Toofly NYC

YOUNITY is delighted to announce that Martha Cooper’s latest book “TAGTOWN” book launch is this coming Thursday at Alphabeta! Younity’s Heart & Soul will be the event’s backdrop how DOPE is that! We are so honored;) Urban art through the ages has never looked so sweet together. Come check out how far we’ve come!!!

Alphabeta
70 Greenpoint Ave
Brooklyn NY
7-10pm
G train to Greenpoint Ave
DJ Castor
www.dokument.org

Back from ATL! got a short sweet rest but excited to share the Younity flicks first with ya’ll…

YOUNITY FEMALE WALL COLLABORATION - FRIDAY 8.10.08 - SUNDAY 8.12.08

The 20 minute buffer whew!

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OMG IT’S NEXT FRIDAY!!!

We have been preparing for this exhibit for like an entire year people…I know crazy long! It takes mad work to put together a “TIGHT” exhibition on an independent level with like no loot, a day job, side gigs, personal life, etc, etc…It’s no easy task. It takes a lot of effort to organize something you care about. The collective has grown to 60 amazing women artists from various backgrounds representing their own individual stylez, ideaz, and skillz. Their work is DOPE!!! this year’s Heart & Soul is a labor of love. Something that flowed and manifested organically. We are extremely proud of this exhibition and hope you get a chance to experience it on opening day. October 17th! Mark your calendars. Don’t forget to cop your own Heart & Soul book which we are exited to have self published! That was a tough one but we did it!!! Shout out to our Younity Team. You guys have gone way and beyond to help spread the message we are so grateful;) love you guys!!!

Thanks to all who believe in YOUNITY and continue to support our community. Spread the love, spread the word…

YOUNITY’s Heart & Soul Exhibition and Book Launch
October 17,2008
OPENING RECEPTION ( open to the public ) 8pm – 10pm
rsvp@theyounity.com

DJ Laylo & Dj Elle on the 1&2′ spinning the best of Hip Hop’s “GOLDEN” Years.

ALPHABETA
70 Greenpoint Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11222
Exhibit Dates: October 18, 2008 – November 17, 2008

Younity Heart & Soul After Party!

Time: 10pm - Till
COCO 66 ( Right Next Door! )
66 Greenpoint Ave
(between Franklin St & West St)
Brooklyn, NY 11222 (718) 389-7392

www.coco66.com

DJ CP spinning the best of Hip Hop, House, Classics, Reggae, and more!
www.terryurban.netPRESS RELEASE BELOW:

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Toofly Deck…

THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
featuring work by established comic book and graffiti artists.
September 27, 2008
Technical Skate Shop
230 Newbury St.
Boston ,MA
7-11PM
www.technicalshops.com

Shout out to Amy “Aimstar” Andrieux for the interview:)
Happy to share a part of the 20 years of wildstyle dialogue between the veterans and the “newschool” of our time.

one minor revision though…blackboards should be blackbook:)…I know the phone reception wasn’t that great lol

Soooooo the official reason we flew all the way to Berlin was to rep, support women, and participate in the all female Catfight graffiti jam for We B*Girlz. At first I must admit I was a little dissapointed. Why would we come all the way to the other side of the world to paint on boards? After getting the dirt on the property owner who was being an ass and not giving permission to the organizers to rock the already graffed up walls with some new shit  I “sighed”. I thought it would be a little different here but like in all places “graffiti art” is still not accepted for it’s direct connections to the destructive illegal markings of it’s roots. Anyway in the end Faith47 and Mickey lead the team and fought for the walls. Thank you ladies!!! We all jumped in cleaned up the weeds and dirt from beneath us and threw down our skills. This is what we came to here to represent…

LINEUP:  TOOFLY (NY), SHIRO (Japan), FAITH47 (South-Africa), MADC (GER), MICKEY (NL), FANY (GER), HERA (GER), SPICE (Australia) , MASSACRE (Sweden), WINTER (Sweden), YEAH (Sweden), QGE (NOR), VENUS (Spain), POLITRIX (SE) , SIZTA (SE), NUMI (Spain), FLAI (Spain) , MALICIA (Spain), ALICE MIZRACHI (NY), F.LADY (NL), JOLIE (GER) and more…

©2008 Photos by: Just ekosystem and Martha Cooper

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After our weekend inspiration, tourist sessionz, and exploring the city we geared up for one of the most intense wall project we had scheduled during our trip. Project: Female mural collaboration on a HUGE ASS building for the community youth center called ARCHIV. Shout out to Monika who hooked us up with the paint, and all the energy filled yummy snacks full of cheeze and wholegrains. Damn I miss those tomatoes with mozzarella! craving them…Anyway this wall is hella freak’n awesome what can I say you got females from all different continents repping: South America, North America, Asia, Africa, Europe, Middle East, and Australia…this was pretty herstoric!

Most of the flicks are from our good friends JUST who’s an amazing photographer you can check out the original layout here: EKOSYSTEM and our culture’s legendary photographer Martha Cooper!

