RIP Kase 2: The King of Style
2011 August 15
Kase 2 in brown
(Spotted @ Complex.com, credit Nick Schonberger)
Jeffery “King Kase 2″ Brown (aka Kase 2/Case 2) passed over the weekend at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Known as an originator of the “camouflage” sketching technique, Kase 2 famously called himself the “King of Style” in 1983′s Style Wars. Along with Butch 2, Kase 2 was one of the most famous members of The Fantastic Partners (TFP), a Bronx-born graffiti crew that helped popularlize whole car bombing during the 1970s. Kase 2, who occasionally spelled his name with a “C” for a different graphic punch, will be remembered for inimitable styles that influenced a generation of younger NYC graffiti writers.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymvk3HsocqQ
in reMemory of #Kase2 & all the midnite writers::
Motion’s GRAF, feat. Zion, directed by Eklipz.
nice piece and video i appreciate the post. u in the nyc/nj area?