History Of The Bay: Tie One

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Jonathan Lim aka Tie is one of the most well-known graffiti writers in the world, made infamous by his death at only 18 years old. During his brief lifetime, he was respected from San Francisco to New York as one of the most prolific bombers ever. Tie was also known for his kind spirit, informed by his Buddhist principles and his unmatched love for graffiti. Sadly, in 1998, he was gunned down while attempting to paint on a rooftop. No charges were ever filed against his killer. But Tie's legacy lives on and he continues to be loved and revered to this day.
This is a compilation of one-minute clips I created for social media. Since making these, many of Tie's friends have reached out to me, shared more stories about his life, and corrected some of the things I misstated in these videos. So I decided to do a longer breakdown as a continued tribute to this legendary artist.
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@RB-nl6qv Год назад

He also wrote "HIS" and that photo of him in Stockton is at a graff shop that was operated by Neckface's family.

@rhonin420 Год назад

bruh

@bans1 Год назад

Nasty neckface the skater?

@RB-nl6qv Год назад

@@bans1 no, the other neckface from stockton

@tomashby5106 Год назад

@Michael Gallagher 😢😢😢

@fakedripfakeshit Год назад

Wow neckface, how far does he go back any docos on him lemme know homie he's my all time fav but can't see much documented on him besides baker haha

@RO3LAY Год назад

The influence is still felt to this day, RIP TIE

@FindingKeepersCurbside75 5 месяцев назад

Tie was a true king and a beautiful soul. I met Tie at the rock steady anniversary in hunts point. This was the place to be in nyc 1996 and 97. I met so many prolific Writers and hiphop artists, breakers everyone was there.Tie was the funniest cat I met that weekend he plopped down on the ground dumped out a pile of markers and started crushin blackbooks with his animals. after that weekend and still to this day he has crazy floater spots all over soho( he was tiny dude but he made use of trucks parked in lots that later moved revealing his tactic.) Funny, kind, gentle, and a graff beast, his legacy lives on in the heart and soul of many writers West and East coast.

@cameronsaldana1513 Год назад

I’m not even from the Bay Area and I heard about Tie when I first started writing. True legend man! RIP!!!!

@oneeyewilli2609 Год назад

What a cowardly & heartless act by Porter. I feel for the family who saw no justice for the loss of a loved one at such a young age. Thank you for sharing his story.

@martinfoy9327 Год назад

Seriously man. It made me sick in my stomach then and it does now and always will. They literally let that guy murder a kid in cold blood and get away with it.

@JayRidah408 11 месяцев назад

I went to elementary school with Jonathan, we went to Scott Lane in Santa Clara, when we got to middle school (Buchser, early 90’s) that’s when he started tagging. He started writing “Scar”, then “Scab”. He ran with “Skor” from “BCS”. I think he might’ve gave him the name “Scar”!? He has an older Brother named Alexander, that was in my older cousins grade. In the mid 90’s his family owned a bakery in Santa Clara in the old Fairway Glen Plaza. He bombed the fuck out of that neighborhood in Santa Clara where his family owned the bakery. He was dedicated to the graffiti lifestyle. He would go racking cans any and every where! I remember he went to Kmart or a hardware store with a duffel bag, no fucks given and filled it up with spray paint and walk out! I remember one night we went writing and there was a bum sleeping at a bus bench and he tagged on him. He was ruthless! RIP my dude!

@markdesantis9664 8 месяцев назад

BCS bustin crazy styles, bombing city buses,

@EMAN0870 2 месяца назад

BIG FACT!! I'm from santa clara main street! He introduced my brother to his wife at Buchser middle school. He used to knock on my door at 5 am to get my brother to do graffiti before school 😂

@daddywaddy8017 25 дней назад

Stop snitchin

@blah596 Год назад

Rocking my TIE shirt right now with the 4slap design of that sticker you held up in the frame- long live the legend

