Keams (Q): When, where, and why did you get into the art form know as graffiti? In addition, who got you started and who did you look up to for a "role model"?
Mark (A): ...started just before highschool ,i was always pretty good at messing around on paper but not till around three years ago did i hop off the toy wagon and do some shit , well my boy trama introduced me to asik ( cof ) and he showed me how to fuk with paint .

Keams (Q): What do like the most about the graff/art culture? And why?
Mark (A): i like that not everyone does it . i like that the whole point of graff iz to be original and if you bite niggas know .

Keams (Q): What do you have to say about the graffiti scene in Miami? Have painted anywhere else?? Where?? Explain how it was different from the 305 area...
Mark (A): i think that the miami scene iz the fukin shit because thats where i live and thats where i do my shit ...... fuk those toys that think are scene iz wak if you dont like it fukin move ! ive painted in cali the scene iz way different like here you paint the penet and your shit runs for three weeks there you paint and the shit gets dissed as soon as you leave. but i gets thats what keeps them motivated to paint .

Keams (Q): Most people, including the media, see graffiti as an act of vandalism rather than an art form. What is your perspective on this topic?
Mark (A): yo ive seen spray paint art , but the point iz if you dont have permission to do it its fukin vandalism i mean dont sit there and try to justifiy your shit as art if you catch a tag on someones fence its alegal

Keams (Q): Do you think that your type of art helps or hurts the look and feel of the city?
Mark (A): yo to tell you the truth i dont give a fuk im going to paint fuk how the city feels

Keams (Q): What do you think about all these young kids today going around and jocking other peoples letters, etc...?
Mark (A): yo im down for any1 who wants to hop on he graff wagon but like i said befor if you bite niggas know .

Keams (Q): Go ahead and tell a good old "on-the-run" chase story..
Mark (A): once be and ny boy asik where painting trains and the cops rolled up on us well we dipped and we hid behind big fukin dirt hill until it started raining that nigga dipped but me and asik had to walk about two miles to the car in the pouring rain we got away though and the next day we went back to get fliks and are paint was still there .

Keams (Q): What are some "tricks of the trade" that you use while painting? And what type of cans do you think are the best to use for the different "elements" of graff (ie. piecing, bombing, etc..)?
Mark (A): yo if it sprays it fine by me, if you sit there and use 1 brand of paint then your pieces are limited two the colors that you know how to use graff iz supposed to be hard if it was easy every fukin yuppie bitch would try .

MARK and BANE (MSG) AT THE PLAYGROUND...
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Keams (Q): Please tell me what graffiti means to you, along with one word that describes you and your art.
Mark (A): i fukin love graff and ill do it as long as possible , and as far as my style goes i i dont know but im hear and thats it , ill paint and you will see my style

Keams (Q): Do you have any tips for the writers just entering into the graff scene in Miami? Here's one for you that some people have emailed me about: How do mix paint in a simple and easy way using house-hold products?
Mark (A): yo i dont mix paint that shit iz fukin worthless paint with what you got .

Keams (Q): What do you think is the best thing to do graffiti on: walls, trains, roofs, or paper? Do you enjoy painting legally or illegally more?
Mark (A): its all good as long as your doing it all not just one .

Keams (Q): With your skills i'm sure that graff has gotten you some women. What do think about this (im sure you just love it)? Do you believe that graff attracts girls?
Mark (A): well ive never gotton a girl cuz i wrote but all the girls ive had liked it they thought it was koo ..

Keams (A): Name all the members in your crew (COF) and describe how you think your style of art differs from theirs and from others around the world? How would you describe you art in one word other than DOPE??
Mark (A): ANOY , TRAMA , ASIK , RUN , WET.... everyone in the crew has ther own way of doing things but thats the way it should be .

MARK and ASIK AT THE GRAFF-BBQ-III...
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Keams (Q): What new inventions do you see in the future that will help/hurt graffiti? What are your plans for the future?
Mark (A): yo i see cops trying to get the writers to satisfy the public . when they cant catch the real fukin criminals they frame niggas and make up stories to glorify themselves to the public and the news media helps them do so whatever they say iz the law of the land no matter what the truth behind it ..... but for real the best part for me is to know that they can say all they want how there controling graff and how the city is craking down ...... then someone does a legal or throws a tag or does a train or a trailer and they see we wont go away .

Keams (Q): Do you and your crew (COF) have a huge production planned when the new millenium drops? If so where, when, and whos in it?
Mark (A):well we are heading out to finish the other side of an old legal asik anoy run and bane msg are the heads on ill send in fliks as soon as we finish.

Keams (Q): Are you afraid that some act of terrorism (other than them graff heads hitting the streets) may happen when the clock strikes 12.00 on Friday night, or are you just thinking about how much head you gonna get that night?
Mark (A): well the way i see it...it be another day for me .

Keams (Q): Just 3 days left to the end of the world..ohh i mean just 3 days left till the new millenium!!! What are some of your new years resolutions that relate to graff?
Mark (A): (SAME ANSWER AS ABOVE...)

Keams (Q): Do you have any last words of wisdom for all the writers out there? Any shout-outs? Any requests?
Mark (A): SHOUTS TO COF ASIK ANOY TRAMA WET RUN SHOUTS TO BANE MEDX CHARM GLOW JANELLE EVERYONE IVE EVER PAINTED WITH ....... IF YOUR GOING WRITE THEN WRITE PAINT BOMB PIECE WHATEVER JUST DO IT GIVE RESPECT WHERE ITS FUKIN DEW PAY DEWS THEN EARN YER PROPS .....