My Life In Letters

EPISODE 82: The One and only MR. STASH Nov 01, 2022

We were very excited to get some time with the living legend Stash. Possibly the God father of the street wear movement in the US and japan we talk all things hype from bombing motion tags on the MTA to the foundations of BAPE. Share this episode! In our opinion it's one of the best we've done. Enjopy!

EPISODE 81: MERZ ATT- DKLT - Mayhem Crew Sep 01, 2022

Joey Merz in the house for this surprise episode!

Episode 80: WHIMS Few and Far Crew! Aug 01, 2022

We have heard you asking for more fresh female writer interviews and we have delivered. Straight from the dirty south we present Whims from the Few and Far crew!

Episode 79: BLOVED ONE Jun 30, 2022

We had the pleasure of learning about this East Bay legend and how he came up. Our host Adam had the chance to get a tattoo from Bloved and the conversation went from graffiti to tattoos to black books and more.

Episode 78: TAMEARTZ TNS EXVANDALS May 31, 2022

We were very excited to talk all things graff and community, Philly to Puerto Rico. It was our pleasure to learn about this mans life and work. Stay up Tame!

Episode 77: Optimist UCIT Apr 30, 2022

We get the skinny on Optimists career from SF to Asia and back again. We were honored to finally get this talented artist on the pod. Hope you enjoy. Please share and tell your team to subscribe to our humble podcast.

Episode 76: BUKUE FME Mar 31, 2022

After much coordinating Adam got a chance to discuss Bukue's career in depth and to scratch an itch out host has had for a long time growing up a fan of Bukue'a graffiti but never having met. The conversation is a great one. Enjoy!

Episode 75: OG Slick K2S Feb 28, 2022

We begin this episode in Honolulu 1983 and work our way from there. It's technically the second time we have had Slick on the show as he was a part of the panel discussion moderated by Adam Fu at Rust Magic Festival in 2019. Episodes #68 and #69. We were honored to speak with the big homie on this our 75th episode.

Episode 74: STUK AIR CREW OHB Jan 30, 2022

This episode was originally recorded in April of 2020. Lost for a while, Covid complications for a while but the episode was found and is ready for consumption. ENJOY!

Episode 73: KID CROW SBB ID Jul 12, 2020

Great chat with a great guy. Kid Crow from the ID Super babd Boys crew out of Germany!

Episode 72: POESIA TRANSCEND Apr 26, 2020

Episode 71: PART 1 TDS TFP ExVandals- Part two! Mar 15, 2020

We waited 2 long years to get Part 1 from TDS back on the pod but here he is. Check out last episode Season 1, Episode 31. We cover 1972-1974! Facts! Enjoy. Please tell your friends to subscribe to this pod and to support us. Thank you!

Episode 70: JENKS IRAK aka Kokes ESL Feb 09, 2020

So much history with this man right here. Been knowing him for over 2 decades and his work and style persists! Check his page on IG @kieranswanpaints

Episode 69: Part 2. Rust Magic Panel Discussion featuring: Mare-Wane-Slick-Kwest-Take5 and Curly Dec 25, 2019

Episode 68: Part 1. Rust Magic Panel Discussion featuring: Mare-Wane-Slick-Kwest-Take5 and Curly Dec 22, 2019

Episode 67: Duro the Third Jul 28, 2019

Episode 66: Imagine 876 Jun 30, 2019

Episode 65: NERO 156 Mar 21, 2019

Super excited to speak with Nero 156 on this second episode of season 3.

Episode 64: Stoe CDC BA NSF Feb 18, 2019

Hailing from the great state of Massachusetts we got a chance to sit down with Stoe from CDC BA. We get to begin our talk around 98 when it comes to Stoes graffiti career and we work our way through the nuances of his work up to about the mid 2000's.

We look forward to getting back with Stoe for a part 2 next season or beyond.

This episode has audio production by Launch Pod Media.

My Life In Letters is Hosted and created by Adam Kiyoshi Fujita.

