Mike Easley Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 RIP! GREATEST OF ALL TIME! INSPIRATION TO EVERYONE! The name will live forever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrat. Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Rest peacefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodtimes105 Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 IZ THE WIZ....KING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_fell_off_the_bike Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 rest in peace IZ the WIZ. he definitly left his mark on this planet. real king, RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcoholica Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 RIP... True legend.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguy Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 damn another classy man becoming classic.... r.i.p. brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
work yr soul Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AerosolCan Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 R.I.P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zed_Eastwood Posted June 19, 2009 Author Share Posted June 19, 2009 the "hell iz for chidren" is one of the sickest cars ever done. thanks for the great shot work ur soul. and for the multitude of fliks by STYLEISKING. I can only imagine that all the fliks available on the web are only a small fraction of the work IZ put in. as a testamony to IZ's legacy i emplore any/all of you to try this little game i play called wheres IZ (because you know he's there). every time you see a movie filmed in NYC in the 1970s and 1980s, and old bombed trains are featured, see how many times you can spot an IZ tag or throw up. I havent seen any movies recently that fit this description, but i can remember spotting his tags in: the warriors, dreams dont die, death wish, and i know there are others. additionally; on the newyourksubway.org site there are thousands of random fliks of old bombed trains from the 70s and 80s. IZ has tags and throw ups in more of them than anyone else. sometimes you have to look for them, and sometimes it seems as if the photo was of the IZ throw up, not the train. Thats just another example of how prolific he was, how prevalent he was. he IZ the king. it is an irrefutable truth. during the last days of subway graffiti we used to go to the scrap yards to take photos of insides. it was like a ritual. we used to search every nook and cranny of every car in the yard looking for the obscure and the hidden. I opend a motormans cab in this one car and behind me in the top corner of this already cramped space the was an old IZ tag on a circut box pannel. i was beside myself because at that moment i realized i was standing in the spot where the great IZ THE WIZ once stood to cop this tag. something told me to try to take that piece of the train. i wrestled with it for about 5 minutes until finally it broke free. all these years, all the photos i took and collected, all the graffiti paraphanalia i amassed over the years, this has always been my most prized posession. Later in 1998 I finally met IZ and had a chance to kick it with him and like most old writers he was extremely humble and down to earth. just a real person who happened to be the king of graffiti. I hung with him briefly again in 08 at the steel wheels show in atlanta. you, my friend will always "be around" Rest In Peace IZ THE WIZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtFlick Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 IZ told me some stories and dropped a few pieces in a book for me back in like 99-2000. I was still a complete toy. I haven't really fucked with books since...that was all I ever needed. I bumped into him again over the years. He always remembered me..which always surprised me. I didn't realize how hard he had gone back in the day till I started seeing him up myself all these years later. Knowing IZ really inspired me to learn more about history, respect the pioneers, and most importantly to always remain humble. I had hoped to give him these flicks and others in person one day and am normally opposed to posting flicks like this online...but in memory of Mike. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtFlick Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Find the Ike^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHEATERS.O8 Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 rip iz. i was staring at ur tags in a tunnel the other night. rip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SANDINO Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 DAMN! RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bemflix Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 in the Daily News Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivouno Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 I lost a few hours of sleep after the news, I made sure to put those hours to work IZ. My heart goes out to your family and friends at this time, cause I know you will be deeply missed, thank you for inspiring multiple generations, REST IN POWER KING IZ, well hold it down for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILOTSMYBRAIN Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 RIP IZ. True inspiration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$PESA$ Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 HAD THE PLEASURE OF TALKING WITH HIM IN HARLEM...COOL HUMBLE GUY. AS HE SAID "ALWAYS WEAR YOUR MASK WHEN PAINTING" R.I.P O.G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuck that say Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 RIP IZ THE WIZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAGE ONE Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 REST IN PEACE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asthma al Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 rest in paradise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100%juice Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 RIP IZ!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Country Club Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 "When all the toys are at home sleeping, cuddling to their pillows, they usually have curfews, come down, in the wee hours of the night, when the workers done their job, the sweepers done the sweeping they had to do, and just take my time, be creative..." Iz the wiz Rest In Peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STYLEISKING Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 I saw a show of his in SF a few years ago, but I never got to meet him. RIP IZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Orenthal Norton Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 wow this is really shocking. really out of left field when things like this happen. rest in peace IZ. one of the true kings of graffiti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Frehley Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT-uFgjyBtE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supreme79 Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 R.I.P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GezOne Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjbIaWY4-Ew R.I.P iz the wiz R.I.P to him. He was one of my favorites of all time. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The optick one Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Your style shall remain forever lasting IZ. You will live on. PEACE BE ON TO IZ THE WIZ & HIS FAMILY. ~The Optick One Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 What can I say that hasn't been already said? Never been sadder for the loss of a stranger in my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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