Cope2 - "king or snitch ?"

Cope2 - "kings destroy" full graffiti oldschool movie
Cope 2 is one of the world's greatest graff bombers ever to spit aerosol. There are many graff writers in the world but few can ever be considered kings. Well, you are about to get a closer look at one who is an absolute emperor. This brother is not only one of the great kings of the throw-up but also in wild style pieces, too, as you are about to see.
I came across this documentary called, Kings Destroy, that I have been missing out on ever since it came out on VHS. It is a fantastic documentary by Abstract Video the international Hip Hop community will absolutely enjoy. There is still not enough documentaries and biographies on the old school and its pioneers which is why we need more done like Kings Destroy. This video brings a lot to the table for people to see the rise, life, and rebellion of one of the South Bronx's great legends in the art of graff writing.
You got to watch this and open up your skull and heart for the original writer experience fresh from the Bronx. Understand this is a video about Cope 2 but the brother rarely talks about himself alone. He is often giving props to everyone in his stories as well as including many of his legendary friends in the documentary. The simple reason why is because the brother never forgot his roots and where he came from. Cope 2 is the true example of keeping it real. I was very happy to see some of the greatest pioneers in Hip Hop showing up even if it was just a cameo. Through out this video, Cope 2 and his long time friends are trying to pass down history to everyone who loves Hip Hop and graff. All you got to do is listen.
Kids become Kings in this excellent documentary with many special guests like KRS One, Flavor Flav, JSon, Fat Joe, PJay, Chico 80, Trap, Seen, T Kid, Kase 2, Rakim, Comet, and Daze just to name a few. It is definitely a classic video you must own in your DVD collection. It tightens up much history after what Style Wars has started because this is a personal tale from ghetto veterans who got dirty daily. Kings Destroy so they can build ill communication that makes sense out of non-sense. When you hear the brother speak all you can say is "word."

[@morgengabe1]

Kinda pointless to call the documentary "King or Snitch" and fail to discuss the snitch part.

[@theapotheosisofgdot2294]

it's not the real title someone renamed it

[@JayDubEC]

morgengabe1

[@its_regular_stupid2212]

Thanks for saving me the 1hr & 14mins of my own life on this clown💯👍

[@knowgo411]

It's click bait ...I'm sure they figured that title would catch more interest than what the original name is.."Cope2 kingzdestroy"c.1998

[@lordkiza8838]

@@its_regular_stupid2212 facts

[@vornruhrpott]

Lets see.. Blade- 200 whole cars - 4700 panels ( proven on photo ) Iz the Wiz- 100 whole cars- 2000+ panels- 40.000 filled in throwies. Quik - 2000 + Panels and whole cars - numerous throwies Lee - 175 Sick whole cars. Case 2- 200 + burners so sick, they will melt your eyeballs out. Sento - 50 burner whole cars - 1000 + burner panels, arguaby some of the best and original graffiti ever. Cope 2- 0 whole cars- 10 ugly silver T2Bs in the 80s- 40 ugly panels in 80s - and maybe 500 ugly trowies in 80s. Makes a comeback in 1997, does 6 ugly clean trains with vandal squad cop Joe Riviera filming him, does 25 scrap trains and post them online and in interviews posing as real stuff..Does 25 youtube videos claiming he is the most incredible NY Bronx legend ever, and 1000.0000 + internet toys believe that bullshit.. Next he snitches on, Ket, Ovie, Utah, Ether, How and Nosm and probably even more, and have some of them in jail for serious time, please anyone explain to me what is king about this delusional piece of rat shit called Cope 2.... Just to put the record straight..

[@tensedone595]

Where did you get all this info

[@str8kronic]

Kurt Tucholsky 29:30 cope2 whole car

[@iL0VEc4ndy1]

Kurt Tucholsky for some reason I believe you this dudes a loud mouth even dudes is like shush nigga. relax.

[@iL0VEc4ndy1]

phillyrick a legend to you is someone who bombs trains .get a life

[@cit2braine]

scraptrain!

[@ethansage9940]

cope isnt allowed into tuff city anymore . hes wanted in the bronx by many people. hes snitched on many writers...