Episode 63: Mr. Trixter-WCA-Rf-UTI-Fsc Jul 15, 2018

Took a little time off to have a baby with my wife and to wrap up some other work projects. So we haven't released an episode in 2 months but were back with Trix!

Great to get some West LA history on the map and Trix had a lot.

We no longer are able to use the @mylifeinletters Instagram page but PLEASE go like and follow our new FACEBOOK page My Life In Letters Podcast

Thanks and ENJOY!

Episode 62: UPDATE!!! Jun 27, 2018

Ive been so busy with projects and expecting our second daughter that I haven't been able to post a new episode in a few weeks. But fear not! New eps are coming.

I also lost access to the @mylifeinletterspodcast page recently so I haven't even been able to inform you guys to whats going on.

I really appreciate all your support. And again more MLIL eps are coming.

Thank you

Adam

Episode 61: MR. June May 20, 2018

Our first European interview live from Italy with the Dutch born Mr JUNE. We span the early days of his graffiti career in the mid 80's in his town just outside Amsterdam. Through his day studying. We will get back with June next season to cover the last 15 years. We hope you enjoy!

Episode 60: MONE Ris-Tfp-Aok May 06, 2018

This full interview is one of our favorites. Not only does Mone break down the earliest days of his graff career but we also get to learn more about the Mount Vernon perspective as he was and is a suburb writer making himself known in NYC and beyond. Huge thanks to Mone for coming on and as promised on the ep we will follow up with him next season to do a part 2 episode.

See @rockinitsuckers instagram page to see more of his work or google MONE RIS and let the flood gates open on ya.

Episode 59: Mone RIS - TFP Apr 22, 2018

Speaking with MONE got us all sentimental fro the days of Krylon and Rusto, stock caps and no computers. In this teaser episode we remember what it was like to get your hands on a piece of media like Subway Art for the first time. That rush that you may or may not be able to get now a days in our Social Media culture.

We hope you enjoy this episode and in 2 weeks we will release Mone's full interview. Stay tuned.

While Mone isn't on social check out the @rockinitsuckers page to see more of his work.

Episode 58: SPIE TDK-FC-TMC-Irie Possee Apr 08, 2018

This is a part 2 to Episode 16 from Season 1 of My Life In Letters. We were so blessed to get the Bay Area native and legend Spie back on the show. We learn so much whenever we get to speak with Spie. He is a natural teacher and student of life. We were particularly grateful to hear stories about Mike Dream and about their travels and his legacy. We hope you enjoy this episode and learn from it.

Episode 57: SPIE TDK TMC FC Irie Posse Mar 25, 2018

In this episode 5 of My Life In Letters we focus on some pf Spies ideas and thoughts on leadership. I dig into the themes that Spie provides around critical thinking and on being our bests selves.

In two weeks we will release Spies full interview.

See his Instagram to see more work @agentdecoy and as always you can reach out to me Adam @adamfu or through the MLIL page @mylifeinletterspodcast.

Episode 56: GUSTO TFP 4Burners Mar 11, 2018

In this 4th episode of season 2 we deliver to you the entire interview that we recorded with GUSTO TFP 4B. He is a Queens native and has stories for day with guys like Faust, Stae2, DCV, Sen2 and so many more.

we got to hear some great tales of Mentorship on his initial episode and in this full interview we learn about Gusto's immigration story, how he "faked it" into a full time job at MTV as well as good old fashioned "racking" stories with his team.

We were so thankful that Gusto took the time to sit down with us.

See more of his work at @gustonyc on Instagram and his site www.gusto.nyc.

Episode 55: GUSTO 4 Burners Crew TFP Feb 25, 2018

In this episode we get to speak in detail with Gusto from Queens New York about his experiences with mentorship in the graffiti community and how that shaped him. It shaped him as an artist and writer but also as a designer working in corporate settings. I have researched extensively on mentorship and on what it is to have leaders in our community.

This is a fraction of the larger episode which will be released on Sunday March 11th.

