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	Espo's Rules of Graffiti.	207 days ago
	You suck until further notice It's gonna take a long time before we even acknowledge your existence, even longer before we can bear to look at that foul scribble you call your name. To speed the process of acceptance, you can A) Choose a clever name that defies the norm of simple-minded slang. An example of a good name is "ARGUE" (RIP). It looks good when written, sounds cool when spoken, and conveys a combattive attitude. On the other hand, "ENEMA" (actual name) looks, sounds, and conveys a shitty attitude. BE CHOOSY. B ) Use paint, gain a thorough knowledge of supplies, remember that permission walls, stickers, and dust tags are small parts of a balanced diet, be bold, learn a style of writing for every occassion,and write your name bigger every time you go out. Jealousy is a disease for the weak Your heart is your greatest possession, dont let it get taken from you. Dont write on houses of worship, people's houses in general, other writer's names, and tombstones. Writing on memorial walls and cars is beef beyond belief. Furthermore, involving civilians in your beef is grounds for dismissal. These are are the five fingers of your right hand. Get to know them well. Give soul claps, firm handshakes, and throw smooth bolo punches. Although being a toy seems undesirable, you should enjoy it while you can. At this stage you can bite all you want with no remorse. All your elders will say is, " Awww isn't that cute, kootchie kootchie koo." So steal that dope connection, rob that color scheme. and loot whole letterforms. Dont worry about giving any credit, we'll pat ourselves on the back and brag how we're influencing the next generation. However, style isnt a crutch or a schtick. It is understanding why that connection you bit flows, or why that color scheme bumps. Style is the process to an appealing end. Once you got it down to a science, you can reinvent letterforms to suit yourself. This creative growth will amaze the old and young alike. Pretty soon somebody will steal your secret sauce and the cycle will be renewed. If this happens to you, don't bitch about not getting your due. Graffiti is the language of the ignored. If your style is stolen, someone heard you speaking. You got what you wanted from the beginning, some attention, you big baby. It must be noted that the vandal squad loves graffiti. Their job requires them to fiend for graff as much as you do. When you wreck enough walls, they'll want to meet you. Just like the ball huggers outside the graff shop, they'll recite every spot you hit, with the difference being you'll also hear the Miranda Warning. To postpone this, go solo as much as possible. Dont write with anyone that wont fight for you. Don't be paranoid, but be careful. If you avoid writing on pristine properties, you'll stay in misdemeanor territory, and you wont divert the cops' attention from pastry and caffiene consumption (consult local laws to be sure). Remember, if they didn't see you do it, it's almost impossible for them to win a conviction without your own damming testimony. Shut up, shut up, SHUT UP! Giving a cop info on another writer will doom you to a life of ridicule, from cops and kids alike, with no parole. There's nothing wrong with knowing your the shit as long as you are. But once you reach that conclusion, your one foot over the edge of falling off. Watch your step fathead, there's no shortage of people chanting, "JUMP JUMP JUMP!" There are plenty of writers that have been painting well for the better part of 20 years, and your posing and fronting looks retarded next to them. Get back to work, you "never was" slouch. In conclusion, graffiti is free, impresses the girls, is heroic in our couch potato culture, will provide you with a million stories to tell at parties, and a sure cure for the inner-city blues. If it's not fun, you're doing it wrong or have been doing it too long. So get going, fame awaits the fly among you.
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	From another site	273 days ago
	Dudes have really lost touch with what it means to be a writer, now its as easy as pickin a semi decent name, pickin a cop out style like dirty euro, doing some sloppy pieces in the middle of no-where, and posting them on sites like 12oz,bebo and flickr, and many more popping up.. like its a new raise to fame, like its hardcore, no one knows its in the middle of no-where, but if you post 20 similar pics, your apparently going hard.. up all over nanna’s shed in stilorgan, thats what we’re aimin for these days, like its a daily ritual, you check these web pages to see who’s “up”, thats in quote’s cus the word has lost all meaning, whoever’s rockin the most post’s of they’re backers and they’re tag’s on the back of bus seats, that deserves props.. i must say, im impressed. Im not dropping names, but if i was to skim through the last few pages of twelve ounce, i can guarantee that if i went to Dublin the streets wouldnt profess these dudes, that they’re E-fame doesn’t reflect they’re actual fame,if thats what you wanna call it. Alot of the new heads have no idea what its about, its a popularity contest now, and not in the original sense, its personal now, and not in the way it should be.. everyone know’s who’s who, im suprised people don’t know cisto’s ATM number, people seem to know where heads live, and say it all over the net, like its “the new goss” , whats that saying about graff like?..is it really just a faces game now?will magazines like WANTED and CANT STOP FANATICS, just become our version of OK and HELLO magazine? And the phrase “going hard” is just thrown around so loose these days, no idea what going hard is, going hard is painting non stop, day n night, no compromising, its as simple as that, just NON FUCKIN STOP, just whackin up throw ups, tags, pieces, writing with anything you can..cus thats what this is, we’re WRITERS, we WRITE.. we don’t talk, we’re not speakers, so it should be mouth shut, it should be anonymous, let your letters talk for you, and if you don’t have the physical presence, go home.. you either write or you