Tats Cru

Tats Cru
Top Artistic Talent[1]
Founders
Founded atNew York
TypeGraffiti crew
HeadquartersHunts Point[2]
Location
Key people
WebsiteOfficial website

Tats Cru is a group of Bronx-based graffiti artists turned professional muralists.[3] The current members of Tats Cru are Bio, BG183, Nicer, HOW and NOSM. Tats Cru were founded by Brim, Bio, BG183 and Nicer.

Over the last two decades, Tats Cru has produced various advertisements for clients ranging from neighborhood businesses and institutions to large corporations like Coca-Cola and Sony.[4][5]

Tats Cru is also a major producer of New York City–style memorial murals, and have created artwork for many musicians including Nicki Minaj, Missy Elliott, Metallica, Big Pun, Jennifer Lopez, Rick Ross, DJ Kool Herc, Nas and many more.

Mural by Tats Cru on Piotrkowska Street, Łódź

Tats Cru has a strong bond with rapper Fat Joe and created many of his advertisement billboards for album releases in the 1990s.

Tats Cru heavily paints murals of friend and deceased rapper Big Pun and are solely responsible for the Big Pun memorial wall in the Bronx, New York.

  1. ^ Wright, Sarah H. (28 September 2005). "Artists describe their 'Journey From Subways'". MIT News.
  2. ^ Nicer. "Tats Cru". wideopenwalls.com.
  3. ^ Tats Cru Website https://nypost.com/2014/10/15/famous-graffiti-artist-busted-for-hitting-man-with-beer-mug/amp/ Archived 2005-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ New York Times: TATS Cru Wins Coca-Cola Account
  5. ^ Sony Draws Ire With PSP Graffiti Wired (December 5, 2005). Accessed December 8, 2008