@craze420 Год назад

Tie definitely lived in Stockton in the 90's, tie was writing Sesk when he was in Stockton pushing the Reds crew. He linked up with Teez RTC JOA who was up the most in Stockton and the two of them together were wild. From bombing missions to racking paint they did it all together. We would all be kicking it at Bomb Threat a hip hop shop that was in Stockton at the time on the weekends and after many of those missions I will always remember how crazy they sounded but he would always say " Ask Teez, ask Teez"......the last time I saw Tie was on March 6th 1996 in San Jose randomly walking out of a KFC on my way to see Cypress Hill, the first thing he asked is if was getting up, I said yes and he took a stack of stickers from me....and walked off. A little over 2 years later I was going to school in San Francisco when Tie was was killed......RIP

@xenos975 Год назад

Reds Crew Sesc is when i met him. I use to write Adept at the time and was in reds with Ave, Berp, and others prior to getting into olds crew the later into bcs in '95. I was reds twice once when Loops (Danny) was leader then again when Avenue had it. Sesc was in when Ave had it. What did your write back then?

@timbuktoo7050 Год назад

Respect

@Guccihotwheels 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for shouting out some deep Stockton history. S/O MAZON.

@justinkase5394 11 месяцев назад

Berp was Skor! I remember riding the bus VTA 60 and I seen Skor and Taboo from TPK getting up on the back of the bus. two white guys!@@xenos975

@justinkase5394 11 месяцев назад

Rockin Ever Damn Street@@xenos975

@toyoubaldo1126 Год назад

we need more people in the world like you bro. big ups on this video and RIP SEO

@ToprHoliday Год назад

I was good friends with TIE. He told MQ that they had to wear suits when they went to my 1st album release party at Maritime. You should really hollar at Site FTL CMA, who was pretty much his patron. Everybody talks about painting with Tie and what he would do, but Site is who he went home to, made him stop and eat and take care of himself when they are not painting. He was a weird kid and a pure soul. RIP TIE

@matthewgolterman4570 Год назад

I have issues that FTL could help w/ were I in your state. We don't really have much of that in DEEP S. TX. I also write all over, 13 states in the last 10 years plus add over half that many down in Mexico. Just saying I can relate a little. I had to look up your acronyms, but I get it. When that creative flame burns, it burns bright and there ain't no regulator on that particular torch.

@captainpeanutter Год назад

cap?

@ToprHoliday Год назад

@@captainpeanutter do your homework homie, your boys been official as a ref with a whistle

@DrimRimm 8 месяцев назад

@@ToprHolidaydon't get it how was tie in irak if it was a NY crew lmk

@sachalemoyne3423 7 месяцев назад

@@DrimRimm tie also hit nyc

@clarehaven6068 Год назад

Thank you for this eloquent and moving tribute to TIE. I've never been to S.F but if I ever make it I'll be thinking of TIE x. From Essex, Uk.

@fuckboi_killa Год назад

When I was about 15 years younger I first watched Piece by Piece on PBS. To this day his story stuck with me and in a round-about way inspired me to get up there RIP

@ZEONREMNANT Год назад

I remember seeing the segment about TIE in the Piece by Piece documentary from way back... they had a lot of good things to say about him.

@orllyfools14X8 Год назад

This series is so good. Can’t wait to see more.

@360Birdman Год назад

My knowledge of graf isn't big but I appreciate the artists and work. My cousin Sotoa Lavatai was tagging Phrie 1 (I believe that's correct) in Frisco back in the 90's. My grandfather had houses in Daly City and Sotoa passed away very young in 1998. This video was cool to watch and educate. 👏

@Thraxxed Год назад

Flawless interpretation, RIP TIE ONE you may be gone but never forgotten. ✌️ #STOP ASIAN HATE

@610SAARi Год назад

RIP TIE Big up from Sweden!

@nicolerepack9236 Год назад

Tie loves u for this... ty! ♡ well researched. So many thoughts coming to my head... hard to express so just ty again. Shae Shae.

@Design.Engineer.Fabricate Год назад

This is great! I grew up in NJ/NYC area and (to me) PK KID is the most prolific Bombers that have stayed anonymous

@mess7355 Год назад

Really intuitive and all around take on graffiti and Tie himself. Like you mentioned, anyone with that much drive is inevitably going to excel in their craft, as Tie did... Great video, look forward to seeing more...