[@DAlienzombie]

Thats some shit, part of them, they' ve been co-working terrorists, so. That is not snitchin but patriotism. Or just *doing the right thing* YO. Word. Been there. Feds on back. R.I.P. Cardi from the late 90s n stuff... GREEN COBLOXD // E --A-- purp

[@lisadiaz6785]

Damn...SMH

[@VilaToro64]

If I ever live to see time travel I'm definitely going to the the 80s and 70s

[@brandobee3932]

90s for me because that's when graffiti in my city took off

[@troublekidd9567]

On god 💯

[@tommypolizzi8924]

Back in the day on Staten Island there was some dude who wrote KID and he was up everywhere. He then 20 years later I started seeing his stuff up again . He was not a guy who bombed like cope he just was up everywhere . Going over the Gothels bridge from Staten Island KID was up on this water tower that was as high as the bridge . I still have no clue how he was able to get up on that shit there is nothing there to even hold on to . Crazy

[@MrLarryDallas45]

KID & PK. Killed shit for years, & continue to do so.

[@anthonycharles8920]

tommy polizzi mos def!! that water tower spot KID is fukin crazy!!!

[@schirmer4840]

tommy polizzi the guy in PK?

[@DAlienzombie]

Yo, they' ve been incredible climbers, I whitnessed them going up that bridge. Unbelievable how they moved. Like somewhere between silver lion, ape and professional free climber. One posse even did artistic moves while going up there, The Color. Some rappers in NYC n connex should know.

[@cococock2418]

KID was ass as an artist but he got up higher than anyone.

[@lordsangone]

only reason i clicked on a cope video was cause of the title king or snitch? where is the snitch part? dam

[@Conman2413]

I grew up in that Era, 55 years old now. All these whole cars done by the greats- respectfully, and none of them gave the vandal squad a few toys to mess with? I don't know what Cope did, or didn't do, but I respect his longevity.

[@Killacorn]

Rappers today dont know shit about Hip Hop

[@richardnunez3474]

Killacorn rappers today have literally no connection to the art form. Just concerned with their image, money, chicks, and talking imaginary street hustle that they never lived. Rap is the small piece of it. To bomb beautiful art takes a lot of dedication and constant diligence with no pay, just undying love of the art form.

[@fr3dr02]

Richie's stuff is timeless and seems to keep evolving 😮

[@mobaklava6614]

dude got caught multiple times yet was always back on the streets the next day. you tell me...

[@TGUNNER79]

Because he got the people he was caught with to use his lawyer and to pay his lawyer fees without them knowing..

[@trustori2407]

HE AINT BEEN CAUGHT A FEW TIMES U PHUQQIIN LIAR🤡

[@patinarawks9067]

per, ces, cope, were the shit back in the days when i was first getting into graff.

[@boatx22]

36:39. This documentary takes place in 1997, and its mostly about the old days of the late 70s and early 80s with subways. In the time of 1997 the freights golden age is just beginning, and they're looking back at the subway golden days, today we could look back at 1997 just as they're looking back at the 70-80 area, trippy shit

[@NaSamymDnie16400]

boatx22 Five short of a dime my nickel

[@DAlienzombie]

It took from about '90 up to '97 to go.

[@RainNorrisSoftwareDeveloper]

As a Graff enthusiast its this documentary is sad. Graff is becoming a dying art, I mean I traveled through Brooklyn, and it was empty, when it used to be fresh. Mad tragic. #BringBackTheBomb

[@spzer2557]

It's growing and booming in Europe, don't worry bro

[@calebmclean8757]

Rain Norris not dieing in the north west or the west period shits on fire my dude

[@gabrielarias72]

Rain Norris Working on it bro

[@timothee3446]

Rain Norris it ain't dying on the east bro times change and it's strictly pieces now bombing is dying cause of vandal squad

[@Lortenerfrisk]

Graffiti is alive and well in europe

[@92GreyBlue]

Painting with a big name bomber to me is like following a hero of old times into battle.. feeling so calm knowing that even if things go wrong at least you went down with your hero.

[@richardnunez3474]

This is just beautiful! Just beautiful!

[@OOZiTen]

33:44 Flava Flave just unknowingly spit some bars on the audio track because he cant not say "You know wom sayne"

[@oldredeyes7816]

Straight snitch! That’s the real word on the street!

[@villiantwo]

stfu. the claim he snitched on utah an ether to get off. .. fuck them, you'd do the same facing time.

