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Interview: RiskOne WCA
Interview by: GuerillaOne

Q- What do you write?

RISKONE W.C.A.

Q- WHAT DOES WCA STAND FOR?

W.C.A. STANDS FOR WEST COAST ARMY, WE CAN AMAZE, WHOLE CAR ACADEMY, WICKED CHILDREN AND A LOT OF OTHER SHIT.

Q- WHAT CREWS ARE YOU DOWN FOR?

I'M DOWN FOR AOK, FWD, AND A DUB. (A.W.R.)

Q- WHAT DOES FWD STAND FOR?

"FUCKIN WHITE DEVILZ"

Q- WHAT ABOUT TAT AND SOME OTHER CREWS WE'VE SEEN YOU PUSH FROM OVERSEAS?

I'M DOWN W/A LOT OF COOL PEOPLE BUT I CAN ONLY REALLY PUSH CREWS THAT I HAVE BEEN DOWN WITH FOR YEARS. VULCAN PUT ME DOWN W/TAT AND THAT WAS DOPE, BUT THAT'S THERE GIG. MUCH PROPS TO THEM AND ALL THE OTHER HOMIES THAT THREW ME DOWN W/THEIR CREWS.

Q- WHEN DID YOU START PAINTING? AND DO YOU STILL PAINT?

I STARTED PAINTING IN 83. YEA I STILL PAINT A LITTLE. I'M GETTING READY TO GO FWY BOMBING W/MEAR.

Q- BOMBING?

YEA, NOT JUST THROW UPS AND SHIT , FULL COLOR SHIT.

Q- WHY DID YOU START?

IT'S KIND OF FUNNY BECAUSE WHEN I STARTED I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS WRITING. I USED TO RUN AROUND DRAWING WAVES AND WRITING SURF ALL OVER MY SCHOOL. I WAS ALWAYS DOWN WITH DRAWING ON SHIT. I WOULD DRAW THESE BIG PICTURES ALL OVER SCHOOL, THEN ONE DAY IN HISTORY CLASS THIS NEW YORK KID, SAID, HEY WHAT DO YOU WRITE? I SAID HUH? DUUDE I WRITE ALL KIND'S OF SHIT, MERRY CHRISTMAS, WIPE OUT, SURF..... THEN HE SAID YOUR SURF?, YOUR UP. AND I WAS SAYIN HUH? THEN HE BROKE IT DOWN TO ME. MY TAG WAS "SURF" AND THE REST IS HISTORY.

Q- WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE WRITING EXPERIENCE?

