Category Archives: MK HIP HOP CULTURE PART 1 (1980 – 1990)

This section aims to document participants and projects related to the Hip Hop Culture that evolved in and around the Milton Keynes during the time period between 1980 – 1990.

Urbanist Interview (Part two)

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Welcome to the Urbanist Interview (Part two). To read the first part of the interview please visit: Urbanist Interview (Part one)

“Urbanist” by Urbanist – Tinkers Bridge, Milton Keynes, 2019.

To start the second part of the interview we are going to continue to document the opportunities that followed once establishing yourself as The Urbanist. In part one of the interview we covered your foundation years as well as the projects you worked on up until 2010. Could you elaborate on the projects that followed?

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Chaos 2

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Chaos 2 was one of the areas pioneering graffiti writers that established himself during the 1980s in Buckingham and eventually progressed to become one of a handful of artists to piece the Milton Keynes train line during 1990. Chaos 2 formed part of Hip Hop crew The Criminal Minds (TCM) and helped establish the collective’s street presence during their early years of activity.

“Chaos” by Chaos 2 – Milton Keynes, 1990.

The above mural entitled “Chaos” was created in 1990 along the Milton Keynes trainline and formed part of several murals painted during the era by various members of The Criminal Minds (TCM).  Several other TCM tags are visible in the image which was taken in 1994. The below mural entitled “TCM” was created during the early 1990s in Buckingham. Continue reading →

Sin One

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Sin One was a graffiti artists that formed part of Buckingham\Milton Keynes Hip Hop collective The Criminal Minds (TCM) and during the late 1980s created several murals in and around Buckingham helping establish TCM as one of a small number of pioneering local graffiti crews. In 1990 Sin One along with several other members of the TCM posse became one of the first writers to piece the Milton Keynes trainline.

“Sin One” by Sin One – Milton Keynes, 1990.

The above mural was one of several created by Sin One in 1990 along the Milton Keynes trainline by which point TCM had began to expanded from there hometown of Buckingham in to Milton Keynes. To the right of the piece there is also a tag by TCM member Task 1. The below photo was also captured at the same location and features tags by both Task 1 and Sin One. Continue reading →