As far as most janitors are concerned, specialized graf mops are the work of the devil. The ink is thick, long lasting, and drips just right (Ayo!). One of the finest (or worst if your a custodian) would be Harlem’s own Do Em Dirty. Mass Appeal TV sat down with the mind behind Do Em Dirty, Shaun RFC, and got the scoop on his inkin’ empire. Check it out in the Mass Appeal TV player to the right.

As issue 50 is steadily creeping on ah come up, our Colossal peeps have taken the liberty of warning all Williamsburg of the glory soon to befall them. To get up close and personal, hop off the L at Bedford and look up.

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Does your child suddenly have a peaked interest in hooded sweatshirts? Is he hanging out late and misleading you about his whereabouts? Does he carry a “backpack?” Normal adolescence, right? Wrong. He’s a vandal… according to this little guide from the city of Santa Ana. If you’re at all curious about such peculiar behavior, click here to determine if your kid is in fact, a “tagger,” or simply for some hearty laughs.

In the latest Mass Appeal TV episode, we caught up with Queens graf artist and MC, Busy Bisc1er. As you’ll see in the video, Bisc is no stranger to either medium, and has been putting in work in fields both visual and verbal for some time. Catch Bisc’s beats, rhymes and life, now playing to your right…

Check out this customized Rolls Royce we stumbled on via Mare139. The job was commissioned by David LaChapelle, and painted by ENSE. This is stunting on a whole nother level. (more »)

The last time we gave props to the kid Sean V, all we had was a short series of amazing photos, but in the latest installment of Mass Appeal TV, Carl Weston shadows Sean on some of his underground exploits. Check out the raw footage, playing now on the video player to the right!

Check out the trailer for the Beautiful Losers movie, showing next month at South By South West. The movie looks to explore the connections between some of our favorite artists and the cultures that birthed them. As we won’t be at SXSW for it’s premiere, well have to give you a review when the DVD drops.

Brand new installation from 1134nyc! The music will be poppin and you already know about Mint & Serf. RSVP at rsvp@1134nyc.com.

Kanye’s boy Murakami got a royal introduction to bombing courtesy of Auger and Revok of the legendary MSK. His reaction? To remove the whole billboard and have it shipped back to Japan…so he could keep it! Click here for the full story or click here for our feature on Norm and Steel of MSK from issue 46!

Nice knowing ya, Sharpie.