You can see more of Gusto's work on Instagram @gustonyc

Episode 54: Wane COD (Part 2) Feb 11, 2018

In this episode we pick up where we left off last year with Wane, in Season 1, Episode 25. In this second discussion with wane we cover his work from 1986 to the early 2000's. We talk a broad range of topics pertaining to the graffiti culture. Many strong themes come up like business ownership, community building, public speaking and graphic design.

See Wanes work on Instagram at @waneonecod and see his website to buy work and learn more about the man himself at www.waneone.com

Episode 53 "149th street. A place to meet or get beat." Featuring Wane 1 COD Jan 28, 2018

Wane sits down and spends time to give us an update to his episode from last season. In Season 1 episode 25 Wane tells us about his life in letters from 1979 to 1986. In this new episode we focus on the entrepreneurial side of Wane and how he created and ran The Writers Bench clothing line. In two weeks we will release our interview in its entirety. See Wanes website waneone.com and his Instagram for the most up to date work @waneonecod

Episode 52: ATOMS BA 285 OHB Nov 05, 2017

Amuse 126 takes over the hosting chair and Atoms is in the hot seat.

Episode 51: Recap of the first year of My Life In Letters podcast Oct 22, 2017

Changes are in store. We will be taking a break to revamp, rebuild, recharge and refresh the podcast. Its been a wild year with lots of ups and downs. Some highlights and thoughts recorded here.

Episode 50: Jaber the Graffiti Ninja Oct 15, 2017

Episode 49: YES 1 Ya Tu Sabe! Oct 08, 2017

Episode 48: RATH UPS COD 3A Oct 01, 2017

Episode 47: TUKE DF Sep 24, 2017

Part one from the man TUKE DF in Denver Colorado.

Episode 46: ITSE Sep 17, 2017

Birmingham's finest! Fuck the patriarchy.

Episode 45: BISCO SMITH Sep 10, 2017

From his studio we get to hear about his days at Def Jux and so much more!

Episode 44: Dave Persue Part 2 Sep 03, 2017

We left off at the year 2000 in Part 1 of Persue's EP. We pick up where we left off for this part 2.

Episode 43:TOPR LORDS PCF Aug 27, 2017

Got to catch the man on a cross country road trip back to his California roots after living in the south for many years.

Episode 42: RENOS HTK Aug 20, 2017

Renos breaks it down for us in this 42nd episode

Episode 41: HAMER Out Late Up Early Aug 13, 2017

Hamer talks us through it while also putting OMAHA Nebraska on the My Life In Letters map.

Episode 40: DAVER PA Aug 06, 2017

We were blessed to speak with daver and learn more about his life in Baltimore graf.

Episode 39 Christopher DAZE Ellis Jul 30, 2017

What can we say? We got blessed to speak with DAZE!!

Episode 38 NEWS InkHeads PPP Jul 23, 2017

We get to chat with News about life and art and the creation of Inkheads crew among other tales.

Episode 37: RAMBO 907 Jul 16, 2017

A more intimate discussion than usual with bomber and artist Rambo 907.

Episode 36: Sufer MTA CA Jul 09, 2017

From The Bay to LA to Athens we get to hear so much great history with the gunner Sufroc from CA MTA.

Episode 35: BIO TATS CREW Jul 02, 2017

Super excited to speak with the letter smith of Tats Crew. BIO was generous to talk about his earliest days making walls.

Episode 34: ANGER Cant Be Stopped Jun 25, 2017

LA through and through. We were blessed to speak with Anger from the mighty CBS crew.

Episode 33: SKEME 3 Yard King Jun 18, 2017

I true scholar. Skeme spends the time to help us get everything in line. This is a particularly special interview from our vantage point.

Episode 32: REDS 004-AM7 TKO Jun 11, 2017

REDS breaks it down from her roots in Dade county to today being a national sensation.

Episode 31: Part 1 TDS Jun 04, 2017

With 13 years of transit bombing in his history Part takes us through the early years of his career. This will be part 1 or 2.`

Episode 30: DOC TC5 May 28, 2017

Doc takes us on a ride through early Brooklyn history. This is part 1 of 2.

