Graffiti Wars are Dying… Here’s Why

Graffiti wars and graffiti beefs aren't exactly the same, though they’re pretty similar. While every war is a beef between two writers, not every beef escalates into a full-out war. In this scene, even painting over a tag can spark drama. A beef usually starts over something like disrespecting another writer’s work, painting over a piece, or copying someone’s style. In other words, there are unwritten rules about respect in graffiti culture; break them, and you might find yourself i having issues with others in the community. A war is a prolonged beef where both writers go to extreme lengths to not only find the work of their opposition, but also go to extreme lengths to cover their tags, throwies and pieces as much as possible. This requires that both writers have a large output of graffiti.