<p>In the late 70s, two teenage graffiti writers started tagging walls in SoHo and the East Village with SAMO, a shorthand for "same old shit." One of those artists was Al Diaz, and the other was Jean Michel Basquiat. Diaz joins us in the studio to talk about his ongoing contributions to New York's street art scene and the upcoming symposium at BKLYN COMMONS on art, murals and hip hop called Destination Bed-Stuy.</p>

In the late 70s, two teenage graffiti writers started tagging walls in SoHo and the East Village with SAMO, a shorthand for "same old shit." One of those artists was Al Diaz, and the other was Jean Michel Basquiat. Diaz joins us in the studio to talk about his ongoing contributions to New York's street art scene and the upcoming symposium at BKLYN COMMONS on art, murals and hip hop called Destination Bed-Stuy.

SAMO’s Al Diaz on Art, Hip Hop, & Murals

Glitter & Doom is a podcast built on the idea that the darkest of times yields some of the most evocative works of art. Join MacKenzie Fegan and a featured artist every other Wednesday for an inside look at their latest works and how it responds to today's burning issues, and we get a little lost along the way.

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Glitter &amp; Doom is a podcast built on the idea that the darkest of times yields some of the most evocative works of art. Join MacKenzie Fegan and a featured artist every other Wednesday for an inside look at their latest works and how it responds to today's burning issues, and we get a little lost along the way.

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SAMO’s Al Diaz on Art, Hip Hop, & Murals

SAMO’s Al Diaz on Art, Hip Hop, & Murals