I wanna get on the JA.ONE jockwagen here real quick.
JA.ONE is and will always be the BOMB king of the world. No doubts on the NYC title, but I say the world because NO ONE will ever bomb as hard, and as long as JA.ONE has, and will to come.
I have been reading through all these posts in the thread, (being a well disciplined newbie-(to 12oz, not the game)) and there have been these debates about his repetitive style, no piecing ability, and so forth. All I gotta say is, he is a professional graffiti bomber. Keeping 2 letters, basic and legible, is smart. No other word for it. He does 10 fills, equals 20 letters. You have 4 letters in your name, do 5 fills. He grilled more. Same amount of letters, but he has more fame.
I have been influenced by his abilities since my own start in the early 80's. When I thought I was rough doing a dozen quality 4 letter fill-ins in a 10 block stretch, he was doing a dozen fills in one block. There just was no comp to JA. I respected him, although it got old seeing him everywhere. His dominance made finding some spots tough. I just wanted a fillin on a parking lot wall, or a couple trucks in a yard, but XTC would have the lot killed before I got there. Little 'ol lonely me wasn't about to bring XTC heat. I was working hard for what I had, and I wasn't about to lose it. Although, as of today, all my shit is gone, so it all seems to be a mute effort now.
Props to JA ONE. XTC
Peace.
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