don’t, simple as.. you shouldn have to prove SHIT by posting away non stop, don’t try prove shit to anyone, your either up or your not, the standard for whats up is VERY,VERY,VERY low these days.. no one is being realistic, we’re a scene of bystanders, we just stepped back and watched grift take over, just like “wow, grift did this, grift did that” but how many of ye were up there with him? We just all stepped back n watched, now he’s gone we look like fools, grift is the definition of irish graffiti, and THAT is just embarrassing, grift isn’t great (be realistic) yeah he can get up, but is he any better at it than oclock,banos,inxs,jammer?? No, he’s not, and everyone seems to think “those grifts are burners”.. burnin what exactly? Sayin that alone is embarrassing.. disagree?then you must have low exectations for what you can achieve. Everyone is seekin some recognition of what they’re doing too.. graff was never about that, back in the 80’s in NY you were lucky to ever meet another writer, YOU were your only critic, there were no sites telling you what was good, if your “going hard” or not.. you knew yourself what you were doing, you knew that you were going out painting, non stop, writing your name, just simply writing, not talking, doing.. and you were “impressing” yourself, you wernt impressing a blog of writers.. you wernt doing spots JUST so you can go home that evening and post it on 12oz, you were doing it for YOUR reasons.. This is graffiti, its about a name, its about your letters, its about how you place your spots, its about going out and actually painting, while your sitting here reading this, why arnt you out painting? Your not answering to me, your answering to yourself, cus your doing graff for yourself...arnt you? So give yourself a GOOD reason why your not out painting.. something better to do? Then maybe graff aint your game.. thats the fine line between a real writer and a wannabe, you cant be aimin somewhere in the middle, you wannabe be THE BEST if your a real writer, and you don’t let shit come in your way, you just go out n do it, and if your aimin somewhere in between, if you just paint on the weekends, if you cant see yourself interrailing across Europe with a camera and a travellers check for paint in three years time, your not a writer.. you are, a wannabe.. so save yourself some money.. but if you are a writer, you’ll be able to list some current injuries from painting, from riskin shit recently, going that bit further, you’ll be savin up for your chromes n pink dots, not for your 94 and alien skinnies, you’ll be sketching, not lookin at sketches on the paper chase thread, you’ll be checkin how much longer till the stretch in the day kicks in, you’ll be keeping up on transport 21, you’ll be making sure YOUR getting shit on lock, not marvelling about when grift did. Say what you want, you know im speaking the truth, YOU know where you fall in, you know if your a writer or not,you know Ireland would have a proper fuckin scene if you fall into my definition of a writer,cus its the real definition,care less. One love, irie I jah bless
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	thanks Wikipedia	502 days ago
	A number of words and phrases have come to describe different styles and aspects of graffiti. Like all slang and colloquialisms, the phrases vary in different cities and countries. The following terminology comes primarily from the United States. back to back Graffiti that covers a wall from end to end, as seen on some parts of the West-Berlin side of the Berlin Wall. Similarly, trains sometimes receive end to end painting when a carriage has been painted along its entire length. This is often abbreviated as e2e. End to ends used to be called window-downs but this is an older expression that is falling from popularity. backjump A quickly executed throw up or panel piece. Backjumps are usually painted on a temporarily parked train or a running bus. black book A graffiti artist's sketchbook. Often used to sketch out and plan potential graffiti, and to collect tags from other writers. It is a writer's most valuable property, containing all or a majority of the person's sketches and pieces. A writer’s sketchbook is carefully guarded from the police and other authorities, as it can be used as material evidence in a graffiti vandalism case and link a writer to previous illicit works.[1] bomb To bomb or hit is to paint many surfaces in an area. Bombers often choose throw-ups or tags over complex pieces, as they can be executed more quickly.[2] bite To steal another artist's ideas or lettering schemes. Seasoned artists will often complain about toys that bite their work.[3] buff To remove painted graffiti with chemicals and other instruments, or to paint over it with a flat color.[4] burner Typically a large, more elaborate type of piece. The piece could be said to be "burning" out of the wall or train-side. Because they take so much time and effort, burners in downtown areas are more likely to be legal pieces, painted with the consent of the property owner. The early writers of New York also did burners illegally on trains, and adventurous modern writers sometimes still do large scale illegal pieces in heavily-trafficked areas. Alternatively a burner can also refer to a quick chrome bombing or throwup.[5] crew A crew or cru (alternative spelling) is a group of writers or graffiti artists. Some crews are members of gangs, or are associated with gangs (sometimes for procurement of art materials or for protection while painting), but most crews are unaffiliated with gangs. It can happen that an ordinary group of friends suddenly form a crew if they are all interested in graffiti and want to start collaborating. By painting in a crew with the crew name there's a smaller risk of being held responsible for the works if a member gets arrested, because from a legal point of view the name could have been painted by anyone in the group.[6] dress-up To completly write all over a specific area like a door-way, wall or window that is untouched. end-to-end (...) The opposite of top-to-bottom - meaning a train-car covered with paint from one side of it to the other. Used as an adjective and non-commonly as a noun. The expression is however not very used anymore because of better sounding alternatives.