GRAY - Los Angeles Graffiti Artist / Tagger

[@absolving]

i remember this video really taught me how tags should look, simple and easy to write, obviously back when i was a toy. i really did learn alot from this video

[@FloChee]

You're still a TOY.

[@Ante1366]

@@FloChee how do u know

[@mn-lw5qv]

KZbin was around when you started tagging? Haha damn

[@absolving]

@@Ante1366 he has no clue. He's just guessing coz he's a bitter guy on the internet

[@absolving]

@@mn-lw5qv haha yeah, wish I'd have started earlier tho, guess I was born too late

[@jiggabukilla]

who remembers that fool saber that did that giant bomb on the la river that could be seen from space that fool got down

[@seanrodriguez9219]

roger walls got buffed :/

[@ahmayathya8581]

My favorite was the one one the rail bridge

[@TOOxPHONKEE]

Shit was legendary

[@fuggindegenerate2879]

Everyone rememebers saber

[@elichavez769]

Saber or MTA??

[@BurnUsOut]

This video takes me back to my younger days when I would see active taggers doing live shit in the heart of South Central. I wish I got the chance to meet GRAY... Its very rare to find old school footage of active taggers, So glad I came across this, lol.

[@welcome2cali946]

I love my city south central for life 323

[@G313-q5u]

He was here in Detroit for years sad too not see him hittin up around anymore

[@joeca1000]

Props to gray..he was up all over Boyle heights as well.

[@x213ERx]

Last time I seen him was in 96 on Cesar Chavez. I seen him 2 times, I remember me and my primo asking him what the GOK stand for. He said it was Grays Own Krew hahaha. He was everywhere in DT and ELA.

[@josenoneofyourbusiness9366]

x213ERx I remember that’s FIU GO he ran with kid

[@elderfreeman4145]

Gone out krazy

[@Arthur0ne]

Gray is still up living in Detroit I believe and now he’s runs a big crew (DFW) with some of the best graffiti writers in the U.S.

[@lMoustache1880]

Amazing tho know, wish we could get all the old school Legends back together with a lot of old school writers too just to make a film

[@G313-q5u]

Not anymore hasn’t been active in years I’m from the same hood I miss his tags

[@petegamino3250]

Does anyone remember "Oiler" COI, IFK?

[@spunkhead]

yeah i heard he died years ago....he was up everywhere here in LA....legendary

[@alexromero3593]

1980s dude do you know how he passed

[@stover14]

RIP

[@lmando4209]

Oiler never died he's back at again wtf

[@artyart31]

Oiler was just a guest on skills podcast, ☺

[@RiverasHotWheels]

Great piece of Video Jesse Waugh I don't know how the fuck I never ran into this video!! This shit takes me waaaaaaaay Back!! Never saw GRAY again after '96. I even wrote in different spots in the L.A River "Gray where are you? Hit me back" LOL! He was a cool homie. After you got into TKO you stopped writing GOK. Why? TOOMER was the cool dude and a Beast! I remember a '2mer' piece he did and a '2tsie' piece he did behind the sears tower. SOLOE was a funny motherfucker lol. Wonder what happened to that guy. When he would do a piece, he would be a perfectionist! We be like "let's go fucker!" haha good times. Another good dude to me was SPAIR from DFW & TKO. Wonder what happened to him too. If you guys are still around the Los Angeles area, hit me back. Would be cool to hangout again one day. GRAY and SPAIR back then got me into buying a Walkman and earphones to listen to our favorite cassette tapes! They never left the house without the Walkman! Good video again Jesse Waugh. I wish I would have recorded some of this stuff from back then. All I used back then were those disposable cameras to snap pictures. I had a FAT ALBUM full of EVERYBODY's pieces who would be known from back then. Now the only memories I have is whatever's left from that album and of course, Google Image lol. There are days were out of nowhere I just want to take a walk to the L.A River just to reminisce. Even the smell of the River is what takes me back! Good times. Graffiti of the 90's was the shit to me. Ok I'm done lol Shout out GOK and K2D! 👍

[@jessewaughcom]

Thanks! Yeah I love the L.A. River too - it's my spiritual home. I miss it.

[@young_bunnyhop5208]

Follow them on Instagram @spare_dfw_la and @_og_gray_la_

[@RememberVietnam]

+Jesse Waugh Is that you hitting up in this video?

[@jessewaughcom]

+RememberVietnam Hitting up? If you mean weed then no. In fact, I think marijuana contributed greatly to the destruction of Californian culture.

[@RememberVietnam]

+Jesse Waugh I agree, Is that you tagging in the video?

