After being out of print for years - ROCKIN' IT SUCKERS is back in a limited 10th Anniversary
Edition! A classic graffiti book is once agin available - with additional text and original
cover. Some call it art others vandalism. For the members of the infamous RIS crew the label
doesn't matter. ROCKIN' IT SUCKERS is the story of New York City's infamous RIS crew in their
heyday. New York in the late 80s: A city tormented by crack and violent crime. At the same time
the golden age of hip hop was in full bloom and despite the violence some found room for
creativity. At this time a group of kids got together to taste the last of the city's painted
subway trains just in time to experience a new era in New York's graffiti history - The
authorities decided to clean up the city and a zero-tolerance policy towards graffiti was
instituted. While many of the city's graffiti writers quit the RIS crew was determined to keep
the trains colorful and decided to wage their own war with the city. As a result they took
over New York with style and along the way influenced graffiti writers long way outside the
five boroughs. The crack down from the authorities didn't only trigger the RIS crew to write
more it also made them come up with faster techniques and develop their styles all done with
the crews' characteristic arrogance and humorous touch. Soon they became one of the world's
most important and influential graffiti crews.
