Oh this started something I've been thinking on for a minute.
Kinda difficult to prolong the discussion without offending people lately.
The mentoring process, from my point of view, has definitely been lost.
The first two writers i met in person were Freek and Kvee.....two very opposite aspects of graff writers in Miami.
One was open and the the other was staring at me in disgust like i was a style parasite and should be killed with bug spray. I had never pieced so his attitude was lost on me.
Even if mentoring was abundant, it would still be cancelled out with all the hating and negativity that flies outa peoples mouths.
Point being, I give respect to ANY nigga that rocks some fresh shit or something i havent thought of or been able to do. Even people who just put in straight work, like Stab.
It's all a bandwagon though so we all stick to bumping only crews and rejecting outsiders.
We all from Miami. I think Miami is the dopest.
So I dont see the problem.
Bump everyone in Miami. As easy as that. Besides its only cause of James and Karla we on the map. Took some outsiders to expose us internationally.
We shoulda been doing that.........