[7] etch The use of acid solutions intended for creating frosted glass, such as Etch Bath, to write on windows. In Norway some trains have even been taken temporarily out of service because of the acid tagging, which is potentially dangerous for other people's health.[8] force field The term used in the North east for the outer most outline around any piece of graffiti. Also referred to "outer glow", "outer trim" and "shells". Fills also referred to as "bombs" "throw ups" or "throwies". Fills describe a piece of graffiti that is either filled in a rush or a solid fill. A fill is also the interior base color of the piece of graffiti. going over To go over a piece of graffiti simply means to paint on top of it. While most writers respect one another's artwork, to intentionally and disrespectfully paint on top of another's work is akin to a graffiti declaration of war. However (due partially to the limited amount of desirable wall-space) most graffiti writers maintain a hierarchy of sorts; a tag can legitimately be covered by a throw-up, and a throw-up by a piece, and this is commonly done without incident. If a piece has previously been slashed (or "dissed"), it is also acceptable for another writer to go over it. To violate these guidelines, or to simply paint lower-quality graffiti on top of a higher-quality artist's work will quickly characterize a writer as an annoyance, or "toy." This is thought to be dangerous as a few remarkable crews are rumored to be physically violent to people not respecting their self-claimed rank in the hierarchy. getting over to work your reputation or "rep" through graffiti. (see King) heaven spots (or shorter as heavens) Pieces that are painted in hard-to-reach places such as rooftops and freeway signs , thus making them hard to remove. Such pieces, by the nature of the spot, often pose dangerous challenges to execute, but may increase an artist's notoriety. This term also encompasses a double-meaning as the locations are often very dangerous to paint there and it may lead to death, thus, going to heaven. Hollows also referred to as "outlines" and "shells". A hollow is a piece of graffiti that contains no fill. (see fill) insides Graffiti done inside trains, trams, or buses. In 1970s New York, there was as much graffiti inside the subway trains as outside, and the same is true of some cities today (like Rome, Italy and Melbourne, Australia). While still very common, insides are often less artistic and seldom documented. king The opposite of toys, kings or queens (feminine) are writers especially respected among other writers. This is sometimes separated into "inside" and "outside" kings. To be a king of the inside means you have most tags inside trains (to "own the inside"), and to "own the outside" means having most pieces on the train surface. One should note that there are kings of style among a variety of other categories and the term is regionally subjective. Self-declared kings will often incorporate crowns into their pieces; a commonly used element of style. However the people must be very self-confident when doing it, since other great writers tend to slash out self-proclaimed kings who have not gained that rank yet in their eyes. Typically a writer can only become a king if another king with that status already has expressed so.[9] knight A respected graffiti writer whose skills are still progressing. They are not as good as a king, but are much better then a toy. KRink home made ink created and sold by KR. Its Performance and durability has set a general standard for inks so much that it is used in regular terminology. landmark When an individual "tags" on a certain location that becomes very difficult for removal. Can also be a location that wont get noticed too much, therefore it stays on longer. legal A graffiti piece or production that is made with permission. married couple Two simultaneous whole cars painted next to each other. Some artists make fun out of term by connecting the two paintings across the car-gap often in a humoristic or obvious way to signal the so called marriage. (Subway cars permanently coupled and sharing a single air-compressor and electrical generator between them are technically married pairs.) mop A homemade marker derived from a Kiwi or Bingo dispenser and filled with various inks, used for tagging. paint-eater an unprimed surface such as raw wood or concrete that eats up standard spray paint. If a location has been given the reputation of beng a "paint eater" than in such cases a more thicker paint should be obtained and executed. pichacao Is the Brazilian name for there unique form of tagging. [1] permission wall a permission wall is not to be confused with a legal. piece (short form of masterpiece) A large and labor-intensive graffiti painting. Pieces often incorporate 3-D effects, arrows, and many colors and color-transitions, as well as various other effects. Originally shorthand for masterpiece, considered the full and most beautiful work of graffiti). A piece requires more time to paint than a throw-up. If placed in a difficult location and well executed it will earn the writer more respect. Piece can also be used as a verb that means: "to write". [10] Pilot an excellent marker used for decades by writers. It can be unscrewed and filled up with home made inks, as wells as modified to drip like crazy. racking Shoplifting or robbing, not limited to but including paint, markers, inks and clothes. Although disputed whether racking is an essential part of graffiti, there are writers who don't consider using legitimately acquired paint or pens as proper graffiti.