@arpadbrooks5317 Год назад

you are an amazing story teller !! keep it up much

@ElMANCHILD Год назад

Also, a good one to talk about is “GEB” the green eyed bandit! She was Hella cool!

@xenos975 Год назад

I know TGEB was dude a black dude with green eyes who also wrote Bastard or Rockwell of TWB crew. maybe im thinking of someone else

@ElMANCHILD Год назад

@@xenos975 GEB was from TNT MDK crew she passed away 2000 I believe.

@a.k.4o Год назад

Thank you brother. I was great friends with Jonathan and his brother Alex RIP SESK, SEO, TIE ONE Santa Clara is where I met Jonathan brother Alex in 3rd grade

@a.k.4o Год назад

One track mind 4 sure

@DrimRimm 8 месяцев назад

How he get to NY ??

@a.k.4o 8 месяцев назад

@@DrimRimm took the bus

@crooked_letters Год назад

Well done Dregs. There is a philosophical nuanced discussion you could have about graffiti. But for an 18 year old to be murdered in cold blood, there’s no justification for that. Anyways, there’s a handful of writers who revolutionized graffiti styles. Tie was undoubtedly one of them. His work has inspired me and so many others around the world and that legacy will never die.

@JohnJohnson-qz8ic Год назад

TIE WILL NOT FADE AWAY. HE'S WATCHING OUT FOR US. RIP

@fizlayeceetee Год назад

For real i really look at his work as inspiration I'm from new Zealand

@gottagethoseretro9s Год назад

Had to tap in for the legendary tie one

@gottagethoseretro9s Год назад

I remember seeing tie one tags on the railroad tracks in white mean streak in Santa Clara. Back when I was just venturing out..... Impacted my Graff career ever since that day....

@justincarr8178 Год назад

Respect to Tie /Seo Rest Easy Legend.Excellent video Dregs well done.Big up my man Mega T2b.

@dufurst Год назад

Dregs One - this was the first video I saw of you! I did a song called “Grafitero” and it is at the SF Amoeba on vinyl. We mentioned Psycho City in the song no lie.

@jameshernandez8167 Год назад

Love your videos be cool to interview the people who really knew him that shit be sick 👍

@Dregs_One Год назад

I have... History of the Bay Podcast with Jocelyn Superstar, I mentioned it in this video check it out.

@TrustNone.88 Год назад

Thanks for the upload Dregs! Nothing but respect brother! 👍👊

@MuchoNoBueno Год назад

I feel for TIE he was a young kid that was not a threat.to anyony.It makes me angry he said he was going to do a Jackie Chan move.The whole thing is just a huge loss.Mega said he will always remember TIE.Rest in paint

@rust-0hspray156 Год назад

I saw a piece by piece at some small theater on Haight Street back in 05 ties part still gets me pumped

@benbeitler2188 Год назад

Great video. Appreciated the balance of history and analysis. Thank you.

@bigbeefy1 Год назад

great video man. thank you for the upload. you should definitely try covering more graffiti legends. you do a great job collecting information and presenting it.

@ralphluten5161 Год назад

Bruh did ya thing with this. Much respect. They need to make a movie on TIE.

@100drips Год назад

thanks for sharing the story. i have to admit, that i have never heard of him. interesting story. peace from berlin, germany.

@nocomment7859 Год назад

Rip Tie Fly High King #foreveryoung

@AlexRicciardelliBK 11 месяцев назад

Rip #tie #seo … when he came to nyc he linked up with setup and my good friend mega t2b and he crushed shit. Some stuff still running in nyc and Brooklyn..

@DrimRimm 8 месяцев назад

How or why he go to NYc if he was probably not even 18 ? Or how he link up with your crew with no social media ? Like irak ??

@RB-nl6qv 4 месяца назад

@@DrimRimm He knew Setup KCW in SF and Setup had connections to NY

@nickknez8294 Год назад

It’s tragic that this young man was killed over graffiti. Graffiti is fun and exciting, but it’s a dangerous hobby. RIP TIE.

