Brim Fuentes, is the founding member of graffiti crew

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, and was born in the

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. Brim was fortunate enough to start writing graffiti in one of the most important periods of

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history. He began bombing and hitting

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trains, in the late 1970s, all the way through to the mid-1980s. After the trains were cleaned in 1989 he and the rest of

took to the streets and began bombing and creating street art all over the city. Brim's friendship to

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, and the almighty

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led to Brim being featured in one of the most important videos in hip-hop culture, "

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", Brim was also featured in many other important documentaries and movies about Hip-Hop and graffiti culture from that time period including Dick Fontaine's 1987 documentary "Bombin" where he was introduced to fellow British graffiti artists

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and 3D (who later went on to form Massive Attack) . Brim became Goldie's artistic mentor, New York was the place that lifted his horizons, and America was where he would later become "Goldie".Brim became Goldie's artistic mentor
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Brim was documented as the first graffiti artist to come to the UK and appeared on many TV stations and newspapers including the front page of ''

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'' discussing this graffiti culture. Upon this media frenzy Brim was invited to lecture at Oxford University and was asked personally by Michael Winner to create the backdrops in his film Death Wish 3 which starred

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. The prequel to this film was

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'S 1984 Beat This: A Hip-Hop History The film included footage from DJ Kool Herc's original parties, The Cold Crush Brothers,

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and

. The film featured Brim's take on graffiti in New York. The film was one of the first documentaries about Hip-Hop. Brim would go on to form a clothing line FJ560 with then famous rapper and friend

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The flagship store was located in the

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, The Terror Squad and Big Pun can be seen in many videos wearing FJ560.

would paint with TATS CRU before he was a famous rapper. Brim and

would be heavily involved with advertisement for

and created painted billboards across the city promoting his album releases. By becoming such an iconic figure in the world of art he received a mention alongside other TATS CRU members in the

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track "Out For Fame". On the passing of Big Pun,

painted the memorial wall that is visited daily; Brim is currently working on the Big Pun statue project that will create a 3D memorial wall in honor of the late Big Pun Brim currently lives in

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Artworks

Grandmaster Flash Joseph Saddler (born January 1, 1958), popularly known by his stage name Grandmaster Flash, is an American DJ and rapper. He is considered to be one of the pioneers of Hip Hop DJing, cutting, scratching and mixing. Grandmaster Flash and the Fur ...

– They Said It Couldn't Be Done *

- Fresh and Furious: Hip Hop's Beginning

Filmography

*'' All City:(1983)'' *'' Beat This: A Hip-Hop History (1984)'' *''

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:(1984)'' *'' Graffiti Rock:(1984)'' *'' Bombin:(1987)''

References

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External links

Tats Cru, Inc. website

Beat This: A Hip-Hop History
American graffiti artists Artists from the Bronx Year of birth missing (living people) Living people