[@DR-xt9ux]

We chased him out of Ridgewood Queens back in 80 s Get Outta here boyee

[@youisart6716]

"I was like oooooooh this shit is fresh" Ooooooooooooooooh ! Graffitiwriters live in Paradise so many walls. No way to stop and the best is always yet to come.

[@silverback1017]

15:30 - Yo...that's like DJing. Cats now a days just download whatever they want. Back in the day you would have to dig at multiple spots. To have the actual piece of vinyl on your decks is a much better feeling than having the mp3. I appreciate the ease of the download only because I remember the work I had to put in.

[@HH-yg3hx]

thanks!.. nunca la vi gracias por subirla!!

[@iulilene]

the beats are just amazing music makes it so much better

[@nickharwell9909]

King or Snitch...? How about SNITCH KING!

[@eushak_3340]

No, it's "Kitch."

[@christianfbgm73]

isn't this dude in GTA V?! I swear I've seen his writing near grove street!😂

[@lsrpjune3500]

Christian FBGM yeah gta iv too

[@bam-skater]

I once wrote my name in black ink marker on a seatback in the number 34 bus to Inverness. The letters were nearly a whole 6 inches big. Does that make me cool too, you know what I'm sayin?(I believe this is how all the coolest kids finish every sentence)

[@javiervelasquez2344]

R.I.P. show Dee... Bushwick New York.

[@chrisgould101]

its like im bombin mAgazines'' lol when he said that immediately reminded me of having to see all his shit on GTA4, it didnt just annoy me cos of one guy but there was only like 5 variations of the letters and his different throwups , and man they were all the dsame size

[@CEEPMDEE]

COPe is the one artist that caught my attention at 3years old. I began practicing his signature throw up when I was 4. I began calling my self COPE III when I was 8. COPe 2 is an all city king in my book.

[@TheRastafarianStuff]

ahahahaahahahaha

[@CEEPMDEE]

@@TheRastafarianStuff What's so funny? I wanna laugh too.

[@TheRastafarianStuff]

@@CEEPMDEE you liking a cop 😂

[@CEEPMDEE]

@@TheRastafarianStuff Do you think his art is wack or something? I don't like how he cursing at a person who is at work just doing their job and not even bothering him @13:10. I think that was wack and showed he can be a real dickhead. I never met Cope and don't know much about him other than his art. I am a fan of Cope's art & that he is consistent, not the man himself.

[@CEEPMDEE]

@@TheRastafarianStuff Then you woke up. So your saying Cope is with the police aka a snitch aka a cop? I did not know because I don't know him personally or otherwise. Don't laugh at me for noticing his throw ups as a child which caused me to teach myself how to draw. I was pretty good too. I still am pretty good at graffiti. Cope's throw ups were my favorite. No shame or reason to feel shame. If Cope is a pig in real life then that is on him, not me.

[@mirtwotime5986]

Was such a shitty person back then He used to go over beautiful pieces with a trash throwup 🤦🏽‍♂️😭

[@C_M_G]

all these new guys hating lol don't know what it was like back I'm the days to come up! you guys see shit on social media and believe it lmaoo some of you don't know what true bombing is

[@liveyourlife318]

🍁🍁PHILLY KID LOVED GOING 2 NEW YORK 4 GRAFFITI,,,,COPE IS A SUPER STAR,,I CAN FEEL COPE OTHER WRITERS I CANT FEEL ,,SNITCH PART I NEVER HEARD BUT MAYBE TRUE🍁🍁🍁

[@stik-oneinternalaffairs6073]

COPE2 IS A STR8 UP, HE SNITCH ON HIS BOY OVIE

[@LuisPerez-gz5ci]

Sad truth is he really is a snitch.....

[@MrSlamCAC]

King ...respect. ...from "SlamCAC"

[@omatix]

Slam CAC wus good homie... DASH FK - 175st layups ... i remember you, Dole and the crew ✌🏽

[@DAlienzombie]

09:11 Too good, way to good 42:00 It says '42' The Answer is 42, every hitchhiker n rider knows. Keep your towels tight, people. Fckn sense of it

[@joe-lh8fx]

King of snitches?

[@flexs.2437]

Jose Hernandez you got that right ... #fuckcope can’t even make his own style of writing up

[@prodxan5067]

Lol

[@lorddabs1350]

bruh he did resident evil characters. thats the rawest tag ive ever seen. Resident evil is my shit.