@justnudgeo7662 Год назад

a big inspiration to me as when i heard his story growing up.him and dream had that ism.much love from the town

@TelliPrego Год назад

Another banger!! RIP TIE

@hastalamierda Год назад

RIP TIE REAL KING GREETINGS FROM SOUTH AMERICA THANKS YOU FOR THIS LONG LIFE GRAFFITI

@LilJohn_80 Год назад

Just sub to your channel..this video was recommended..this is a dope video..very interesting Tie is the same age as me..he would be 43 this year..

@Ligas303 3 месяца назад

The perfect throwie!!❤

@JWFdocumentaries Год назад

Thanks for the reference. RIP TIE aka SEO. Shout out to MEGA T2B

@starecs Год назад

this man inspires me

@arsek503 Год назад

Hell yeah great upload Dregs! Rip to the legend TIE

@Zack-nx9bl Год назад

I'd be cool to get a interview with his parents or some type of family of he had any out here. Just to really get deep into it

@Kdk9MER Год назад

TIE will forever live graffiti legend respects from Kitchener Ontario Canada 🇨🇦

@martinfoy9327 Год назад

Never got to meet him. Grateful I have 4-5 hard copies of shit he had living in sf in 01 and a few hollows in nyc. Rest In Peace king. Nemel Rest In Peace DMYZ WUZ HERE ✌️

@ocenone-iy1gb Год назад

I WAS LUCKY TO SEE TIE UP,IN SF 98.99ish..VISITING FROM LAS VEGAS.. DUDE HAD THAT CITY SEWED TF UP!!!!!!! 🙏OFA!

@omghawk Год назад

Damn I remember bugging out seeing that ship picture back in the day .🤍BIG TIE 🕊

@davidmurillolifeisart День назад

Tie Jonathan wrote SeskOne in Santa Clara . I used to see him on bus line 60 every morning. He’d get on a stop before me..and already had the bus rocked, streak tags, testores, shakers etc. I was in 6th grade. He was in 8th grade. Buchser Middle School Santa Clara California. The first name I seen him write was “Star” all over the school.

@robertmayorga4839 Год назад

RIP KING TIE....

@irvingrios2571 Год назад

Ayoooo I’m glad your on here I use to make music back in the day I went SYFI. You went over one of beats. I always tell people I know about you and they always spoke highly of you.

@N3kras Год назад

Love this series so much

@thortczodtcrhodie6364 3 месяца назад

Peace to him. I got a sticker of his (posthumously) when I ordered a book from VEC4 & Sacha Jenkins in 2024.

@Empty2326 Год назад

Very well worded video from the facts of tie to the life lesson talks glad I found this video 👍🏼

@curbdoggsports Год назад

RIP TIE legends never die

@irod7635 Год назад

R.I.P TIE One🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

@Gerrmiie Год назад

Amazing vid bro RIP TIE

@johnnytran800 Год назад

do a segment on berner i believe thats how he first came up is on graf

@Slaughterd 7 месяцев назад

just knowing how much passion he had for graffiti it REALLY sucks he never got to live to his full potential , imagine if he got out of graffiti and dedicated that to his adult life .... he would of gone SO FAR... REST IN PAINT FOREVER TIE!!

@cannibaljohnson.2409 Год назад

That's the shitty thing about the west/ bay area. Its foreal killing fields. As a writer on the west it's rough. I've been hit up by gangs and shit like that. People don't understand how tough it is being a writer out here. Shit even writers and shooting and shit. I never knew dude but I hope his people have gotten their closure and are with him forever. Thank you for putting it out there respect 🙏🏽

@hellathishellathat Год назад

Dope Video Brotha 🤘🏽

@yayarearaidernation510 Год назад

That boy was hella cold! Much love TIE off top! SUNNYVALE JADE ONE TOK ALBK

@brianlewis9544 Месяц назад

TIE played a big part in my graff influence bomb in heaven tie 1!!!

@SRK6IX Год назад

Damn the same day my life started, his ended. That's unfortunate, he was talented 💯

@sapne154 Год назад

My favorite Cali writer is tie fs

@williampalomares248 Год назад

Legend I remember hearing about that vigilante shit smh.

@flip1sba Год назад

The Philippines is a diverse country with a signiticant Chinese community including Filipinos of Chinese descent. In fact they are one of the largest ethnic minority group if not South Asians and Koreans. Also, Tie’s style is highly influenced by Twist. In fact Os Gemeos from Brazil are have that Twist influence.

