The Nasty Terrible T-kid 170 [Hardcover]

Julius Cavero (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 31, 2006

The Nasty Terrible T-KID 170 is the autobiography of graffiti writer Julius Cavero aka T-KID 170. This autobiography chronicles the life of a gang member, turned graffiti artist and style mentor for urban youth an uncensored Bronx Hip Hop story. During a gang shoot-out in a local park, Julius Cavero suffered three shots to the leg, one nearly severing his major artery, left for dead by gang rivals and so-called comrades. T-Kid survived the ordeal only to come face-to-face with 3 weeks of intensive surgical procedures. In those three weeks, Julius Cavero sketched, endlessly. It was then that he chose to become T-KID 170 T for the tall and skinny look he had, and KID just because that s what so many people called him. At that moment, Julius Cavero gave up gang life for a new vocation. T-Kid would now focus on art, specifically street art: GRAFFITTI. The Nasty Terrible T-KID 170 retraces his life from the early 1960s to 2005 through his written accounts and artwork, including images of painted trains, walls, canvases, drawings, and sketches produced over the last thirty years. Few artists today can tell a tale like T-KID s a ghetto childhood, gangbanging, and daring feats of graffiti. Many who lived in such times either left their lives or their art behind. T-KID, who won fame early on, lives to tell the tale and withstood the test of time.

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About the Author

T-KID is one of few, who have left their mark on the history of graffiti. T-KID came up in the golden age of Hip Hop and became one of the leading figures in the emerging New York graffiti scene. Few artists today can tell a tale like his a ghetto childhood, gangbanging and daring feats of graffiti. His work featured in the book Subway Art by Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant (Thames & Hudson publishers) made him an international legend. His style, 3-D letters and unique characters have been a source of inspiration for many other writers from all four corners of the globe. Now in his mid 40s,

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: From Here to Fame (March 31, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3937946101
• ISBN-13: 978-3937946108
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #747,458 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WORTH EVERY PENNY AND MORE., March 5, 2006

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THE R "GRAFFITI FIEND" (UNDISCLOSED) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Nasty Terrible T-kid 170 (Hardcover)

First off let me say that I wish you good luck if your ordering this book through Amazon. But, if they are somehow REALLY able to get it, you'll be amazed at its content. T-KID is a legendary style master, and if you didn't know that, you're a toy.

The stories are so vivid that you can smell the paint, and sometimes, the gun powder. And of course the art is fantastic. Tons of old school flicks to new school digitals. This blows many of the recent graff books off the "MTA map". If you own the COPE2 book than you've got an idea of how fresh this joint is.

DON'T SLEEP!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Terrible T-Kid, December 3, 2008

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Good basic book of T-Kid coming up. Good pics and Bio. Necessary for anyone interested in the history of Graffiti.

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5.0 out of 5 stars the nasty terrible t-kid, February 16, 2008

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This review is from: The Nasty Terrible T-kid 170 (Hardcover)

This book is mad! Great flicks.Well written and well designed.I would say this is the best documented graffiti writers story.An awesome read from start to finish.I have a better understanding of graff in the formative years thanks to this book.