Julius Cavero, T-KID (or Terrible T-KID 170) is a

graffiti Graffiti (singular ''graffiti'', or ''graffito'' only in graffiti archeology) is writing or drawings made on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view. Graffiti ranges from simple written "monikers" to elabor ...

artist from the

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, New York.

Biography

Background and early life

T Kid's father was an immigrant from

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, who worked at the

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in New Jersey. His mother emigrated from

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in the mid 1950s.

Graffiti

He started in the 1970s, tagging the name "King 13" every time he'd win a challenge, performing daredevil tricks on swings in local parks. He was a short lived member of a gang called the Bronx Enchanters and The Renegades of Harlem, where he learned how to paint trains. He later became the president of TNB (The Nasty Boyz) and ex-president of TVS (The Vamp Squad), one of the most notorious New York graffiti crews. T-KID is still active and his work can be seen in the Bronx as well as around the world. He is also a member of MAC crew from Paris. T-Kid was originally asked to be the narrator for the Hip-Hop documentary ''

Style Wars ''Style Wars'' is a 1983 American documentary film on hip hop culture, directed by Tony Silver and produced in collaboration with Henry Chalfant. The film has an emphasis on graffiti, although bboying and rapping are covered to a lesser extent ...

'' but he declined. TKID-170

Appearances in other media

More recently T-Kid has appeared in the videogame '' Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure''.

References

External links

Official Website2010 In depth InterviewImage
{{DEFAULTSORT:T Kid American graffiti artists Artists from the Bronx Living people Year of birth missing (living people)