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Mr.
Kaves' life up to this point represents all that is
amazing, albeit tumultuous about growing up as a street kid
in Brooklyn, NY. Rising up from a loving, yet chaotic
family life, Kaves began flexing his artistic urges in the
tunnels of the NYC transit system at a ridiculously young
age. These activities were well documented in Henry
Chalfant’s (Style Wars) pioneering book in 1984 titled,
SprayCan Art. While his endeavors secured him a spot in
the graffiti hall-of-fame, they also landed him a rap
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Realizing
that his creativity could be applied in more productive
areas, Kaves utilized his boundless energy and well-oiled
savvy to knock down the doors of several major companies and
became their go-to street artist. He has designed exclusive
material for NIKE, Rockstar Games, WWF, PONY, RECON,
Van's Warped Tour
and many
others. Kaves has also designed logos and various graphics
for world-renowned artists such as Beastie Boys, Everlast,
Busta Rhymes... Additionally, Kaves’ work has been
displayed and sold in galleries around the world to downtown
hipsters and highbrow collectors alike. The ambitious Mr.
Kaves also owned and operated a successful clothing line and
tattoo shop, both based in his beloved Brooklyn. |
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Another
huge piece of Mr. Kaves' life has been spent as a rap
pioneer. His group formed in the early 90's, Lordz of
Brooklyn, left a substantial black eye on the music
business worldwide for over a decade and he continues
rocking the mic. today as the co-frontman of his new
punk/rap group, simply called The Lordz. The band's
debut album The Brooklyn Way was recently released
via Perfect Game Recording Co./Warner Music Group. |
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The
Lordz’s debut album, The Brooklyn Way, is deep,
tune-heavy and represents not only The Lordz’s love for
the B.K., but also the good, the bad and the ugly of
having grown up there. From the garage/punk-hop workout
of the album’s opener “Back Up,” to the Ramones-esque
“Outlaw,” featuring their good pal Tim Armstrong of
Rancid fame, over to their beat-driven ode to their
hometown “The Brooklyn Way” alongside Everlast, to their
blazing cover of Jim Carroll’s “People Who Died,” Mr.
Kaves and ADM do the era proud. “This album represents
our view of Brooklyn, as well as our view of the world
from Brooklyn” announces Kaves. “Whether it be Tokyo,
Amsterdam, Rio or Bay Ridge, people go through good and
bad in their lives… ADM and I definitely have. Babies
are born, people succeed, they fail, they get into
trouble, they pick up bad habits, they party and sadly,
a lot of people die before they’re supposed to.
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The
Lordz are about to embark on their 5th Van’s Warped Tour
this summer and with great excitement, are proud to
announce the national debut of their homemade, 6 episode
docu-series The Brooklyn Way, premiering April 17th on
Fuse TV. The show incited a tremendous regional
groundswell during its first season on Madison Square
Garden’s MSG network and has since been picked up by
Fuse. As a result of the tremendously received album
and the TV show, the group’s music has been heard
recently on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Good Day New York,
New York Knicks, Giants and Mets games and a track will
also be used in an upcoming episode of CBS TV’s CSI: New
York.
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