MY FAVORITE WRITING EXPERIENCE WAS AFTER I LEARNED I WAS A WRITER I WENT OUT AND RACKED A BUNCH OF PAINT AND BROKE INTO MY SCHOOL AND WENT OFF. I PAINTED A BIG WAVE THAT WRAPPED FROM THE SECOND FLOOR DOWN THE STAIRS TO THE FIRST FLOOR. WITH A BIG WIPE OUT PC. I BOMBED ALL THE LOCKERS AND CLASSROOMS. I WENT IN THE GIRLS BATHROOM AND WROTE ALL KINDS OF SHIT TO THE GIRLS FROM SURF. THEN I ROCKED A SURF PIECE ON THE LOCKERS. THIS BECAME A BIG THING FOR ME LATER WE STARTED DOING A LOT OF SCHOOL LOCKERS, WE CALLED OURSELVES THE LOCKER ROCKERS. I HAD A 2 OF MY SURFING BUDDIES WATCHING OUT FOR ME AND THEY WERE FREAKING OUT THEY WERE LIKE LET'S GO, LET'S GO, THEN THE SUN STARTED COMING UP AND THEY WERE GONE. I STAYED AND DID ANOTHER PIECE BY THE PHONES UNTIL I SAW CARS PULLING IN THEN I BROKE OUT AND WENT HOME. IT WAS DOPE I WAS ON MY WAY HOME WHEN I STARTED SEEING KIDS WAITING FOR THE BUS AND I WAS THINKING WHAT A BUNCH OF JUMPS, I JUST CAME THE FUCK OFF. I GOT ALL CLEANED UP, CHILLED @ THE PAD MADE A DOPE BREAKFAST W/SOME GRITS LIKE GRANDMA USED TO MAKE THEN I WENT TO SCHOOL. I'LL NEVER FORGET THE FEELING I HAD WHEN I WALKED UP TO THE CLASSROOM BUILDING DURING 3RD PERIOD AND IT LOOKED LIKE THE WHOLE SCHOOL WAS THERE, JUST TRIPPIN. THEY HAD THE SCHOOL BOARD GUYS THERE, DETECTIVES, COPS, AND ALL KIND OF SHIT. EVERY KID IN THE SCHOOL WAS LIKE THAT SHIT IS "FRESH" AND THE FACULTY WAS FUMING. THE JANITORS WERE TELLING KIDS THEY WOULD GIVE 300 BUCKS TO ANYONE WHO KNEW ANYTHING, BACK THEN THAT SEEMED LIKE A MILLION BUCKS. I WASN'T SWEATING THAT BUT THEN THEY WERE LIKE YOU WANT TO SEE US BREAK SOMEONE'S BONES, TELL US WHO DID IT. I KNEW I HAD TO BE QUITE BECAUSE EVERYONE WANTED TO SEE SOME BROKEN BONES, BUT I FELT INVINCIBLE AT THE TIME. I PUSHED MY WAY TO THE FRONT AND STARTED FUCKING WITH THE COPS, I WAS LIKE WHAT'S THAT SAY, THAT SHIT IS COOL, DID THEY PAY SOMEONE TO DO THAT? HOW MANY PEOPLE DID IT TAKE TO DO THAT? , ETC. , ETC. THAT WAS THE SHIT, BUT THE SCHOOL WAS HOT FROM THAT DAY ON, I STILL ROCKED A LOT OF PIECES BUT IT WAS HARD AND I HAD TO PLAN IT PERFECTLY.

Q- WHAT WAS YOUR CRAZIEST/WORSE EXPERIENCE?

MY CRAZIEST/WORSE EXPERIENCE WAS WHEN I STOLE MY DADS CAR AND WENT BOMBING IN THE BARRIO. I WON'T MENTION ANY NAMES OR PLACES BUT IT WAS FUCKED UP. I STARTED GOING OVER THESE GANG BLOCKS AND THEY ROLLED UP ON ME. I WAS LIKE CHILL I'LL PUT YOU UP. THEY WEREN'T HEARING IT. THEY WERE WHISTLIN AND LOWRIDERS WERE PULLING UP OUT OF THE WOOD WORK. THEN ALL THESE CHOLA CHICKS WERE LIKE, KILL EM AYE, KILL THAT ESE. THIS DUDE CAME AT ME WITH A SWITCH BLADE AND I BROKE. ABOUT 15 ESES CHASED ME FOR WHAT SEEMED LIKE AN HOUR, THEN FINALLY I JUMPED A FENCE WITH TALL GRASS AND HID. I REMEMBER CRAWLING BACK TO THE FENCE ON ONE DUDE ACTUALLY JUMPED THE FENCE AND LANDED ON MY LEG. HE MUST have THOUGHT IT WAS A STICK OR SOMETHING, HE GOT UP MUMBLED SOMETHING AND KEPT GOING. WHEN IT WAS SAFE I RAN BACK TO THE CAR AND IT WAS FUCKED. THEY TOOK MY CANS AND PAINTED THE WHOLE CAR INSIDE AND OUT. THE CAR WAS BLACK W/BURGUNDY INTERIOR, BUT AFTER THEY FINISHED THE CAR COMPLETELY COVERED INSIDE AND OUT, IT WAS PINEAPPLE YELLOW, AVOCADO, WHITE, AND, IVORY. THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND I HAD ALREADY BEEN BUSTED WRITING A BUNCH OF TIMES SO POPS WAS LIKE, SEE YA.

