Cornbread, the Godfather of Graffiti

Everybody know the history of Graffiti Writing, with the legendary Taki 183 in New York City subway, but here in this document you can find somebody whom is attempting to gain the name of the Godfather of Graffiti.

Darryl McCray started writing "Cronbread loves Cynthia" all over his Philadelphia school to get the attention of a girl he liked. He then expanded all over the city with his tag, simply, "Cornbread," with a crown over the B. He is now acknowledged as the creator of modern graffiti, which served as the backdrop to the rise of Hip Hop.

In the following video you can find a short interview of Cornbread:





Also have a look at an interesting movie "Cry of the City", history of Cornbread.

Synopsis Cry of Cry of the Cityr.

This documentary chronicles the life of Philadelphia-based legend Darryl “Cornbread” McCray, the man credited as being the father of modern day graffiti and hip hop.

Cry of the City... profiles Cornbread’s life, from growing up tagging walls to the ups and downs that led to his dedication as a social worker and father.

Interviews throughout the documentary with Jane Golden (Philadelphia Mural Arts), Pose 2 (another wall-writer), his son Troy, and friends show different facets of the man and how he helped establish a world-wide cultural movement.

Watch the trailer here:



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