Episode 29: Dirty Badits aka Annica Lydenberg May 21, 2017

Excited to get a lettering master on the podcast. Annica teaches us how and why she does it. And how puns fit it along the way.

Episode 28: TWICK ICP May 14, 2017

The Mission District legend talks us through his life in letters from the late 70s onward.

Episode 27: BEGR BA-D30-AL-WGE May 07, 2017

Live from Detroit!! We get to sit down with long time friend BEGR as he breaks down the 90s graff life he was living.

Episode 26: QUAKE-LORDS-CBS Apr 30, 2017

Quake takes us on a mission to drive us through his whole career.

EPISODE 25: WANE COD-FC-FBA Apr 23, 2017

Episode 24: EMIT DF-ATT_IMOK Apr 16, 2017

Episode 23: JOLT Burn Unit- NWC. AKA The GuerillaGarden Apr 09, 2017

The Denver local, born and bred takes us on his personal journey from full time hustler to graf standout to community organizer and beyond.

Episode 22: LADY DIVA VIC aka Tabitha Montenera Apr 02, 2017

Episode 22 we get the honor to speak with Lady Diva aka Tabitha Montenera. Not only did we get to speak about her graffiti career starting in 1984 but we also get to touch on her battle with Cancer. Currently she is still raising funds to pay for her treatments in Mexico.

Please check this link and donate to her go fund me .

www.gofundme.com/tabitha-diva-montenera-cancer-fund

Episode 21: KING 157 RTM Mar 26, 2017

San Jose California KING 157 talks to us from on location in New Mexico.

Episode 20: ROACHI from TG8 3RDS and 4sssssssss CREW Mar 19, 2017

Roachi is Roach in Australian. Learn about the culture of Sydney with our first international guest on the podcast. Born in Japan without an ounce of Japanese heritage in him; ROACHI’s art reflects the mind of one who has traveled and experienced various sunsets from around the world. From comics to freights: we track his story and you get a front row seat. Pull up a chair and have a little listen.

EPISODE 19: ATOMIK 28K-MSG- Aka The Miami Orange guy! Mar 12, 2017

Atomik tells us all the story of how his iconic Orange character came to be and how the Miami scene has ebbed and flowed over the years. We were so blessed to get the story from the man himself. We cover Atomik's entire graffiti timeline and have a plan in the works to do another interview with Adam where he will tell tales of what it is to travel and do his graffiti.

Episode 18: SLOKE CBS CREATURES Crew AKA The Mayor of Austin Mar 05, 2017

Episode 18 of our podcast features Sloke. Widely regarded as the Mayor of Austin’’s graffiti scene; Sloke shares with us unique insight about the city’s graffiti history. In this wide ranging discussion, he shares everything from how he got started in the artform amidst gang-style writers--to the impact that Style Wars and Subway Art had on his personal career.

Not only one of the most creative writers; Sloke is also incredibly well spoken. With a great deal of introspection and honestly, Sloke makes this episode is informative not only about the scene of Austin--but also about the perfect storm leading to his mark on the city.

This episode touches on everything from; race, gang-violence, the international graffiti scene and love for the artform. Sloke and Atoms’ discussion brings plenty of food for thought to the table.

Episode 17: Merlotism AKA the Alphabet Monster Feb 26, 2017

Merlot talks all things graf, design and life in this 17th episode of My Life In LettersIt ain't where you're from; it's where you're at. After a rough start to life in Seattle, MERLOT stopped nothing short of preserving and overcoming with her art. Check out this episode and learn her progression from the struggles of MySpace to her current presence in Chicago.

Episode 16: SPIE TDK- FC- TMC- IRIE Posse (Part 1) Feb 19, 2017

From his first piece in 1985 to today Spie has always pushed the envelope artistically and politically. We cover Spies career in making marks from the early 70s til the early 1990's when he teams up with Dream One.

We plan on recording Part 2 sometime in the summer of 2017.