[@user-hg4wm8sy4w]

damn og Graff was there a option of paint back in those days I def was not gonna pay for that paint upgrade

[@hopetonfitzroyelliott9700]

Entertaining art indulgence,cope!!! safe.

[@atlemartoresonfjeldstad4557]

What`s weird to me is that he could release a graff movie showing his face while talking about illegal activity and only censoring his face while painting trains.

[@liammcooper]

yea it's almost like he's worked with police so knows he can get away with shit

[@NittyGritty420]

Bro he’s already been roped. Besides it’s not a mystery who these high profile writers are. It gets to a point where it’s pointless to hide your identity. They didn’t even hide their face in style wars. Name one legend that hides his face.

[@Bret1981mass]

Seen builds some bad ass choppers out in Vegas now

[@exin7778]

Awesome channel

[@joewicked9548]

legend . respect from turkey.

[@ushnicyuvnikof2748]

Snitch definitely, my father went to school with him and swears to this day cope snitched on him for a fight where he defended cope when they where 17, my father did prison time for it.

[@graffitilife_bcn]

Muerte a los chivatos

[@rust-0hspray156]

Your dad went to prison for a school fight at 17 years old 😂 Even if Cope did snitch it's still not enough proof that it was your dad in the fight sounds like your dad agreed it was him in the fight

[@Ridindirty214]

There's still time to delete this comment

[@CC-fi3pp]

@Kris 214 Cope is a notorious snitch, I have Puerto Rican family in NY, I guess from his neighbourhood. My uncle has mentioned he's a known snitch multiple times, I assume they knew him at some point.

[@TGUNNER79]

And that Ces clean train stole the whole show!

[@thatdudebro]

king snitch

[@eushak_3340]

Kitch.

[@tomascerny5469]

legends

[@malt7998]

KING , snitch or not, theirs no denying he is a legend of graffiti. Whether he did snitch or not is a another story and reflects more on his character rather then he's talents Respect from melbourne

[@tonyhenriquez5145]

SNITCH BITCH NOT KING MATERIAL

[@malt7998]

Mage One yeh i trend to agree more with you. After posting this, i did a lot of research about cope and comparing him to other writers from the time; he definitely aren't on the level of seen, dondi, blade, quik etc.

[@wheelz114]

dummy they came way before him

[@deeznuts3697]

How you gonna call him a kong and say snitch or not....no king is a fucking snitch you idiot

[@DAlienzombie]

Mage One That good informed, hu? What about getting shot in the back after turning round saying that shit face to face. Snitch enough? Fuckin ARROGANT MADNESS ANSWERED, YAH, RULES, RIGHT? Toy Crew Vs Toy Crew or what, fuckin turn the fuckin cops into fuckin weapons, hu? Foolin, ha... Creating new reasons to paint, yah, make some RIP-pieces, go. Fuckin shit graffiti' s about, the fuck! Stupid Head.

[@tudaoscar87]

This shit used to get me juiced to go bomb lol.

[@CaptainPeanut]

Say what you want about the guy, but there is no denying that the man is extremely talented. A real graffiti legend!

[@manuelrawdog7006]

Hes a bitch, most of the dudes in the video dont even fuck with him over his 🐀 tendencies

[@juancarlosherrera4736]

The game is to be sold , not told.

[@vivelecoke]

toute ça ces rumeurs la jy crois pas moi cope2 ces vraiment un vrai ''king'' grand respect àu graffiteur de toute la planète -will gatineau

[@scooby8089]

what ever happened to the city of angeles video,, never did see it ,, Ayer is the true king,, would love to see a ayer bomb in hawaii with all the other mask and mainland artist coming down now,, i wanna see the ayer footage,,

[@MICRORBK]

snitch ?

[@sachaganthier851]

MICRORBK yeah he got the og cope arrested a time ago

[@DU0ZA]

Sacha Ganthier u donno shit... don't speak on shit u got no clue about

[@DU0ZA]

Sacha Ganthier u donno shit... don't speak on shit u got no clue about

[@Mrlolguys123]

DU0ZA tell me what really happend

[@desegraffiti5665]

BubbleGum Seaman he had beef with other poeple so he snitcht about them to made the beef to a end

[@lorddabs1350]

i miss writing. people got foreal serious tho like trying to straight kill people for crossin their art out.