[@andrewsosa5560]

People say he's toy but he smashed it in his time . It all about who can get up the most , having style is a plus

[@fr8ARTruleZ]

I dig that 90's footage.

[@jessewaughcom]

Thanks

[@TheCiskoKidd]

There were good times. Only Memories now brother. 90's..

[@Sicksteen9]

GRAY DFW GOK TBK BLA still doing his thing. He'll never stop. True homie right there. Yo KOALA, SKAPE, and BETOE. GRAY says what's up. Much respect for an L.A. Legend and a friend. KARL DFW GOK

[@luthervaughn1]

This is great seeing such old history nationwide that made its way to the midwest from the left coast. Seeing him emerge even more from the oldschool, while I was just beginning was great. Seeing him build a nice powerhouse crew was impressive. Plus, he's got a control with the can you can see from miles away. Much respect. -4dfw-.

[@eddieg9003]

I'm from south central and remember seeing him up all over. Much PROPS.

[@KJAY2THOUSAND]

Just came across a GRAY railroad chalk tag on a freight up here in Canada, with the LA shoutout beside it.. brought me back to this video

[@graffitilosangeles3852]

GRAY THE LIVING LEGEND A GOOD HOMIE FROM THE EAST SIDE... MUCH LOVE TO THE GRAYSKI .... SALUDOS...

[@demik1553]

I see GRAY tags in movies trips me out sometimes, One day we might be in Hollywood movies without knowing STAY UP

[@mauriliogarciaiii7755]

Which movies ?

[@theambush6432]

Just seen this mans tag on the movie money talks had to look him up he’s dope!

[@jojo11590]

im from san antonio and i appreciate the la urban aear. this early 90 tagging is dope

[@ChinkyEyedLA]

Shout out to the homie GRAY!! Most dedicated writer i ever met!!

[@resksmith8265]

I seen gray up at cal state a few months ago

[@lastcall1981]

Damn Gray was the man. I grew up in Huntington Park. Saw all his name everywhere, even in the movie Money Talks. Koala name can be seen in the Chico and Coolwater cd.

[@THEWARMANN]

Iv spent hundreds of nights just kicking it, talkin with this foo about everything under the sun man. One of the kindest people iv ever met. Cheers Gray,The papa roach!! Mincey DFW

[@AlejandroN2r2]

This is a old vid dang he was probably one of tko's first crew mem

[@patswayze7359]

Met this dude while in Detroit a few years ago...cool as hell

[@fourtwentytwo7841]

Dopee still see his landmarks upp around East Losss ! The good old days right hereee ! Back when Tko barely started..

[@RoninGray]

Respect the GRAY

[@CursetheVandal]

Lol some people dont understand graffiti especially some graffiti writers all they think writers should do is wild style wild style ur tags cant look so plain blah blah yall just dont get the concept of graffiti fuck style aint what its all about mans getting up

[@rgw1380rw]

Sometimes the over processed tags are hard as hell to read. To be honest, Gray has the same hand style as a writer that was up in NYC that went by FRAY. In my opinion, Fray had one of the best tags that I would always see back in the 90's. If you check out some classic NYC footage, you'll most likely come across Fray's big tags. His shit was very clean.

[@agentsmith7866]

I shot some taggers with paintball gun before. Fun experience.

[@jessewaughcom]

Alex Peredia Lol

[@GenX1283]

Damn what's up with the haters in the comments section? Are they the ones who used to slash Gray's shit out and not leave a name? Ya'll should be old enough to let that shit go already. And everyone calling Gray a toy is a toy themselves. In the mid 90's there were no toys at all. All tags back in the days were dope.

[@chrisvaldez4690]

I smoked weed with him and solo back in the day had a migrane for a day lol

[@confusedxxx925]

chris valdez did u used to write back in the 90s?

[@BoyleHeightsKAM]

chris valdez I did

[@WaltThizzney415]

chris valdez that used to happen once and a great while back then lol not so much now

[@Belowthaheavenz]

STRESSS

[@GN10Gaming]

Paint fumes..

[@skunkape420]

Lol GRAY still rocking saw him up at venice last week! #Grafflife

[@numbaonestunna4806]

Larry Myers definitely still rocking in Venice beach I took pics

[@yes1985wastheyear]

damn, thnx for posting this up tht dude is a fuckin L.a legend! him Spair, Sahl, Serch,125er put it down..& hes still killin shit in detroit mans a beast wont stop cant stop

[@chainsawteddybear]

What happened to this dude? Where is he now?