Episode 15. ENUE COD Feb 12, 2017

Enue breaks down his NJ roots, skate culture of the 90's and his personal philosophies around life, graf, DJ'ing and much more.

Please check out our first 14 episodes as well and the merchandise associated with it at my store ATOMSFUJITA.BigCartel.com

Thank you!

Episode 14: JOKER Ba IHU aka Jerry Inscoe Feb 05, 2017

Jerry lets us into his world with personal family narratives and tons or great graffiti history starting in DC and Virginia, to San Francisco and ultimately to Portland Oregon where he now resides.

Episode 13 AREK BA/NSF aka Dave Arek. Jan 29, 2017

We get to sit down with the dude AREK BA, NSF, FGS, KMS to talk about his life in letters. He is in Baltimore we are in Bushwick!

Episode 12: CYCLE aka Christoper Cycle Part 1 Jan 22, 2017

We go on location and have the audio to prove it! We get to visit with Cycle in his Queens NY studio talking all things history and art.

Episode 11. EAST ATT aka E_A_S_T_1 (Part 1) Jan 15, 2017

We get to speak with EAST this week. He calls in from The Cypher Shop in Denver. We get to speak about his original days as a B Boy in 1978 in Chicago Land all the way up to his first rooftop spot with his mentor Feski Fes on the Douglas B in 1986. Part two will be coming down the line this year, Keep an ear out for it!

Episode 10 APEXER aka Ricardo Richey (PART 1) Jan 08, 2017

Part one of 2. Apexer talks about his early years in the game. We will be recording Part 2 sometime later in the year.

Produced like always by @UZIEGO!

Episode 9. SKEW ICP aka Jonas from the Wash House! Jan 01, 2017

We got to roll around The SFC in Skew's Mercedes talking 80's Mission graffiti history all the way up to his new Grammy nominated song that he produced for J Boog and Wash House Music which he is a founding member of.

Episode 8 CHRIS RWK aka Robots Will Kill Dec 25, 2016

Live from his Staten Island studio Chris speaks with us about his career from his Hardcore straight edge days through the creation of RWK in 2001 up to today.

Episode 7 AMUSE 126 Dec 19, 2016

The Windy City decorator; Amuse shares with us his personal story of how he got started in graffiti. Never one to paint a simple style; the same can be said of his interview. Check out this episode to learn about how his family influenced his interest in graffiti and what inspired him to develop more and more styles to this day.

Episode 6 PERSUE aka Swayzee COD aka Dave Ross Dec 11, 2016

Dave breaks it down from San Diego to Brooklyn in episode 6 of My Life In Letters

Episode 5 CRASH aka John Matos Dec 04, 2016

What kind of name is “CRASH”? It's the name of a graff legend featured in works like Subway Art, Style Wars and countless of other documentaries and books. CRASH pumps the breaks and explains graffiti history from his perspective with us. Learn from his perspective what bombing was like during the train era and the origins of “CRASH”.

Episode 4. CRAYONE TWS aka Rigel Juratovac Nov 27, 2016

Episode 3. NEONSKI aka Alex Eremian Nov 20, 2016

Alex breaks it down from the Armenian alphabet to Chinatown. 80s graffiti writer and pioneer Neonski sheds some light.

Episode 2: DUG ONE TMF Crew aka Doug Cunningham Nov 14, 2016

In this second episode of My Life In Letters we had the chance to speak with Doug Cunningham also known as Dug One from TMF known by many as the Godfather of San Francisco graffiti.

As always the episode was mixed edited and enhanced musically by Zack Dunn aka DJ UZIEGO!!

Episode 1: ZIMAD aka Luis Lamboy. Oct 30, 2016

We kick off our first podcast with the one and only Zimad. We knew that our first guest had to possess the ability to paint a picture of what graffiti culture was like during it’s infancy stages from NYC. Zimad has been there; done that and continues to get up to this day. He shares with us the process of making one’s own mop tags and even goes out of his way to clarify key points of graff history.

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