[11] run The length of time graffiti remains up before being covered or removed. If a piece has been up for a year, it is said to have "run for a year". rusto Rust-Oleum brand spray paint. scribe Also called "scratchitti," scribing creates hard-to-remove graffiti by scratching or etching a tag into an object, generally using a key, knife, stone, ceramic drill bit, or diamond tipped Dremel bit. The Mohs scale of mineral hardness determines which stones or other objects will scratch what surfaces. Often accompanied by etch, which is a faster method only applicable on glass surfaces slash To put a line through, or tag over, another's graffiti. This is considered a deep insult. It is also known as "marking", "dissing" and "capping" (because of an infamous writer called CAP going over almost every piece on every car of the New York transit system in the early 70s and has become sort of a criticized legend because of that). Also referred to as "crossing out", "dissing" or "going over". sticker Also referred to as "labels". A sticker (often obtained from shipping companies and name greeting labels) with the writer's tag on it. A sticker can be deployed more quickly than other forms of graffiti, making it a favorite in any public place such as newspaper dispensers, stop signs, phone booths etc. A popular sticker that was used originally were the "Hello my name is" red stickers in which a writer would fill the name out with there own. straight letter Also referred to as "straights" and sometimes "simples" are a direct blocky, more readable and simpler style of graffiti. Straight letters can be read by anyone and usually contain only 2 colors. tag (scribble) A stylized signature, normally done in one color. The simplest and most prevalent type of graffiti, a tag is often done in a color that contrasts sharply with its background. Tag can also be used as a verb meaning "to sign". Writers often tag on or beside their pieces, following the practice of traditional artists who sign their artwork. A less common type of tag is a "dust tag", done in dust by writers wishing to practice. The verb tagging has even become a popular verb today in other types of occasions that are non-graffiti-related. Tagging first appeared in Philadelphia, with spraypainted messages of "Bobby Beck In '59" on freeways surrounding the city. The first "king" was also crowned in Philly: Cornbread, a student who began marking his nickname around the city to attract the attentions of a girl. In New York City, TAKI 183 inspired a newspaper article about his exploits, leading to an explosion of tagging in the early seventies.[12] throw-up A throw-up or "throwie" sits between a tag and a piece in terms of complexity and time investment. It generally consists of a one-color outline and one layer of fill-color. Easy-to-paint bubble shapes often form the letters. A throw-up is designed for quick execution, to avoid attracting attention to the writer. Throw-ups are often utilized by writers who wish to achieve a large number of tags while competing with rival artists. Most artists have both a tag and a throw-up that are pretty much fixed compared to pieces. It is mostly so because they need to have a recognizable logo for others to identify them and their own individual styles.[13] top-to-bottom Pieces on trains that cover the whole height of the car. A top-to-bottom, end-to-end combined production is called a whole-car. A production with several writers might cover a whole-train, which means the entire side of the train has been covered. In the U.S. this term can also be used as a single noun instead of only an adjective. toy Poor work, or an inexperienced or unskilled writer. Graffiti writers usually use this as a derogatory term for new writers in the scene or writers that are old to the scene that still do not have any skill or reputation. The act of "toying" someone else's graffiti is to disrespect it by means of going over it. (see "slash"/"going over") undersides Tags or signatures painted on the under carriage of passenger trains. Undersides are normally marked in the yard after painting the train panel, most undersides will last somewhat longer than the original piece, as the railway workers primarily focus on the most visible things and sometimes don't have resources to clean everything. up Writers become up when their work becomes widespread and well-known. Although a writer can "get up" in a city by painting only tags (or throw-ups), a writer may earn more respect from skillfully executed pieces or a well-rounded repertoire of styles than from sheer number of tags. Usually the more spots a writer can hit, the more respect he or she gains. A writers ups is determined by how much prolific graffiti he/she has accomplished and that is actively running. wack this term was shortened slang from the form deriving from "out of whack". It is used when describing something that is unskillful or toy. (see toy) whole car A single or collaborative piece that covers the entire visible surface of a train car, usually excluding the front and rear of the train. A whole car is usually worked upon by either a single artist or several artists from the same crew and is completed in one sitting. whole train All train cars (usually between four and eight or more, regardless of the train length) completely covered with paint reaching the far end of the train on one or both sides. Such demanding actions are often done by multiple artists or crews and with a limited variation of colors - commonly in black and silver - because of the stressing time limitation they are facing when painting in the train yards (very often less than 30 minutes). However the more artists who participate, the better works can come out of it and the cars are done quicker too. This type of graffiti, if finished successful, is one of the most respected forms amongst other writers, but is also rarer due to the higher risk of getting caught. window-down (...) Used mostly as a prefix for a whole car (other variations are possible too) where the content has been painted below the window borders, almost always covering the whole surface in its length (see end to end). Can be used as a more precise alternative to the mentioned term within the brackets, but though not in addition to top-to-bottom as that will exceed the definition of the term. writer A practitioner of writing.[14]
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	Garda	703 days ago
