By El Mac and Retna. You can see it alongside I-95 right off of about NW 30th Street or so. Via Mashkulture

Really dope video of the Miami Graffiti art show and installation that went down in July over at Los Angeles’ Mid-City Arts and 33third Gallery.

Via MSGCartel.Com

After you’re done reading your daily dose of The305.com today, get off of your computer (and/or mobile device) and head over to your nearest gas station or Publix, and PICK UP A COPY of today’s Miami Herald – Sunday Edition. The Herald did a special article on the graffiti movement in Miami, along with in-depth analysis of the recent release of the book Miami Graffiti. The article is on the front cover of the “Tropical Life ” section. Local artists Crook, ABSTRK, Quake, to name a few, were interviewed for the story. Its a good look for Miami’s hip-hop scene. So get up. Drive. And buy it. NOW. Or you take the pussy chump way out and read it online. But you know its not the same. Go buy it.

Photos By Matt Roy Photography

I ran into this on MSG’s website. The whole crew has been working on this Skate Ramp project up in Key Biscayne. It looks like they had a good time painting this up. One time for Keen getting his skate on. Photos by Matt Roy - view them by clicking on thumbnails below…

Its been confirmed. The graff artist that passed away this morning off the Palmetto was indeed, Enrique Olivera aka MERK (TK – Formerly KC). Our condolences to his family. He was definitely talented and this is definitely a huge loss. Rest In Peace homie…

Click here to see some of his work

Photo And Info: The Cartel

Wow. Even though this is kind of the risk that is always in the back of a person’s mind – it should never end like this. I’m really in shock. Rest In Peace, homie…

Miami Herald reports:

A 29-year-old man fell to his death from a traffic sign catwalk onto the Palmetto Expressway on Friday morning.

The man fell onto the southbound lanes of the Palmetto Expressway, near Bird Road before a truck hit him after midnight, police said.

“The driver of a Ford Ranger pickup truck struck what he thought was debris in the road,” said Pat Santangelo, a Florida Highway Patrol spokesman. “He stopped and realized it was a body.”

Authorities found a spray can with silver paint next to the man’s lifeless body.

The traffic signs above him, indicating the direction to Kendall, showed the illegible beginnings of his tag.

Florida Highway Patrol has not identified the victim pending his family is notified.

Authorities removed large graffiti on damaged traffic signs on Interstate 95 in downtown Miami on Thursday and North Miami on Tuesday.

Click here To Watch the CBS4 video coverage

Photo & Info: The Cartel / WSVN

Miami is on fire as of late without a lot of graffiti poppin’ up around the city. And in less than a week, I-95 signs have now been targeted twice. We showed you the first round a few days ago and now here’s the second just a few miles south of the original “Buk 50″. This one was on the Exit 1B sign on the northbound lanes of I-95, by Brickell.

With this recent “Buk 50″ news hitting the local media, I was reminded about this book that’s coming out in a few months called Miami Graffiti. A documentation of Miami’s graff scene with photos taken by photographers James & Karla Murray.

The Murrays, who have gained recognition for their books Broken Windows and Burning New York, which both have documented the NYC graffiti scenes – have now come together again to do the same for Miami’s graffiti scene. Recently, they have been in Miami, going around the city and photographing every square-inch of graff that has appeared in the city.

I first heard about this book from the homie ABSTRK back in December and I’m glad to finally see that Miami Graffiti is in the final stages of coming to fruition. Its set to release in April and you can pre-order it by clicking here. And according to various websites, James and Karla are set to appear at Books and Books on April 30 to sign copies of the book. To see the in-depth synopsis, click below…

I’m definitely not in-tune with Miami’s graff scene, but I’ve definitely been exposed to it since like 1998 or so when I first started to really follow Miami hip-hop. I consider myself an outsider to the graff scene down here, but I can tell you that seeing “Buk 50″ on I-95 yesterday gave me goosebumps. I’m a hip-hop head at heart and seeing that brought a little excitement back that slowly faded away over the past few years.

If you haven’t heard, I-95’s already confusing Express Lane’s signs were bombed over on (pictured above) causing a bit of added confusion to Monday morning’s commuters headed north on I-95. The phrases “Buk” and “50″ covered the instructional signs that seperated the regular I-95 lanes with the premium ones.

In regards to making a statement and garnering attention from hundreds of thousands of eyes…all I can say is – classic.

Watch CBS4’s coverage video here

Spotted this on the side of a building on North Miami Avenue in Wynwood. Typoe…

Click on map to enlarge and see all the exact on-site graff pieces (installations) on and around the Wynwood and Midtown Miami area. Spotted at Culture Kings who got it via PrimaryFlights Blog

Dope! Posted by Hurtdawg in The305.Com Forums

Props to Minus from The305.Com Forums for posting. This shit is crazy…

Back when Crook and Crome had Channel 7 and 10 all up in they grill. Pictured below are newsclips and live shots of reporters covering the ways of Crook and Crome circa 1999. These two were legends in my eyes back when I was growing up and first starting to get into hip-hop. If anyone has a high quality picture of that HUGE piece on the side of this multi-story building that they (or one of them) did – I think off the Miami Palmetto Expressway, I will be forever in debt to you. Please email it to miamihiphop@gmail.com

Courtesy of MiamiGraffiti

Occasionally we’ll drop a couple shots of street art that we see around the city. This is a short post, but expect more in-depth work in the future with more pictures in each post. If you have any idea who created these works, drop a comment and we’ll give proper credit. Look out for more in the future. Submissions, send to miamihiphop@gmail.com.