Q- HAS GRAFF CHANGED IN YOUR EYES?

FUCK YEAH, THE SHIT KIDS ARE DOING NOW IS INCREDIBLE, WITH ALL THE DIMENSIONS AND PLANNING, ETC. THE KIDS DON'T SEEM LIKE THEY HAVE AS MUCH FUN AS WE DID THOUGH. I THINK WHEN YOU CAN'T BE FIRST TO DO SOMETHING ANYMORE IT TAKES SOMETHING OUT OF IT, BUT ALSO IT DEFINITELY PUSHED THEM TO TAKE IT TO A LEVEL WE NEVER EXPECTED TO SEE.

Q- HOW DO YOU COMPARE OLD SCHOOL TO NEW SCHOOL LA.?

IT'S KIND OF WEIRD BECAUSE I THINK WE TOOK IT WAY MORE SERIOUS ,BUT THEY ARE WAY MORE SERIOUS. IF YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU GET IT AND IF YOU DON'T, YOU WOULDN'T.

Q- DO YOU LIKE THE NEW STYLES OUT THERE?

FUCK YEA, THEY'RE DOPE


Q- I know this question gets debated a lot (at least with old schoolers) but who(m) do you think had the most impact in the LA scene?

FUCKING ME MOTHER FUCKER. NO JUST KIDDING I WOULD HAVE TO SAY, "SOON" HE WAS KILLING IT. HE BOMBED, HAD DOPE HAND STYLES, THROW UPS AND STRAIGHT OUT BURNED

Q- What writer/crew deserves more credit in your eyes for developing the graff scene in LA?

SOON, SAME AS ABOVE. PEOPLE DON'T REALLY TALK ABOUT HIM MUCH BECAUSE HE WAS FROM N.Y. BUT HIS WRITING CAREER WAS IN L.A. AND HE WRECKED SHIT.


Q- The Internet is becoming a new medium for graff artists to expose their work. How do feel about this whole web thing and is it really part of getting up?

THE WEB THING IS COOL, IT'S A SIGN OF THE TIMES. I DO THINK IT MAKES IT EASIER TO GET UP, HOWEVER IT'S A FREE WORLD ANYBODY HAS ACCESS TO DO IT. IF YOUR TALKING SHIT ABOUT IT YOUR PROBABLY JEALOUS OR DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE A COMPUTER LIKE ME.


Q-WHAT ABOUT KID'S THAT CAN'T AFFORD A COMPUTER?

BULLSHIT, YOU CAN GO TO THE LIBRARY, A COFFEE HOUSE, A FRIENDS, OR JUST STEEL ONE.


Q-What do you think about the graff overseas, such as in Germany, Holland etc?

KILLING SHIT, FUCKIN DOING THANGS.

Q-What does the future have in store for graffiti?

I DON'T KNOW I THINK IT'S HERE. I'M JUST GLAD TO SEE GRAFFITI ARTIST PARTICIPATING IN THE ART SCENE AS "ARTIST" AND NOT JUST LABELED AS "GRAFFITI ARTIST" THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT WE GET RECOGNIZED AS SOCIALLY IMPORTANT ARTIST OF THE TIMES.


Q-WILL YOU BE A SUPPORTER OR HATER?

SUPPORTER.



Q-ANY SHOUT OUTS?

YEAH WHAT UP TO ALL THE BLONDE HAIR BIG TITTY BITCHES.


Q-Anything else to add?

YEA, SEX DRUGS ROCK & ROLL, DRINK FIGHT FUCK, FUCK AUTHORITY AND BUY LOT'S OF THIRD RAIL CLOTHES. I DON'T GIVE A FUCK STEAL THAT SHIT, JUST ROCK IT.

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