	GARDA STOP, QUESTION & SEARCH POWERS. It is often said that 'If a Garda asks you for your name and address, you must give it to him'. I've heard a lot of people say it and I hear activists say it to eachother with full conviction. I've heard cops and legal people say it. The ICCL even advise it. It’s bullshit, it’s a lie and we've got to get that into our heads. If you believe it's true then you must obviously have knowledge of the relevant provision in law, and please post it here as a comment, with ’chapter and verse’ please, if you do. You can only be stopped or questioned by a Garda in accordance with law. To be randomly stopped and/or questioned by a Garda is an abuse of privacy and deprivation of personal liberty. You are entitled to walk the street without question or prevention by a Garda, unless your actions or conduct are such that there is provision in law relevant to your behaviour to stop and question you. YOU MUST ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE THEY ASK QUESTIONS. If you are stopped or questioned, and this is very important, the first thing you should do is ask the Garda why you are being stopped or questioned. It's so important to ask the Gardaí questions and to get answers to those questions. If a Garda cannot, will not, or refuses to use 'the law' by invoking a relevant act (such as Public Order Act or Road Traffic Act or whatever) then you do not have to engage or cooperate with him in any way. He must invoke the law to use the law ... in accordance with the law! If he refuses, he is not acting in accordance with any law and you should invoke your rights to personal liberty and go about your business. Furthermore, "Any person (note: including a Garda) who, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, wilfully prevents or interrupts the free passage of any person or vehicle in any public place is committing an offence under Section 9 of the CRIMINAL JUSTICE (PUBLIC ORDER) ACT, 1994”. If a garda is insisting, then you must also insist on asking what provision of law he makes such a demand. If he continues to make up some rubbish under 'colour of law' refuse to co-operate and tell him he will be held personally liable at civil and criminal law for wrongful arrest and false imprisonment if he abuses his authority further. BEING ASKED FOR YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. Similarly, a Garda does not have the right, save in accordance with law, to ask you for your name and address. Again, your right to privacy is accepted by the courts to be provided for in Article 40.3 of the Irish constitution. Any attempt by a Garda to deny your privacy must be done in accordance with law. Even if a Garda invokes for example 'The Public Order Act', he cannot demand your name and address unless he is of the opinion that you have committed an offence under that act. Neither do you have to "comply with the directions of Garda" (section unless you have been informed that you are committing an offence relative to the Public Order Act whereby there is provision in the act to direct you to 'desist or leave the vicinity" (section . The offences (and sections) they might use to question (or arrest you) are "wilfull obstruction" (section 9) and "trespass" (section 13) etc. "Disorderly Conduct "(section 5) is one they could throw at you but not unless you are using "offensive conduct causing serious offence". Therefore - you should never give a Garda your name and address unless you have been told you have committed an offence or you are under arrest for an offence. You must also be informed of the offence. So again, you should ASK! and keep asking questions until you are fully informed. (Often you can disempower a Garda bully by simply asking questions. Don't let them disempower you, do not be bullied, speak up for yourself and invoke your legal rights) Below is the only provision in the Public Order Act for a Garda to ask you for your name and address. CRIMINAL JUSTICE (PUBLIC ORDER) ACT, 1994, Section 24. 24.—(1) Where a member of the Garda Siochana finds any person committing an offence under a relevant provision, the member may arrest such person without warrant. (2) Where a member of the Garda Siochana is of the opinion that an offence has been committed under a relevant provision, the member may— ( a ) demand the name and address of any person whom the member suspects, with reasonable cause, has committed, or whom the member finds committing, such an offence, and ( b ) arrest without warrant any such person who fails or refuses to give his name and address when demanded, or gives a name or address which the member has reasonable grounds for believing is false or misleading. (3) Any person who fails or refuses to give his name and address when demanded by virtue of subsection (2), or gives a name or address when so demanded which is false or misleading, shall be guilty of an offence. The example of legislation above is from the Public Order Act which is most commonly used against protesters. There is other legislation in other 'Acts', but still the 'fundamentals' apply. The Gardaí will also use the Road Traffic Act to stop and harass people in cars. IMPORTANT: The Road Traffic Act does make provision for the Gardaí to ask you for your name and address in order to identify you as the driver of the car etc. More on the Road Traffic Act later. The problems are, 1) Guards have a habit of just asking/bullying people for their names and addresses and getting them, and 2) The misconception is out there that 'You must always give your name and address to a Garda when they ask you'. Not true for reasons above. Sometimes they pull the 'Are you refusing to obey a direction of a Garda?' trick. But again, directions can only be given by Gardaí under certain sections of enacted law (Acts) ... in accordance with the law. BEING SEARCHED Again, the bottom line is that your right to personal and bodily integrity is enshrined in international and constitutional law. The same applies to your vehicle, your bag/rucksack and your tent/toilet/sittingroom/dwelling/home. Under any act of law (which must be invoked) there is provision for Gardaí to search if a) they have a warrant issued under a certain act or b) they have reasonable grounds to suspect that there is something