12 On 12

12 On 12 12 tracks on 12" vinyl accompanied by limited-edition pieces of art and lifestyle products.

03/09/2026

Before Madness, there was Kix and Mr B.

In mid-1970s North London, future Madness members Lee Thompson and Mike Barson were already making their names visible across the city, quite literally.

Inspired by what Thompson had seen of New York graffiti, they began repeatedly painting their nicknames around London, becoming early examples of New York-inspired name-tagging in Britain.

Their work was even documented in Roger Perry’s 1976 book The Writing on the Wall, alongside the graffiti of a city whose walls were already filled with everything from political slogans to personal messages.

Years before Madness reached the charts, Thompson and Barson had already found another way to leave their mark on London.

Photos: Roger Perry
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24/08/2026

Coming out of New York’s early writing scene, FUTURA developed a visual language that moved beyond the name itself, bringing abstraction, movement and atmosphere onto the subway trains.

That influence has travelled far beyond graffiti, but the culture remains at the heart of his work.

For Hip Hop 50, we had the opportunity to celebrate that legacy through our collaboration with FUTURA and Nas, bringing together two artists who helped shape their respective forms while continuing to push them forward. Find out more at the link in our bio.

A true pioneer of the culture.

Photos/Videos: Martha Cooper, Celeste Sloman, Michel Pira, Bob Gruen
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24/05/2026

Berlin has long been one of the world’s great graffiti cities.

Few crews embody that spirit more than 1UP.

Known for their anonymity, ambition, and collective approach, they transformed rooftops, trains, and public infrastructure into some of the most recognizable graffiti actions of the modern era.

Proof that sometimes the power isn’t in the individual name. It’s in the crew behind it.

15/05/2026

Nas and FUTURA reflect on hip hop, graffiti, New York, and the culture that shaped them both.

From Wild Style and Beat Street to subway graffiti and rap’s early evolution, the conversation explores how music and visual art grew side by side during hip hop’s formative years.

“I don’t know which one I saw first or heard first… spray cans or hearing a song.” — Nas

Created as part of Hip Hop 50, the Nas x FUTURA release brings together music, visual art, and limited-edition vinyl collecting into one curated project celebrating the culture’s legacy.

Watch the full interview and explore the collection via the link in bio.

16/04/2026

The Rammellzee didn’t just create art. He built an entire reality around his ideas.

His Battle Station remains one of the most unique artist spaces. A world of sculpture, armor, symbols, and language brought to life.

To celebrate that legacy, 12on12 partnered with The Rammellzee Estate to drop a Limited Edition 12” Double Vinyl that features 12 of The Rammellzee’s iconic tracks, seamlessly fused with his ’82 artwork Evolution of the World.

This multi-dimensional experience also includes a never-before-heard interview from the early ‘80s with literary critic Sylvère Lotringer, unveiling rare insights into The Rammellzee’s radical theory of Ikonoklast Panzerism.

Accompanying the vinyl is an exclusive insert poster featuring extracts from his Ionic Treatise Gothic Futurism.

With only 400 copies available, act quickly to secure this unique piece of history. Link in bio.

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27/03/2026

While New York was building graffiti through lettering and crews, São Paulo was developing its own voice alongside practices like pichação.

Alex Vallauri helped shape that direction, bringing stencil-based imagery into public space and expanding what street art could be.

His “Bota Preta” became one of the most recognizable symbols in Brazilian street art, turning everyday walls into something shared and understood.

06/03/2026

From subway trains to murals seen across the world, TATS CRU helped redefine what graffiti could become while staying grounded in the culture that built it.

Emerging from the South Bronx in the early 1980s, they carried the discipline of train writing into a new era of large-scale murals, tributes, and cultural storytelling.

Over time, their work earned them the nickname “The Mural Kings,” a reflection of how they transformed graffiti’s technical foundation into monumental walls across New York and beyond.

A crew that proved graffiti could evolve without losing its roots.

Make sure you’re following their page 👉

Photos/Videos - Tats Cru
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23/02/2026

The subway era didn’t just produce writers. It produced legends.

SEEN turned subway cars into rolling statements, pushing whole-car production at a level few could match.

When mastery meant painting bigger, longer, and louder.

Respect the foundation.

Make sure to follow the legend himself 👉
�Photos/Videos: ©️Henry Chalfant, ©️SEEN, Style Wars
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05/02/2026

Hip-hop’s sound was revolutionary.
Its visuals needed to be too 🔥

Cey Adams played a central role in building that bridge, from graffiti writer to Def Jam’s founding Creative Director, shaping the look of an era through album art, branding, and cultural storytelling.

His work reminds us that hip-hop history isn’t just heard, it’s seen. Make sure you give him a follow -

Photos/Videos: ©️Robert Bredvad ©️Martha Cooper ©️Boston University College of Fine Arts ©️Museum of Graffiti ©️Bombay Sapphire Global ©️Gary Lichtenstein Editions ©️Mana Contemporary ©️West Chelsea Contemporary ©️ ©️Style Wars

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06/01/2026

Sophie Bramly didn’t just photograph hip-hop’s beginnings; she helped preserve its spirit. She captured the art, movement, and community of early hip-hop as it was forming, and those images helped shape how the world first saw the culture.

We’re always grateful for the artists, photographers, and documentarians who made sure these early moments would live on.

Make sure to follow Shopie Bramly to see more of their incredible work 👉

Photos/Videos: ©️Sophie Bramly
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