• Chris Blatchford (Part 9): The Rise of Tag-Banging In Los Angeles Graffiti Culture

  • Dec 1 2024
  • Duración: 12 m
  • Podcast

Chris Blatchford (Part 9): The Rise of Tag-Banging In Los Angeles Graffiti Culture

  • Resumen

  • In the next clip of our exclusive interview with Fox 11 investigative reporter Chris Blatchford, the journalist revisits a chilling night that redefined his career and the world of graffiti reporting. Filming a tagger in Los Angeles, Blatchford was thrust into the violent undercurrent of street culture when gunfire erupted, a moment that would come to symbolize the birth of what he later described as, “tag-banging.”


    Blatchford recounts how his investigative instincts uncovered this sinister evolution in graffiti culture, where art and violence collided. “Even the police didn’t know what a tag-banger was until my reports aired,” he shares, detailing how his work became a critical turning point in understanding this new and volatile phenomenon.


    With vivid anecdotes of gun toting crews and the stark realities of the tag-banging era, Blatchford’s firsthand account is a riveting exploration of danger, discovery, and the power of the press. Don’t miss this gripping episode streaming now.

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