illegal in your possession, for example the ‘Misuse of Drugs Act 1994‘ http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/ZZA12... . The ‘Misuse of Drugs Act‘ is a straw they like to clutch at when you stand up to them on other acts they‘ve invoked, and it gives them provision to search your person or vehicle without a warrant (provided they have reasonable cause to suspect), but not a building. They must have a warrant to search buildings/dwellings (unless you are in the business of selling drugs) see section 24. Your tent, for example, is your dwelling which for the purposes of this act is a structure or building, but you must insist on this, because they will test you. Never give them reason to suspect you of carrying drugs, and question them thoroughly if they say they do, because they’ll just be making it up. The Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990. http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/ZZA12... is similar to the Misuse of Drugs Act, in that there is provision for them to search your person for a weapon intended to cause harm, but they must have a search warrant to search your dwelling etc. It's probably wise not to carry a knife unless you need it for something and can justify carrying it, which is a defence to any charge. For example a penknife is not an offensive weapon, it's a tool and an essential one for campers and travelling lunch eating protesters etc. Some people, for example, always carry a knife and justifiably so, it's the oldest and most useful tool of all. Other legislation, for example, Offences Against the State Act, the Criminal Law Act, the Misuse of Drugs Act AND the Offensive Weapons Act entitles police officers to search you and/or your vehicle without a warrant. If one of these statutes is being invoked in order to search you without a search warrant, you are entitled to told about it. Research of these acts is required on this - more than will fit in this article. But I hope you get the picture. 3b) TRAFFIC STOPS, CHECKPOINTS & THE ROAD TRAFFIC ACTS 1961 & 1994 (major ones). Thanks to the Black Pope for his advice in this (RTA) section of the article
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	Flash Box History	734 days ago
	Flshbox History: 1 DJ Kool - Let me clear my throat. 2 Slick Rick - Children's Story 3 Rappin' 4-Tay - Playaz Club 4 LL Cool J - Big Ole Butt 5 Dr Dre - Deep Cover 6 Notorious B.I.G. - Another 7 Baha men - Who Let the Dogs out 8 Wu-Tang Clan - M.E.T.H.O.D. Man 9 Jay z - La, La, La (Excuse Me Again) 10 Digable Planets - Where I'm from 11 Slick Rick - Street Talkin 12 2Pac - God Bless The Dead 13 Jackson 5 - I want you back 14 Eric B & Rakim - Don't Sweat the Technique 15 Big Daddy Kane - Ain't No Half Steppin' 16 Andrew Milonakis - Rap 17 Korn - Play Me (Ft Nas) 18 Rihanna - Shut up and drive 19 The Prodigy - Diesel power (Ft Kool Keith) 20 Ice Cube - Roll All Day 21 Ludacris - Southern hospitality 22 Marco V - False Light 23 David Bowie - Sound & Vision 24 Ryan Addams - To be young 25 Spiderbait - Black betty 26 Felix Da Housecat - Harlot (2006) 27 Nas - Get Down 28 Fat Joe - Crack House 29 Kanye west - Champion 30 DJ Felli Fel - Get buck in here 31 Lupe Fiasco - Superstar 32 Fat Joe - Watch the sound 33 Old Dirty Bastard - Baby i like it raw 34 Montell jordan - this is how we do it 35 Rob Base and DJ Easy Rock - it takes two 36 Stack & Tek - Fuck Soulja Boy 101 (Soulja Boy Diss) 37 jon lajoie's - Everyday Normal Guy 2 38 Ya Boy - Precise Gang 39 LCD Soundsystem - Get Innocuous 40 hadouken - get smashed gate crash 41 nas - hero 42 the roots - dont feel right 43 M.I.A. - paper planes (bun b remix) 44 kurupt - who ride with us 45 ll cool j - you better watch me 46 T.I. - Whatever you like 47 ronaldjenkees - Throwing Fire 48 Pharell feat Clipse - Mr Me Too 49 David Guetta - Everytime we touch 50 Jay-Z - Brooklyn we go hard 51 2pac - me and my girlfriend
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	The 45 King	742 days ago
	DJ Mark the 45 King (born Mark James), also known as the 45 King, started DJing in New Jersey in the mid-1980s. The nickname "the 45 King" comes from his ability to make beats using obscure 45 RPM records. The 45 King first gained fame with his breakbeat track "The 900 Number" in 1987. The song featured a looping tenor sax solo from Marva Whitney's "Unwind Yourself." The 45 King was signed to Tuff City Records that year and given a production deal. "The 900 Number" remains his signature work, having been resampled by many artists. He was also featured on "1989-Hustlers Convention" album on the UK label Music Of Life, considered by many to be hip-hop's first-ever live album. In the early 1990's, drug addiction took its toll on the 45 King's career, which caused him to lose a production deal that he signed with Warner Bros. Records. Around this time the 45 King released multiple series of breakbeat records (The Lost Breakbeat series, the Breakapalooza series, etc.) and a few tracks for other emceess, but stayed mainly with his breakbeat record franchises. Using his popularity from the previous release, the 45 King was able to help the other members of his crew, dubbed the Flavor Unit. The 45 King's second break came when Flavor Unit member Queen Latifah was signed to Tommy Boy Records (at the time home of De La Soul and Stetsasonic) and released the album All Hail the Queen (featuring KRS-One, Daddy-O, and Prince Paul). This album is considered by critics to be the 45 King's best production work. In 1996 Washington, D.C., based Go-go DJ, DJ Kool scored a big hit with the song "Let Me Clear My Throat." It was simply call-and-response vocals over a chopped half og the "900 Number" beat, but it was popular nationwide. DJ Kool didn't just sample the track, he acknowledged the 45 King's as the song's originator, and the 45 King even remixed the track for Kool. In 1998 the 45 King produced "It's a Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" for Jay-Z. The song was a hit that featured a looped chorus from the Broadway Musical Annie. In 2000, he produced the platinum track "Stan" for Eminem, solidifying his reputation as a top-notch beatmaker.