[@donros1]

I didn;t see it, unless i missed it? what year was this produced? if I were to guess, I'd say like '95?

[@BA-vv4jy]

donros1 98

[@A1MZR6]

When u realize cope2’s daughters throwies are better than yours😢😂

[@tophonor2528]

I have felonys for my graff , done years for graffiti

[@dannyporras2250]

Top Honor ain't it f****** funny that people forget about Cluckers and dope fiends right away but Master artists get a reputation and fine just for painting on walls you feel me

[@MaqueradingDebutante]

How come there's no videos showing 'internet gangsters' & bitchs who dog his shit without using there tag running up on him with snitch bullshit? Your going to the dentist. Get your Co-pay money together, put your Medicaid or Medicare card in your wallet because your going to one. The hospital or the dentist. He's Bronx and truly a T.L.D.B. The Last of a Dying Breed. You got to respect this man. Old school. New School -After School.

[@OfficialHour13Entertainment]

Grafitti is so beautiful to me..They work so hard to make art! Its amazing

[@chrisgould101]

ive gone allcity once , but thats here, i cant imagine how much cope painted shittt

[@BurningTirez]

He is a self proclaimed "king" with a basic ass throwie. Mecro is a real king.

[@graffitilife_bcn]

Onlythrows ande ever the same (Shame )piece

[@reallovexo4597]

Legend

[@TheBombBros1000]

lol 41:15 hes hittin up the van and a buncha dudes stop to yell at him xD

[@sksk2]

Nobody is yelling at him? Looks like that van parked right by a legal wall. You can clearly see that nobody gives a fuck that hes hitting the van.

[@roberttoe4612]

True Puerto Rican pride good for you my bro😆

[@StayTrueHD]

King Cope 👑

[@MrPlomsone]

Dude is a legend.

[@taco3253]

Cool man just wanted to let you know what you think about this topic 😮🎅🎅🎅

[@roberttoe4612]

Is good to see you cope even if it's on this film. Israel izzy iz from De Kalb ave peace my brother look out for that third rail. You know when the train rolls by that third rail lights up .and might burn your arm to a crisp memories peace my brother 😆

[@beav1221]

Not condoning snitching if it happened or not, but I'd rather see utah and ether take their dead styles to jail than see Cope go down 😂😂

[@NittyGritty420]

Haha I agree. I don’t know if he snitched or not either but I’m gonna take a kings word over some suburban hipsters.

[@L00kvidz]

the 80s and 90s seemed so funn

[@Bret1981mass]

They were

[@doobtubes]

I miss bombin every night, damn im old.

[@benpersinger149]

Why not both?

[@rotano]

legend

[@DAILYSMAK]

Cope looks like he could be beetlejuices older brother, have you ever seen beetlejuice from Howard stern? 🤣🤣 go look ill wait 🤣🤣

[@gregorv4172]

Any one know that first beat?

[@BA-vv4jy]

Grafboys "first beat"

[@LmPkCch]

name of first song (intro) ? please guys

[@JHUMLproductions]

damn old school writers are fucking haters against current writers

[@petrstribrny1500]

definitely snitch

[@fabiancasillas739]

I think there's bigger names out there nothing on Chaka!

[@fernandoalmeida00]

1:08 This song is da bomb yo

[@lordsangone]

back in the 90's cope2 had mad beef with alot of writers. what i dont understand is why are you acting like you gonna kill these guys over painting. half of the beefs were with white kids from the suburbs who never fought in their life. and always talkin about destroyin shit like hes gangster with a can. lol. i like his throwies and they are super clean and all over back in the day. just wished he was more positive and creative like his graff.

[@graffitijunkiejfk]

This is like a who's who of NY graff...

[@ricardojordao100]

Name music intro?

