Vincent Fedorchak/Julius Cavero 'Fuzz One: A Bronx Childhood' & 'The Nasty Terrible T-Kid 170' 2 new hardback books enriching our understanding of the Bronx creation myths in relation to graffiti art. Fedorchak's book is an enthralling story of a boy from the country moving to New York and becoming a graffiti pioneer before he reached his teens! This is a modern story of growing-up: a picture of life in the Bronx the likes of which I don't think has been seen before by the hip hop generation - Kool Herc's name pops up as one of his graffiti peers. Fedorchak was 11 in 73 (the year of hip hop's birth according to the Zulu Nation). The photos show the development of the artform's early styles. The photos aren't of the high quality of 'Subway Art' but it stands to reason as the photos weren't taken by professionals. The words are more than vivid. Cavero's book contains many photos of arguably one of the New York masters of style right up to his work for a recent graffiti game for the Pl*ystation 2 which he stars in (the virtualisation of graffiti?) . His story isn't as involving as Fedorchak's but contains many interesting insights as he was part of hip hop's burst into the wider world and media in the 80's (he did a billboard for TDK in London in 1985). This book was published with the "support" of Montana spraypaint and Eastpak backpacks!? Both books contain a good dose of drugs, crime and violence ... I bet both of these guys have many more stories to tell and opinions to share. When are Bambaataa, Doug E Fresh etc going to tell their stories? 'Fuzz One: A Bronx Childhood' by Vincent Fedorchak (Testify Books) 9/10 'The Nasty Terrible T-Kid 170' by Julius Cavero (Righters.com) 7/10 - Chris Byrne © ukhh.com 1999 - 2006