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	posted by Mr.Pasto	744 days ago
	i got bored..so ultimately,what the funk is graff about??not 1 of these bullshit things u see that ppl read and think there a king.. when people think of graffiti they think its just sum sensless scribble on walls,a shit in the peverbial toilet of life, but no-one ver takes the time to notice graff and the effort put in,people often say to me "your sketches are nice,and ye do great legal things,but why do ye bother destroying the place with tags",as artists we can understand that you wont get known for legalls and youll be dubed as a pussy,but people still cant grasp that tags are the basic form,if i dont do those tags,i cant progress into bombs,throwies,pieces then burners which is what they like seeing,they expect us to do these nice paintings that they can look at,but we cant just dive in,its like telling a 2nd year science student to write a theorum on quantam physics(not gona happen),and im sure theyd like to see lovely pieces done illegal,maybe they dont mind them if there "pretty",well..gardai from the DA unit are makein that hard for us,searches without probable cause and confiscating our stuff just provokes us more..and what really pisses me off is the idea that we hit houses and churches and cars,WE DONT, they assume we do and think we have no respect for the owners,we only hit government property,and who respects the government??the community association councler who evades taxes?does he respect his government?the buffer-men who are usually scangers from the kip selling stolen cars in their spare time?does he?so,can these people who always complain about us really have a good reason to?who is the victim of our graff??nobody is hurt,its nobodys house,its not a religious building either,its something we dont care about,its the 14bus to wilton,or the 217 train to cobh..since when does that affect any of us??im not asking to legalise graff,or anything,im asking YOU someone who isnt into graff to read this and respect our work,take the time before you clean it to admire it..1 tag on a window..think how we felt at the time..nervous?exited? thinkin about gettin caught,about the effort in choosing the marker in the shop,the effort that went into thoses pages and pages in the back of your irish copy that were used to develop your handstyle,the dedication it took to master,the dedication of gettin in trouble for "doodleing"in class and gettin in trouble..to us its all worth it for that one tag..for that layer of ink that seeps into the glass and leaves a mark,that chemical reaction gives us a strange feeling, we see the tags as us and not words,others see our tags as an individual,a uniqe individual portraid by the style,we dont know who they are,we know what they are..chilled out by the smooth flow of the tag,or our aggresion by the kick extensions on the t or k,the way it was done,ruff or smooth..it tells alot...people dont care about any of this....i dont wish they would though..my graff is for me and no-one else..ya its for the fame,but ultimately me... some write for the fame,and they have there reasons,accomplitionment(spelling, i know!),satisfaction,self belief..some write to feel a purpose and alive,when they think "do i make a diffrence??",ya,you do,ur feeding the buffer-mans children,your speeking for the speachless,your lettin "the man" know that they will never have every one under control... people write for the fun of it..something to escape to..and NO its not the same illegal,really its not..and its for the feeling..so,would the government rather have us doin drugs for the feeling which cant be fixed,or painting a train which can be buffed and will create jobs for dublin unemployed??which option would you have us do? and NO,you wont ever stop us..someone will always be there to write their name where the are not suposed to..and takin away legal walls and closin paint shops wont stop us,maybe some,but not those of us who are commited..ill hounestly do a wholecar in sharpies if i have to,if u leave us with no other choice we will..were theres a will theres a way,and noone has more will than a writer,or as much dedication.. i want all politions to stand under the moonlight on a dart line with an icey can of mtn in their hands in the middle of the winter as a train flies past...i want them to see how it feels and then tell me they didnt like it...because i know they wont..to get that feeling of shit hitting the inside of your rim...its just magic its really something.... i took the time to write this because i love it and its my life...feel free to copy n paste to yer blog..i dont mind,jus dont be a toy n say u wrote it..im not askin for mad props or anything..just leave it as it is.. peace mufukas,"cus we get up when were down,we get high but our feet never leave the ground"..-MR.PASTO-..-USkrew-..CORK 2 DOUBLE "O" SEVEN.... posted by Mr.Pasto
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	Amaru Shakur	747 days ago
	On the night of September 7, 1996, Shakur attended the Mike Tyson - Bruce Seldon boxing match at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. After the fight, one of Suge Knight's associates spotted 21 year-old Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson, a member of the Southside Crips, in the MGM Grand lobby and had Shakur notified. Shakur rushed Anderson and knocked him to the ground. Shakur's entourage, as well as Knight and his followers assisted in beating down Anderson. The event was captured on the hotel's video surveillance. A few weeks earlier, Anderson and a group of Crips robbed a member of Death Row's entourage in a Foot Locker store, precipitating Shakur's onset. After the brawl, Shakur went to rendezvous with Knight to go to Death Row-owned Club 662 (now known as restaurant/club Seven). He rode in Knight's 1996 black BMW 750i sedan as part of a larger convoy with some of Shakur's friends, The Outlawz, and bodyguards. At 10:55 p.m., while paused at a red light, Shakur rolled down his window and a photographer took their photo.At around 11:00-11:05 p.m., they were halted on Las Vegas Blvd. by Metro bicycle cops for playing the car stereo too loud and not having license plates. The plates were then found in the trunk of Knight's vehicle; they were released without being fined a few minutes later.At about 11:10 p.m., while stopped at a red light at Flamingo Road near the intersection of Koval Lane in front of the Maxim Hotel, a vehicle occupied by two women pulled up on their right side. Shakur, who was standing up through the sunroof, exchanged words with the two women, and invited them to go to Club 662.At approximately 11:15 p.m., a white, four-door, late-model, Cadillac driven by unknown person(s) pulled up to the sedan's right side, rolled down one of the windows, and rapidly fired around twelve to thirteen shots. Shakur was fatally struck by four rounds; one hit him in the chest, the pelvis, and his right hand and thigh. One of the rounds apparently ricocheted into Shakur's right lung. Knight was hit in the head by shrapnel, though it is thought that a bullet grazed him. According to Knight, a bullet from the gunfire had been lodged in his skull, however, medical reports later contradicted this statement. At the time of the shooting, Shakur was riding alongside Knight, with his bodyguard following behind in a vehicle belonging to Kidada Jones, Shakur's then-fiancée. The bodyguard, Frank Alexander, stated that when he was about to ride along with the rapper in Knight's car, Shakur asked him to drive Kidada Jones' car instead just in case they were too drunk and needed additional vehicles from Club 662 back to the hotel. Shortly after the shooting, the bodyguard reported in his documentary, Before I Wake, that one of the convoy's cars drove off after the assailant but he never heard back from the occupants. After arriving on the scene, police and paramedics took Shakur and Knight to the University Medical Center. According to an interview with one of Shakur's closest friends and music video director Gobi, while at the hospital, he received news from a Death Row marketing employee that the shooters had called the record label and were sending death threats aimed at Shakur, claiming that they were going there to "finish him off". Upon hearing this, Gobi immediately alerted the Las Vegas police, but the police claimed they were understaffed and no one could be sent. Nonetheless, the shooters never arrived. At the hospital, Shakur was in and out of consciousness; heavily sedated, breathed through a ventilator and respirator, was placed on life support machines, and was ultimately put under a barbiturate-induced coma after repeatedly trying to get out of the bed. Despite having been resuscitated in a trauma center and surviving a multitude of surgeries (as well the removal of a failed right lung), Shakur had gotten through the critical phase of the medical therapy and had a 50% chance of pulling through. Gobi left the medical center after being informed that Shakur made a 13% recovery on the sixth night. While in Critical Care Unit on the afternoon of September 13, 1996, Shakur died of internal bleeding; doctors attempted to revive him but could not stop his hemorrhaging. His mother, Afeni Shakur, made the decision to tell the doctors to stop. He was pronounced dead at 4:03 p.m. (PDT) The official cause of death was respiratory failure and cardiopulmonary arrest in connection with multiple gunshot wounds. Afterwards, Shakur's body was cremated; Shakur's ashes were spread over L.A., the Pacific Ocean, his aunt's land, and his mother's land in North Carolina, and some was mixed with cannabis and smoked by The Outlawz. Family and friends spread the remaining ashes during a ceremony in Soweto, South Africa. The ceremony was delayed from September 13, 2006, to June 16, 2007, which would have been Shakur's 36th birthday.
