Drive Home Safe has been a film in the making for the past 10 years. The director Robby Reis documented his best friends through video, super8 film and 35mm photographs with a sense of pride and joy. After carefully weaving together these images, what has emerged is a very intimate portrait of young manhood, which reminds us just how important friendship is in the face of adversity. Developing careers, struggles with mental health, questions of morality, love and heartbreak are all common themes in this film, however, none are as prominent as the universal idea of brotherly love.

Watch the trailer here.

Bombing Science recently pulled together an interesting dataset from Instagram tracking the hashtag #graffiti around the world to see what cities had the most posts this summer.

For a more in-depth look at each of the cities of graffiti check out the full article Bombing Science put together.

Netflix has a brand new original series called American Vandal, coming out that explores a true-crime satire focusing on the aftermath of a high school parking lot being vandalized with penises on each of the cars. The scripted docuseries follows the story behind Dylan Maxwell, a student accused of the crime.

Krink Studios had the pleasure of receiving one of the triple OGs in the game, none other than JonOne, the founder of the legendary 156 crew. He came a long way from the hallways, from the MTA subway tunnels to prestigious Parisian galleries with his signature abstract street style that can be recognized by writers and art lovers instantaneously. What started as a rite of passage growing up in New York in the late 70’s and early 80’s, has become a lifelong quest that has brought international fame and many great opportunities for the infamous Dominican bomber from Harlem. To be able to observe him in the studio and be able to get a glimpse of his creative process is truly an honor.

JonOne is no stranger to mops. He’s been using them since the 80’s and as a result had built one of the most recognized graffiti brands in the game. This is also very true for KR and Krink markers who similarly kept the raw street essence over the years so when the two worlds come together; it’s only natural that the outcome is lovely.

Every writer has to test the marker before he strikes. The Krink K-60 in hand, the testing begins and the colors are coming out looking buttery and loud. The beauty in all of this is the simplicity. Krink and JonOne are masters at creating complexity out of refined simplicity by injecting style into what is already a true classic.

It all boils down to “the hand”. You can do the most colorful piece with the wildest style and take a whole month working it to perfection and it will look fly at the end but if your hand is weak, something just doesn’t jive well with that. The hand is your core it is the simplest interpretation of you so it must be the fliest. Those with strong hands get strong respect but few get it like JonOne does.

What takes time to make, time respects. JonOne’s evolution took many decades but can be beautifully summed up with a few colorful squeeze mops and a blank piece of white paper. That’s visual jazz right there, straight from the slums of Harlem to a gallery near you.

Your hands are too short to box with GOD. JonOne posing in a classic boxer stance representing both cultures which give him the feelings of true freedom and power. “It’s just me against the world”.

It’s not a job or a hobby, this is a lifestyle. JonOne has been living this to the fullest for a very long time and he’s been on fire the whole way through it. Much respect!

Photos courtesy of Craig Costello.

The artist, Shepard Fairey has created a series of posters called “We Are The People”. High-resolution versions of the posters are available to download for free. Download it, print it, paste it, pin it to your wall, share it, and use it to come together as one. Download here.

For this week’s Freight Friday, here’s a boxcar painted by the graffiti artist Demos.

A new Painting of the Week, featuring a wall done by the graffiti artist Kem5.

The graffiti artist Jarus painted this massive building in Kyiv on his recent visit to the Ukraine.

Matthew J has recently posted an interview with the artist Askem (out of the UK). Askem’s work focuses primarily on Hip Hop and he’s even contributed to the legendary Hip Hop group, Public Enemy’s cover art for the album, “Man Plans God Laughs”.

In the interview, Matthew asks Askem to share a typical day and what excites him as an artist. Askem also shares some upcoming projects and shows for 2016. Read the full interview on Matthew J’s website.

Matthew J catches up with the artist Franck De Las Mercedes to do an interview. In the interview Franck De Las Mercedes talks about his art and influences. He also shares details of his projects and what to expect in the future. Read the full interview here.