy13hitters]

Now that’s impressive.. good work taggers of the night .

[@JoseFlores-xp9jp]

Security just got his last paycheck...

[@poppalorenzo1951]

😬 alot of these dudes blast there names and tags on there social media Careful ☝️

[@killuminati1940]

From Miami to LA 💪🏼

[@kaliforniausa]

Nope it started in LA hommie

[@elmermelendez4540]

That's like marc ecko's getting up on the PS2 ... Awesome video game!

[@supersoldier2887]

Literally cannot be mad at this, this is just flat out impressive!

[@user-or3jk2kj3z]

they got Steven Hawkins running this damn camera

[@cephardik]

A new level of reaching the heavens

[@finishfirst4580]

Sinkoe has my respect

[@user-fx4fu5id7p]

That security company didnt do their JOB right 😅😅 letting taggers set up a one of a kind murals

[@felixrubalcava4533]

Much Respect !

[@sliderx1897]

Like they think 1 person did all that lmao

[@DotingDiamond]

We're not discussing enough that NO ONE WAS SEEN before they were done because how is this man floors possible

[@richardgaribay7741]

It’s all the construction workers that put up the scaffolding lmao

[@thatoneguywalking]

Respect.

[@Skylersteel]

The ultimate spot

[@rougecampos317]

Those idiots will brag about it on social media 😂😂

[@sbsk2526]

More Iike TaggerS, different tagger went on a different floor, this was likely planned

[@janicefletcher3588]

Crazy

[@jillmiller3485]

This should have NEVER BEEN broadcasted! KTLA is advertising for these so called "taggers". They're so many unknowns crossing the borders which makes this a bit scary. I sure hope that there are some FBI officials who aren't corrupt and hopefully finding out what this means & who did this. Not OK to advertise for the taggers.

[@jayf8716]

Man ngl that’s sick ! Let’s see any of u get up there!?

[@YoursTrulyMew]

That's Legendary

[@kiddadd]

Whats the point of this tagging?

[@Martini4466]

Street Artist. The DA has a prize for best Street Art.

[@user-mk8fu4qg8w]

I see my grandma and grandpa are still putting in work

[@RaccoonMisfit]

He sniffed a couple of lines and went off to work 🎉

[@paulholmaniii9691]

That some getting up! On the NEWS

[@rooroo5580]

No one wanna clean this ish up 😑🙄🙄🙄

[@someguy9778]

Private property from defunct Chinese investors.

[@rooroo5580]

@@someguy9778 “someone else” woulda sufficed 🙄😑

[@gregcooks9]

KTLA hooking it up

[@ChristiannTyler]

People that tag other peoples property are just trash.

[@bertoh5544]

No HOPES???

[@Jedi4TW]

Ive been waiting for a KEEP YOUR HOPES UP LA from him, no AIDZ either hes always up cold

[@gnericnuser]

@@Jedi4TWthink he died

[@Jedi4TW]

@@gnericnuser Thatd have been big in the streets ida seen a RIP Hopes by his peoples forsure

[@Jedi4TW]

@@gnericnuser Hopes isnt dead he killed the spot last night at the very very top

[@Inthe304]

Is that the work of Peter Parker?

[@multiverse191]

This isn't even a single crew, it's a whole community of them, organized, people coming from out of town just for this event.

[@user-vr3di3ih5m]

STP!

[@2highforthisshihh843]

Stole The Present 🎊 😅

[@christianpaul-cp6746]

I still remember STP in the 90’s. Tolse was everywhere.

[@samarenivar2674]

Meanwhile Los Angeles officials are to busy at the hot dog festival 😅

[@doggzone8904]

Bacon wrapped!

[@818SMERK818]

My Respects and without a safty hardness famn 😢

[@gnericnuser]

Most likely they broke in to the building and just went floor to floor thru the fire escape. Someone else said scaffolding but neither is how they got up there. Notice it’s only on the corners of the building, those are balconies the rest is just glass

[@erlinavicente7411]

We at least know they aren’t afraid of heights.

[@kilroywasherebutnowhesgone9532]

Heavens😇

[@ULTRAGROOVYVIDEOWORLD]

Job well done fellow artist! Mighty crafty!😊

[@rudymartinez6242]

Why do they keep referring to them as “artists”? They are TAGGERS.

[@user-uv7bk5rk2c]

So are those the taggers nicknames or what

[@sal2975]

Maybe

[@halamkajohn]

i watched a militant tagger 20 years ago in scrz ca. it can be 1 person. this is about 2 1/2 hours. maybe he has modified spray cans.

[@RayNLA]

I can’t be the only one here! 😂

[@BigVegasAlwaysWins]

Imagine thinking tagging is cool in 2024 Yikes 😬

[@Hezekiah1]

It’s cooler now than ever lol. Imagine thinking it will ever go away 😂. Sorry to tell you there will always be humans marking things.

[@JR0G]

Cuz you’re a mark 😂

[@XANAXGOD805]

HATERS GONNA HATE PAINTERS GONNA PAINT

[@Max-qk3xi]

@@JR0Git’s is tho lol wtf

[@XANAXGOD805]

@@Hezekiah1haha exactly he’s just a hater always hating on original content

[@bnwo]

I wish I had a cool nickname.

[@InvestLarge]

Your nickname is NukeVaporz

[@yourshitjusthitmyfan]

Yes ! So awesome these guys got up there and the news posts it as well. Respects to the guys that put in work thats a lot of effort as any one who has done this knows.

[@user-cc5on4tw5w]

🎉hell yeah

[@jungsh00k11]

I did floors 7 and 16 took me all night because the elevator was out of service

[@jenkoehandstyles]

Jenkoe One 😎

[@MikeK6046]

Los Angeles & surrounding, what a great place to live, particularly for those who enjoy carjacking/ car chases regularly, plenty of graffiti, homeless issues and no real law & order, and high taxes & cost of living, oh yeah it has great weather too.

[@Chanelluvr]

Why even give them & the action attention???

[@DecrepitBiden]

Easy to figure out who done this. Just go to the tagging community, find their handles. In Japan, there is about less than 1% graffiti anywhere.

[@jonmacdonald5345]

In Japan weed cost 50$ a gram

[@robowop9354]

The people are with the artists 🎨

[@fritzlanguish456]

@@robowop9354 Art does not destroy property.

[@Tiggitytye]

They don't prosecute stealing or drugs, you think they are going to prosecute tagging?

[@labased2539]

No we ain't. Just those little fans of theirs. We hate destruction of property. You don't see these taggers tagging up their own house lol​@@robowop9354

[@pachuco1815]

todays new generation

[@ORANGE..COUNTY]

Free promo that’s right

[@brad4058]

Nice

[@siksixchevy1636]

That was 3:45 min of FAME for free!!!😂😂😂

[@3DJimiP]

Cool , just rewarded them for their work on tv lol

[@StonedApeJourney]

Why color contrast if it's just going to be Toy.

[@rocketklein6642]

They worked really hard to get that high up wow

[@pcaetano7527]

Let them tag the entire place and then it will turn in to a giant public street art , and let Meow Wolf decorate the interior. #tourestindustry #meowwolf

[@tony2hoe]

Obviously a group of 10

[@sheisleeaddams]

I'm a tell everyone in Skid Row to move here 🏡 😅