Peace world! Today, we only gonna focus on one specific department in graffiti: Fonts. That’s it. Straight up fonts, you know? Block letters, well-proportioned rollers, scripts, logo replicas, etc… Whatever the fuck you wanna call it!
Montreal’s hardest hitters bring lots of madness to our cold streets. The font distribution comes in outstanding numbers. Various bangers from many different writers can be found all-city, from the highway’s most notorious spots to downtown’s hottest rooftops .
On the strength, our city got some of the richest and most vibrant quality of graffiti on the whole American continent. I ain’t even exaggerating when I’m saying this. Fonts is just a little chamber from all the other chambers that my city has to offer. I feel that my city is mad slept on and that international motherfuckers ain’t got a clue how real our graff game is, so I’m here to hold the torch on that matter and shed some light for all you uneducated, international mooks. 100{ed1b542e18a3fdb29a343f0bf5604cce6e71819c6df381e846b4d07cb9d1dc18} of these picture are located nowhere else but in Montreal. My name is Killa-Ef and I’ma be your guide. Let’s get it in!
Boom! Icer and Stare in your face! Word up! The Science of Fonts is based on nothing else but Mathematics. Size and Height must match.
Each letter has to be the same on each name. Ain’t no mistakes allowed. Regardless if your feeling your homie’s letters or not, you must adjust yourself and match your letters as much as possible. I mean, rocking a font by yourself is one thing but once you’re with someone else, then it’s a whole different story. It’s all about teamwork. That’s the difference between the Font Disciple and just another day rocking burners on the tracks.
Peace to DA crew. Whoa! Official shit! The all-star line up of Smak, Scan & Sage brings lots of madness with this joint. All 3 S’s in green demonstrate how these guys ain’t playing when it comes to their font game.
Time flies and walls get toyed. Nonetheless and regardless of all that bullshit, it certainly does not stop the infamous DA crew from regulating and reclaiming their spots. This time Atwz replaces Sage and the three-name spread spells ASS. It was indeed a great opportunity for the DA crew to let the world know what they’re all about. Goddamn this shit is hot! Holy Jesus titty-fucking Christ!
Many Montrealers are quite familiar with this Dock and Shok roller, visible from Parc Ave and still up today. This font collabo is a Montreal classic. It reflects discipline, perfection and gangsterism. I heard several mysterious legends that Dock carried his calculator to rock his rollers… It can only be true. All letters match, which makes this roller a perfect example of a well-executed font.
The Sewk and Scan team definitely brought more than a fair amount of official fonts to the scene. Word to mother this italic joint is fire, straight up. They even took the time to recut their lines with the roller tip, with razor-sharp results. Indeed, these niggas ain’t playing. Unfortunately, this following joint has been dissed by local toys.
Nonetheless, just like the DA spread, minutes passed by and it’s been regulated. A new font has been put back on the block. Like I said, them niggas AIN’T playing!
Another good thing about rocking fonts when you’re in groups is that you can slack as much as you want. Group fonts are no different than group projects in school: There’s always one group member more motivated than the others and there’s one or two that just have no intentions of doing anything whatsoever. Since it’s usually one guy that is in charge to do the outline, it’s a great opportunity for the rest to sit down, relax and do anything but help fill in the letters.
Ewol and Fone HSP representing hard in Rosemont Beach.
The homie Stare brought original and never-done-before fonts to our city’s rooftops. Most citizens don’t even notice them ‘cuz they think it’s actual advertising from a building or company. That’s how real it is. Yup, you can go ahead and Stare.
Without a shadow of a doubt, Stare is a pioneer in this department, revolutionizing the whole font game up in Montreal. Stare been rocking them fonts since as far as I can remember, dropping more jewelz than the motherfucking diamond district.
Scan and Sewk brought the font game to a whole ‘nother level with this one right here. Some of you might remember this picture from the Mook-Life: Street Installations Post. They even put navy blue highlights. Okay! They be glorifying with pride our famous Quebec license plate, with the almighty Je Me Souviens slogan. Now that’s my type of street art and the only type of street art that I be feeling, while we on the topic!
My man Nixon rocking dem fonts! Yaa Baby!!!
Another iconic Montreal writer when it comes to the font game is the almighty FIVE. You can’t talk about Montreal and fonts without mentioning Five. The homie been putting in that serious work for a hot minute now. He been smashing the city with official hits, one after the other.
Damn! Look at dat 3-D, son! That shit is bananas! Plus this is made upside-down. The Mathematics have been applied to the fullest, leaving no mistakes. How can anything shine next to shit like this?
Team FIVE and DRE (Earth Crusher) for the win! Gems being dropped with more flavor and colors than Skittles, mane. LOL HAARYOU! This collab is crazy hot! Holiday Season! ‘Cuz everyday is a Holiday! There’s even a video for this joint, check it out.
Big Killa-EF, Rizla silver. Picture me Rollin’
Colt 45: North America’s most notorious malt liquor. 8-Ball champ, it works everytime! Just like an ant swimming in orange juice, here you got a Killa-EF piece drowning in horse piss.
Paying homage to one of the greatest rock bands of all times, Metallica. Ride the lightning! No outline, only 3-D. No forcefield, only fumes. No background, only lightning. Damn! I’m so fresh I brush my teeth with a lightning rod.
Keeping it grimy, always! Another day, another font. I shit fonts out my ass son.
LAST The Darkman and Killa-EF repping dat Heist of the Century album. Peace to La The Darkman and all Wu-Tang Killa Bees. Those that know, they sure know how real this shit is, word to mother. Click on picture to enlarge.
Characters, logos, emblems are always welcome in between two names, especially while rocking the La The Darkman album cover.
Kill yourself! Me and Earth Crusher had planned this joint for quite some time. You might recognize this magnificent gentleman from Facebook memes, often associated with very offensive suggestions such as Chill Out Slut! or Kill Yourself!
Your favorites ASB mooks. Guko and Pito getting lifted while rocking that Cheech and Chong joint, literally!
NME roller over Turcot’s with the Madonna Pizza Font, totally nuts! I can really feel the earth shake.
Zek and Scan bringing them western joints to a whole ‘nother lever. Catch a slug!
The Electro Bros., whatever that means… This joint is straight murda! Not only is the main lettering sick, but all the crews repped have different fonts, a whole catalog! Woosh! Them ni**az got fonts for days!
Burning inferno, this shit is flamez, B! Dat gold outline is looking hella gnarly. Much love goes out to the homies Stare and Scan, shit is official!Kebek Gold!
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Fonts as we know them can arguably be the biggest source of inspiration for graffiti. Graffiti art, which consists of (and I can’t stress this enough) letters, has taken the Latin alphabet to a whole other level of style and freshness. It’s only normal writers started to rock them instead of rocking the traditional style. Fonts are the base of all graffiti and the fucked up part about it, is that not all graff writers seem to know that. Either way, it’s dope to come out of your comfort zone from time to time. However, you always gotta keep it 100{ed1b542e18a3fdb29a343f0bf5604cce6e71819c6df381e846b4d07cb9d1dc18} graffiti. With that being said, fuck them art fags and especially them hipsters with their so-called “street art”, fuck outta here! Ya hear me? Kill yourselves! Word up, I’m signing out! Peace to all real graffiti writers worldwide rocking them fonts! I see y’all!
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