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	The Game	747 days ago
	born into the world as Jayceon Taylor, The Game had roots of any outstanding rapper. Living in Compton, California (Birthplace of Gangsta Rap)The Game had hard knocks at a young age. After his father was accused of raping his sister, The Game was put into custody of his grandparents. His other two brothers were sent to foster homes and sisters with them. Though they lived relatively close, The Game didin't get really involved in the family until his brother, Jevon, a Crip gang member, got shot and killed. The Game, wanting out of the hood, decided to tag along with his older brother, Big Fase 100. Fase taught him how to run the streets and set up shop. Fase, being a Blood gangmember, converted The Game into a Blood. Then, when one of his adopted brothers died, The Game went hard-core. He stole anything he could and sold everything he could. His mother, after giving him a second chance, kicked The Game out of her house. Fase and The Game then moved to the projects of a nearby city and set up shop there. A lucrative businesss, the drug trade caught the eyes of many rivals. One night, while The Game was alone in his apartment, there was a knock on the door. When he opened up, he would get shot five times. Becoming very thankful, he spent the next five months in recovery thiking about a better future. The Game asked his brother Fase to bring him Dre’s The Chronic, Big’s Ready To Die, Jay-Z’s Reasonable Doubt, Ice Cube’s Death Certificate, Snoop’s Doggystyle, 2Pac’s All Eyez On Me, every Kool G Rap record, and anything from NWA. After analyzing them, The Game came out with his own mix-tape. The CD would eventually hit the hands of the Gangsta Rap King, Dr.Dre. After signing him with Aftermath Records, Dr. Dre wanted to expose The Game to the rap game. Seeing as how 50 Cent was in the news and well known, Dr. Dre thought that moving The Game into G-Unit would give him the eyes he needed to see rap. At first, 50 Cent and The Game were getting along. 50 Cent helped The Game make songs for his album, The Documentary. But after long, the two ex-gang members' relationship would head south. After Ja Rule, Fat Joe, and Jadakiss came out with "New York", 50 Cent made a track for his new album, The Massacre, called "Piggy Bank". The song contained disses at Ja Rule, Fat Joe, and Jadakiss. 50 Cent looked for ALL of the G-Unit to back him up. But when The Game publicly spoke to MTV and said that he chose NEITHER side, 50 Cent grew pissed. Then, when 50 Cent found out that The Game was doing songs with Nas, 50 Cent publicly spoke to Hot 97, in New York, kicking The Game out of G-Unit. The interview would be cut short however, after shots were heard coming out of the Hot 97 building. Even so, The Game is a crazy raper. The Game's ability is superb in that he has a flow of words and doesn't go over the beats per minute. The Game's experences bring out the gangsta that he is and his rhymes easily out-wit those of 50 Cent. With The Documentary almost reaching platinum, The Game has proved that even the January cold can't stop his West Coast hot rhymes. His only regret? The fact that his grandma, the one who nicknamed him The Game, never saw him make it in the game...
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	how to be a gangsta	747 days ago
	So you have chosen to be a Gangster, you want to be like 50 cent, or more old school like Al Capone, well this should help you make your way 1. Take like some big steps when you walk. Listen to some rap music. 2. Have a weapon because another gangster may have a weapon and you wont be defended yourself with anything. 3. Always get up as fast as you can they may hit you well kick you you dont want to be dropped to the floor 4. Choose a gangsta name. 5. Learn to use the gangsta lingo. Use resources such as Urban Dictionary or watch reruns of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" . A great first step is to always add "yo" and "dog" to a sentence when addressing others. Yo, It's easy and fun to do, dog. TIPS Always wear like beanie hats or fitted hats that's a great tip WARNING warning never get a gangster mad i found that on a website, and i think there trying to be serious! hahahahahaha
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