SHIRO, Mad C, Faith47, Paulina, PSF, Toofly, Spice, AM

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Saturday couldn’t have been a better day to paint. We headed over to the terrain where the Cassiopeia is located. I’m not really sure what this spot is called but it’s a huge urban playground for adults and grownup kids in the heart of Friedrichshain. The area has three to four different club locations, a burnt down building with mad graff, an exhibition venue, a huge indoor Skate Park, a beer garden and the highest climbing tower in Berlin. Seemed like this place was an abandoned dump but the folks there have been cleaning it up and keeping it funky. Love it when shit looks griddy…

I went all out on this one…surface was great, location was awesome, and the weather couldn’t have been better ..all we needed was some rice & beans for lunch!

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”Hip Hop Ladies with Attitude”
August 22nd- August 31st 2008

10-day exhibition presenting female graffiti and female Hip Hop history organized by: Catfight Magazine, Anattitude Magazine & We B*Girlz.

location: Blauer Salon, 5th floor of Tacheles, Oranienburgerstr. 54-56a, 10117 Berlin
19:00 till the breakadawn
Entrance: Free
DJs Mok La Rok (a.k.a. Rosy One) & P-Tess (Zürich/Switzerland)

www.hiphop-ladies-with-attitude.com

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WE B*GIRLZ FESTIVAL

The We B*Girlz Festival is a multimedia Festival by women for women celebrating the 4 elements of Hip Hop and more. We B*Girlz wants to present a strong role model for adolescent girls. We B*Girlz Productionz wants to show that women mastered skills in all aspects of Hip Hop and have earned a place in Hip Hop history. We will celebrate their creativity with a one month festival in August 2008 in Berlin. Our intention is to provide a platform for girls and young women from different nations and cultural backgrounds to make contacts, exchange ideas, and support each other. We want to teach them new skills, strengthen their confidence and show them the accomplishments of women in all aspects of Hip Hop culture. Within 4 weeks in August 2008, the We B*Girlz Festival will provide the girls with tools to be creative in the different aspects of Hip Hop culture, and will also teach them how to document their own culture through workshops in video editing, photography, and web design etc. During the 4 weeks in August, we will not only have lots of workshops, but also exhibitions, concerts, club nights, a filmfestival etc. We will produce a compilation with female artists, a magazine and a DVD. The event series will close with a big festival with battles, shows and a concert on the last weekend in August. We hope to see y’all in Berlin!!!

EXHIBITIONS & GRAFFITI JAM
August 28, 2008
location: Tachless

MadC (DE), TOOFLY(US), Shiro(JP), Faith47(SA), Mickey(NL), Fany(DE), Wave(DE), Hera(DE), Spice(AU), Anarkia(BR), Winter(NO), Yeah(NO), Qge(NO), Venus (ES), Politrix(SE), Sizta(SE), Numi(ES), Flai(ES), Malicia(ES), Alice Mizrachi(US), F.Lady(NL), Jolie (DE).

* The “Hip Hop Lady’s with Attitude” exhibition “So Fresh & So Def “will be kicking of August 22nd!

WE B GIRLZ CONCERT
August 29, 2008
location: Cassiopeia

ROXANNE SHANTÉ, BAHAMADIA, YARAH BRAVO, INVINCIBLE, ETERNIA, STACY EPPS, DJ SHORTEE, PYRANJA, SHE-RAW, JENEEZ, ISCHEN IMPOSSIBLE, TOO FUNK SISTAZ, NIA GARA,

DANCE OFF
August 30, 2008
location: Universal Hall

ROKAFELLA (NYC) ASIA ONE ( LA) A-KO ( Paris ) MOVIE ONE ( Barcelona )

To stay in the loop sign up for the “newzletta” at www.bgirlz.com

www.hiphop-ladies-with-attitude.com
www.bitchesincontrol.com
www.catfightmagazine.com

http://b-girlz-berlin.com/info/hostel/

Shiro, Ema, and yours truly hooked up ALL THE RIGHT in corona queens with this slamming rooftop piece.
It was a hot ass day but we kept it cool with some fresh chopped fruits for like $!1.00. I love Queens you can still get shit at a reasonable price!

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Our homegirls from Catfight Magazine, Anattitude Magazine & We B*Girlz organising the all-female Hip Hop exhibition “Hip Hop Ladies with Attitude - Jammin’ Fresh & Def” in Berlin from 22.-31.08.2008 as part of the one-month female Hip Hop event “We B*Girlz-Festival”. Check out what’s coming soon! Save the Date…

www.catfightmagazine.com

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Graff Ladies rocking a wall in Brooklyn with the MAKE THE ROAD NY youth team.

Shiro ( Japan) Toofly (NY), Lucha (NY), and Emilia (NY)
Shout out to the Make the Road NY youth team, and Emilia for helping organize this wall project and getting us some yummy Iced Coffee!

We will be done with it soon! Look out for the finished wall pics…

Make the Road New York promotes economic justice, equity and opportunity for all New Yorkers through community and electoral organizing, strategic policy advocacy, leadership development, youth and adult education, and high quality legal and support services.

PHOTOS BELOW by: Pam Inks, Olivia, and Emilia

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Foundations of Style Writing: BLACK BOOK BALTIMORE 2008 Flicks!

oh there it is ha!

Flicks Link: ( courtesy of definition gallery.com )

Closing Party
Friday, June 27th
5-9pm

DB5K Gallery
Baltimore, MD
1800 Fleet Street