[@EV5687]

Lol I remember GRAY up everywhere in L.A...my cousin was from NFL CBI...I would ask and ask Fen and Prof to get in CBI at least and they would deny me cause I was younger...then I came across Pelet from FBI LAS and hung around him and I got in FBI lol fun times in junior high man then in high school I got into CND and TON with another cousin...man writing was fun as hell...

[@chickeNblood]

Kantus Mook i remember fbi tag on central and johnkronk

[@CALIKAT82]

E Valladares yo u know a guy name relax from ton crue?

[@tamalesychampurado5361]

Bombing LA Crew!!! Props Homie!!!

[@rexyumul2415]

It came out in BLADE 1

[@G313-q5u]

Gray LA DFW has sadly left the Detroit graffiti scene LITERALLY A TOP DAWG

[@GOONiES9o9]

He up everywhere

[@LoboxSicario]

Gray is the homie me and him and hever started mobbing back in the days are first crew was called solo writers slw .. and then we were from nsw tag banging days.. much love my boi

[@x213ERx]

Never Show Weakness?

[@josenoneofyourbusiness9366]

NSW that’s the homie huero and lonely and toker aka 209 the homie Kid as well FIU NSW

[@layloeast4457]

LOL kadoe loks!! VOS!! og SIROE!!! VOS

[@Alfy_19]

Sick video INSANE WRITERS©️ALF*

[@TheCiskoKidd]

Time flies, but the 90's was the shit.

[@salcampos9263]

I use to fuck with gray & his brother. Solid dudes, ain't heard from them in a while

[@josemagdaleno1189]

NERVEZ OFAK i met him once near Roosevelt on RTD old school!!!

[@paisley5793]

I seen Gray and his homies kill Pacific Ave. In Venice beach after cops broke up b-boy summit in the pits and a little riot broke out, I just remember them running up N down the street mobbing shit up not giving a fuck...good times

[@jaimecorona2559]

The homie gray from the 90's

[@KIINGBERT643]

ROSKOH NO HARM DONE KREW PROPS TO GRAY!

[@robertmena1432]

Bert Rosales fuck donkeys

[@Lee313FGC]

he lives in detroit now where i grew up lol

[@chickeNblood]

LeetoGamingChannel same

[@gee_code]

Gray??? In Detroit... Nah, he and Soloe were chilling with my girl a couple weeks ago in LA

[@youngpaleta]

Gee Eye Are El I heard he stays in Detroit too I follow his page on IG

[@CantConsultUs]

AG whats his ig page fam

[@chainsawteddybear]

@@youngpaleta what’s his page??

[@edkasprzak3901]

Yo what happend to BIXEL S.O.A

[@x213ERx]

GOK Grays Own Krew lol

[@eastsideofthetracks8311]

I see greys tags to this day

[@dillwill1813]

This video is too dope.

[@inolozoya]

now he here in The HOod Detroit my nigga

[@cesarsilvas828]

Ese kid non stop writers...nsw..qvo gray ... Much love and respetos desde tijuana mexico...

[@grayla9943]

Wus up big homie .. Go krew

[@cesarsilvas828]

that's right getting off krew..all day

[@losangelesoriginals7432]

Kid from Tacobell? Fuxk cloudy from nsm aswell

[@thatzko]

@jessewaugh wut up fam, u still making videos now? and thanx. I used to b out wit the homie gray just mobbin. I'm dropping a song for the homie in the near future.

[@abimaelmiguel2802]

Has anyone seen those ghosts throwing up signs? yea who made those? They near hollywood

[@cesarsoto1181]

what happened to Soloe

[@danielmoon5437]

Remember old crews in Pomona GSK TGK DTR

[@orggaming4753]

2021!!! Yo gray🤜🤛

[@abelyepez7604]

His tags come out In the cris tucker movie money talks

[@rexyumul2415]

I Remember that Street Tag .. .

[@nachodiaz313]

Damm yea gray in Detroit we fuckin shyt up here DFW GOK F31S . GRAY. ONE

[@Dfekt]

Getting up hard is what count's.

[@elichavez769]

Ahhhh the 90’s...

[@Lover20k]

Is Gray still alive or writtin???

[@jessewaughcom]

I believe he was back then anyway.

[@NeweliteTV]

This vid is the shit! Even made the video with the homie Gray! I remember hitten that spot with Gray, Koala and Mist. SKAPE 1 LA til I die!

[@uaviplaytryhard168]

This nigga still be getting up in southwest Detroit...

[@ahmayathya8581]

Wasn’t he from TKO

[@efraincardona3933]

Erik Alvarado long time ago

[@werderultras1838]

Love that !

[@chevydeluxe5130]

PURO MARAVILLA!

[@boatx22]

OG Gray!!!!

