TKO Interview in Clout #9 | Click here to purchase this issue!

Name the females of TKO.
Eight girls: TRIBE, FUSHA, PERL, MEEK, CLAW, ASAI, ILLEGO and myself, JEL.

Why did you get in TKO?
We just clicked. TKO was definitely the crew for me. When I first started chillin’ with DUEM and TRIBe,  I didn’t realize how dope TOOMER and other homies were because I had heard all these crazy stories about TKO. Now I know for sure, it’s all true! We’re all nuts. I love it…

How long have you been writing graffiti and who are your biggest influences in your graffiti career?
I started bombing in ‘98. I’ve got to say the gangsters in LA with the blocks and Old English fonts, BASH got me motivated to do characters and ZERK is fresh! And then there’s TOOMER, never settling for less on his walls. He’ll make me redo my sketch if he feels it’s not my best. And then HAEL got me stuck on chrome and black bombs. Both HAEL and TOOMER would drill me about using colors and readable letters. I finally listened after we all caught a spot somewhere and the wall sucked up my paint. As for the throw ups I’m doing now , GUER and LYFER.

Where do you see TKO going 10 years from now?
We’re going to expand and destroy worldwide.

How do you feel about handling beef?
Well if someone has beef with any members of this crew, they have beef with all of us. There is no such thing as a fair, clean fight! I’m tired of drama, but if there’s war it’s on!!!