Street Painting Team meets .....Rap and Graffiti artist creator of Fullcolor.gr,
Part
Two: SPIKE69 on Art and Rap music. (VIDEOS)
The music brought the Graffiti or Graffiti brought the music?
First i had attracted to the Graffiti but nearly they came together. Where we said a rhyme to
tease our friend, we say two, we say three and we started making couple. The first
lyrics I wrote was for fun ... we were
kids.
Spike69 - Xamogela mourgo (OFFICIAL CLIP)
The music brought the Graffiti or Graffiti brought the music?
First i had attracted to the Graffiti but nearly they came together. Where we said a rhyme to
tease our friend, we say two, we say three and we started making couple. The first
lyrics I wrote was for fun ... we were
kids.
Spike69 - Xamogela mourgo (OFFICIAL CLIP)
In 2000,
when my best friend LEVEL69 died in a
motorcycle accident, we decided with another friend (REMIX69 from U.N.R.) from the school
to write a song to his memory, in a cassette to carry on his “journey”. The name of
my first CD was 'SUPERIOR LEVEL'. On the way I met Paraxenos from “Paragontes” and in fact he put me in and i made my first recording in
studio.
In 2000,
when my best friend LEVEL69 died in a
motorcycle accident, we decided with another friend (REMIX69 from U.N.R.) from the school
to write a song to his memory, in a cassette to carry on his “journey”. The name of
my first CD was 'SUPERIOR LEVEL'. On the way I met Paraxenos from “Paragontes” and in fact he put me in and i made my first recording in
studio.
Ρεμίξ συμμ. Spike69 - ΑΟΡΑΤΟ ΔΑΚΡΥ (OFFICIAL VIDEO CLIP)
Why you
write?
I write
more selfishly, for myself and my environment. As time passed, I began to write
as an observer . I neither judge nor
admire, I just record. This is now the Social Rap I create. Issues that
pass by in front of me and I'll remember, , either because they shocked me, or
because they were worrying me or disappointed me ... they created a feeling and
I wrote about them.
Why you
write?
I write
more selfishly, for myself and my environment. As time passed, I began to write
as an observer . I neither judge nor
admire, I just record. This is now the Social Rap I create. Issues that
pass by in front of me and I'll remember, , either because they shocked me, or
because they were worrying me or disappointed me ... they created a feeling and
I wrote about them.
Spike69 "Γράμμα στο αύριο" (OFFICIAL VIDEOCLIP)
The lyrics
in the songs are always yours;
Each Rapper
writes and interprets himself, Rap has this difference with other kinds of
music. In Rap is a duty to interpret it yourself what you feel.
The
production of the cds is made by us the creators, there is no company,
everything is done by a group of friends everyone contributes with their potential to
complete the project and videos. So we all lose something to do what we love,
but if we do not lose , we do not succeed anything.
2018
Did you
travel with the music?
... and
Graffiti! For my good luck, the three
things I love from a young age, Graffiti's music and travels combine. In each
country the Hip Hop community operates almost always with the same codes,
whenever you go abroad to interact with other artists of the same space, you
are in a familiar environment . Sharing ideas and engaging with people who
share the same interests often makes you better.
The
production of the cds is made by us the creators, there is no company,
everything is done by a group of friends everyone contributes with their potential to
complete the project and videos. So we all lose something to do what we love,
but if we do not lose , we do not succeed anything.
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| 2018 |
Did you
travel with the music?
... and
Graffiti! For my good luck, the three
things I love from a young age, Graffiti's music and travels combine. In each
country the Hip Hop community operates almost always with the same codes,
whenever you go abroad to interact with other artists of the same space, you
are in a familiar environment . Sharing ideas and engaging with people who
share the same interests often makes you better.
Spike69 feat. Latino Records - Profesionales (OFFICIAL CLIP)
You do not
choose to interpret French verse often.
I have
written 5-6 songs and always even in the live concerts, everyone is telling me
"Say it in French" - Okay,
I'll tell you , will you understand what
i say? But , isn't it a pity you won't understand nothing? Since I live here
and my audience are Greeks, i must tell them to understand.
Spike69 - Μικρόκοσμος (OFFICIAL CLIP)
Your last
cd under the title "XA MAS " how did you use this expression ?.
I searched
a long time for the name. Using the phrase "Xa' sou" you will
mean that is "Your right" it comes out of the Power that you have in
yourself. That the decision is yours in
what you do, but the consequences of your choice go along! The cover artwork has been done by W.D. and
depicts an anthropomorphic character along with the tiger within it.
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| ¨ΞΑ ΜΑΣ¨ |
Tell us
about the Youth Center Project.
Around 2013 we made the papers to be legal
"Organization",then was born
the idea of the Youth Center Project. A multipurpose place that includes
Graffiti, Rap music and recordings, dj, freestyles, what we love and we know to
support. Something that Europeans have
for years.
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| Fullcolor Youth Center Project |
We
are talking about a place that will involve children, tools scaffolding and
will have security measures but will provide freedom of expression without
problems. Especially in the city, even the swings and squares have no security
anymore and the children are locked in flats in front of a screen. Instead of riding
motorbikes without a helmet, it's nice to come there to meet a couple of
friends to paint and do something creative. It's not the solution to all the
problems but definitely an alternative .
Unfortunately, it is kind of stagnant. There is
a need for general mobilization and not just sponsorship. The big problem is to
find the place. We, like Fullcolor went to Municipalities ... but they do not
care about the idea, because no one has time for such things and
everyone wants something that will make
a profit out of it. Our idea is to be free of charge and to have partnerships which
will be sharing services.
At what
stage is this Project now?
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| Fullcolor Youth Center Project |
For
example, having abandoned factories in the center of Athens and staying like this for years is not nice, either to the environment, nor does the Municipality
show any goal for the youth . What we are initially asking for, is the allocation of such a space. We
know how to stand we know about the materials and find sponsors.
Fullcolor Festival - CNN Greece
What are
your future plans ?
For me it is
vital to continue to go out to paint. . I'm preparing and writing for my next cd, which is at an early stage. So in music
and Graffiti I declare Active. I will continue
to paint because It makes me good, I know that the spray in my nostrils not do
any good, but the effect, the duration, the thing that couple of friends we’ll be gather to
share our news, this keeps me
"awake".
Spike69 discography:
2000-
Superior level
2003- '' So
simple ''
2004 - ''
Pollution ''
Το 2005 -
Spike69 and friends.
Το 2008- "Μen ton Mposo"
2010 -''I
Póli P''.
19/5000
2010 - ''
The City P ''
2017 –“ 'Xa
Μas”
Read Part
One: SPIKE69 on Art and Graffiti.
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