[@BrokenLandBeats]

More like Cope 2 "Snitch or B!tch?" 😂

[@angussmith3372]

He's a SNITCH, ratted on utah and ether

[@DaveNiceNYC]

+gh. urr Click the link, you be the judge...... www.utahether.com/2011/02/09/paperwork-wednesday-week-1/

[@TheMilo246]

+Dave Nice i don't see him name its blurred out , so there's still no actual proof lmao bring blurred out paperwork to a judge and he'll throw it back at you

[@DaveNiceNYC]

If you look at it closely, you'll see his legal name un-blackened or through the black...don't view it on your little phone, view it on a real full size computer...then you'll see. You can "lmao" all you want, it's him. But, who gives a fuck? He didn't snitch on me or set me up. But, I also wouldn't trust him either. What I hate most is non-New Yorkers trying to be in New York's business. Meanwhile, they've never hit a subway or even rode on one....lmao. When a judge would see these, it wouldn't be blacked out. Get off his junk! LOL

[@Charziken909]

+Dave Nice I like how u say new yorker like that means something lol

[@DaveNiceNYC]

Charziken909 Well, it has meaning to me. I was born and raised and still live in Manhattan, since the 1960's. I've been all over the US and the world and in my heart NYC is the center of the world that everyone bites off what we started. I've seen it all and done it all to the fullest for real. Yokels from outside NYC that weren't here innovating are a joke in my eyes. You'd understand what I'm saying if you were a New Yorker. (if your comment wasn't to insult, then please disregard) 1 Love!

[@hamillsamuel8301]

@ 33:44 " YOU KNOW WHAT IM SAYING"? HOW MANY TIMES THEY HE SAY IT? LOL

[@hamillsamuel8301]

7 TIMES LOL

[@joshuabyron4893]

I think I know what Kez 5's opinion is, LOL.

[@JoshDone]

Laugh all you want, but I never met his wack ass when I was hanging out at the Fun Gallery in 1984 and 1985. And when you start repping Cap, you know you're a dumbass. I guess all of his footage was left on the Style Wars cutting room floor.

[@Loudollaz718]

SNITCH !! 😂

[@g-man9182]

What the songs name at first intro?

[@sarahhenry3348]

cope2 has been on mark eckos getting up best graff game ever

[@dmarribudd2827]

That lil girl better than me XD PROPS

[@simeonhristov2811]

4:20 song ?

[@200gregg]

33:44 Does anyone know what this guy sayin ??

[@MaqueradingDebutante]

+200gregg LMAO Flav..I love him...1 time original...... Public Enemies 1st 3 albums are classics.He dropped a huge vial of crack on stage performing on MTV Raps.

[@ScratchThis]

200gregg 😂😂

[@juri9276]

You know what I'm saying

[@Mrlolguys123]

at 7:20 their is a spitfire wheel looking sticker

[@chillbosby9785]

Yooo He seems to be hella stoned.

[@misterneckbreaker88]

You know what I'm saying.

[@HermanIngram]

Decent people are never 'snitched' upon. Only reprobates can be snitched on. The only thing better than graffiti is semen smeared on subway windows.

[@ScrotumJoe34]

cornball

[@michaelbirdsong196]

lol hes not a snitch he did time over this movie and did everyday of it you new schoolers need to learn your history

[@kierkeating1951]

+michael birdsong He's a snitch. There are several documents you can easily read online. Utah and Ether posted one on their site. Not to mention the past several years of dry-snitching on Twitter, posting other writer's government names, addresses and where they work. Maybe you need to do some reading yourself.

[@kierkeating1951]

+michael birdsong Also, not trying to be rude. He just really shouldn't be given any credibility. He's a fucking scumbag.

[@cyan98]

lol this might be a little irrelevant but since you mentioned him being a scumbag. on instagram that dude creeps on young girls (like teenagers) and comments super weird sexual shit like he wants to "fuck them in the ass" not to mention just generally being a dick to other smaller writers then blocking them. it's pretty funny honestly that this super well known dude in graffiti that acts super hard goes around on his phone flexing on social media haha

[@SMOkINREVZ]

Well his throw ups made it onto gta Iv are yours?

[@sxeuyts]

SMOkINREVZ and Ruets has pieces on it.

[@flexs.2437]

SMOkINREVZ his ? ! Or do you mean CAPS throw up lol

[@Hellooooo213]

True true but in reality the throw up .. it was given by caps so caps style made it in to gta 😆 sucks to be the king of snicthes

[@brandobee3932]

@@sxeuyts Ruets AL?

[@Hals]

When a writer goes on camera with his face n shit, he's no writer anymore. When a writer makes money with this shit, he's no true writer anymore Same for the instagram bullshit these days.