[@ToBucks]

Is gray still locked up ?

[@williamnunez395]

Yeah that dude gray put in down in the 90s my boy anker From ofa would kick it with that cat and soloe and them they would roll up to pico union afew times or cashing in on d.t.l.a u know was up we had to eat......afew years later we was in detroit and dude was up over there also but my boy anker allready knew that cat was at the D............ofa pico union og kier one

[@lastcall1981]

I met Toomer here and there too. But Gray was up eveywhere. From LA Hp Bell Cudahy it goes on. Good times. S/O to FDK WCT . Rip Deeds Iroe Don Poor. Free Daz from FDK... Peace

[@spartacuslover]

Where can I find them??

[@jessewaughcom]

This footage was shot at the L.A. River. Apparently GRAY later moved to Detroit, but now might be in Baja.

[@marcusmunoz9857]

Jesse Waugh Bruh u lien, i looked this up bc i see this everywhere in Detroit

[@spartacuslover]

Jesse Waugh thanks a lot :)

[@grayla9943]

He ain't lying am here ,there , every fucken where so take a chill pill and smoke some trees..

[@grayla9943]

Wus up Jesse Waugh is been like 17 years man.. Hope you in good hands my dude thanks for this video .is crazy cause I got to see it 3 years ago for the first time even doe u had have me a copy.. Hahaha weird shit..hope wee can make a new one someday if possible..GRAY 4EVER..

[@thetwinz699]

Down For Watever!!!

[@hugozamudio7251]

I met Skape (Emmanuel) his hermano Koala (Gabriel), Gray (Rene) and another graffiti soldiers as Soloe and another guy ** no recuerdo su nombre ** he seemed like a enano jaja in Ensenada Baja Mexico on 1998..

[@Jay-mo3mg]

pinche snitch ass fool

[@bLaZeRs4dub]

pinche dedo

[@minor3530]

Hugo Zamudio And why do you have to give real names? Just a rat 🐀🐀🐀?

[@confusedxxx925]

Hugo Zamudio el enano might have been yako he is the only one i remember being about 4'9 when we kicked it back in the day

[@l0sfuertes_westadamsarea213]

Hugo Zamudio qvo homie....Skape from OES crew??......I heard he passed away......El ZECOuno TSS2018

[@charliebrown6422]

GuD tiMeS ✊

[@shoveah1]

Gray was up i was I'm the gang scene but I remember Gray tone and perks being up but perk not as much.

[@iLOVEGiLBERt323]

Frime video. That's true graffiti writing n bombin homie. EvilBombersKrew

[@BongwaterJones]

i'll let dude know for sure man.

[@yes1985wastheyear]

str8 up los angeles legend now puttin it down in detroit befor revoks ass lol.....this guy still has landmarks upp

[@rascal1290]

Hells yeah . I'm still a writer. 👌✌️👌SOUTH GATE

[@donfonceufk1412]

nice!

[@been4real]

i remember in those days gray,soloe,dizm and spair used to get up alot...

[@freddycardenas1067]

Big HOMIE liquid from the metro squad and rec was painting with this L.A. GRAFFITI ALLSTAR IN Detroit much love to OG LIQUID AND GRAY both real as hell "FADER ONE " MTA $ IN IT 2 WIN IT , forever

[@user-hb2vp7rm7s]

WHATS UP GREY? WHATS UP W VERSE?? SOY DANNIE BOY ES CLICA LOS PRIMOS. 213 R.I.P LIL MAN

[@whateveratdotcom]

That sweet-leaf !

[@stevebarboza1174]

I remember the bus killers

[@CreamedRice]

Ohhk thats pre neat

[@Confidential619]

So he's from TKO then huh? That's cool. I know TKO's gang related even though they say they aren't sometimes.

[@CreamedRice]

is gray in tko?

[@auvorthegreat9448]

Street Kingz back in the day.

[@mrxsaulviera13]

gray n soloe old school foo's thats history of L :.A

[@JayK923]

BLUE STREAK, MARTIN LAWRENCE MOVIE, YOU CAN SEE GRAY TKO.....

[@TheCiskoKidd]

IJKWS...Insane Juvinile Kings With Skill...90's was the shit.

[@richardmarquez9034]

you know?

[@robertacuna7715]

Was up gray / mad props kid fuck these haters there your biggest fans / u no I have to say something about this guy I've seen him take care of business! Its chinos ! Home'e LA KEELR ONE

[@EtownKilla250]

why not try to be invisble while writing

[@andrewmcneary6835]

KZbin : Los Angeles Is A Giant Ghetto real L.A. graff

[@everybodyk7594]

Tk