@mystermysterio5348 Год назад

R.I.P. ...TIE" ...... 🕯️...... 🕊️ Young Inspiring Artist 🎨 🎭 Gone too Soon but Legends Never Die" Graffiti Lives On" TIE,SEO⚡💛👑 Dedicated In Graffiti D.I.G.©

@meechmcogyver322 Год назад

Anyone heard of Midas from SF?

@Kresm960 Год назад

Dude yes SEO

@wannadanc3894 Год назад

I had a kid try to steal a bike off my porch the other morning and I scared him off. After the fact I thought about what I would have done if I caught him. And I thought would I beat him? Would I turn him into the cops? I came to the conclusion that I woulda talked to the kid and told him why he was wrong. I would still try to understand what made him desperate enough to go through with that. The vet should have done the same in his situation. It could have been resolved peacefully using words. I can’t imagine someone like “TIE” being considered intimidating or threatening. If he was shot in the back of the head it also shows he was non confrontational.

@miguelhuerta4916 Год назад

Can you do an episode on ORFN??

@germanlopez1463 6 месяцев назад

I appreciate the history lesson 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@ws6tex Год назад

I’m 27 so way before my time but in the 90s Stockton had legal walls and I. Believe if you google a picture of him where hes kinda like a fence and wall if that makes sense is here in Stockton , shit sparked lil a fuse in me when I seen you cover him on your ig

@mazoner Год назад

That pic is at our old graff shop “Bomb Threat “ 1994….it was on Main Street…he used to stay in Stockton with “Teez” a og bomber who taught Tie a lot about bombing….he was writing Sesk Reds crew at that time..

@ws6tex Год назад

@@mazoner damn thats dope , thanks for letting me know more about that pic 💯💯💯

@craze420 Год назад

@@mazoner "ask teez ask teez" I can still hear that fool saying that shit after they would go rack paint....lol

@willsanchez892 Год назад

Graffiti has always been looked at bad by those who don't have an artistic minds....don't understand the concept of real art.....RIP TIE.

@johnnyvalenzuela9499 Год назад

My unk knew him and tought me his legend ,djae one much respect to u unk for lacing me up on real bay stuff shout out Mr queens

@gtcreels532 Год назад

Shoot I tried graffiti back in 93-94 in high school I needed more style work but loved doing pieces on sketch books back then. And that’s where it stayed but I hung out with lower tier crews like ufo I met fund once and looked out on market street while he got up a piece but that’s it. I was focused on sports. Never knew about tie but I love the content and find myself back doing art pieces on paper again. Accounts like yours reignites the love for the art so salutes. RIP TIE never knew the story and SFPD pffft these guys been racist. Exposed a few years ago. Robert Porter is a murderer.

@timbuktoo7050 Год назад

Respect from Boston. Great job

@Kaetoh Год назад

Rip tie true legend with an unbeatable style. Man had absolutely no fucking right to kill him he was not in your house he didnt do anything what damage was done? Fucking sickening. I just think about how prolific and legendary he would be today if that never happened. Life is unfair and so precious. Rest in piece tie. You’ve inspired me from the beginning and im from a small town in canada ontario.

@Kaetoh Год назад

Damn man i wonder if he did try to grab the gun and then they scuffled around for a moment and he realized he wasnt gonna get it so ran off and then he was pissed/racist and shot gim 😢 I guess it doesnt matter but fuck shit like this just pisses me off so much man… rip tie. Porter should have DEFINITELY done bare minimum 5-10 years at LEAST

@jasonsanchez156 Год назад

RIP Tie

@StoneyPaBoxing Год назад

Graffing in the streets has no protection ~ every time you go out consider the risk

@209Twinz209 Год назад

People value property more than life... and that shit make my heart hurt... There's a grip of mentally ill folk out there running around... thinking it's OK to kill... a kid no less. 💔

@derrickflores478 Год назад

If he was still here he would’ve been a beast at what he was doing!

@bosskid1819 Год назад

Do jade!

@bigpoppa2xCUG Год назад

I remember when my boy put me on this dude rip tie real tagging legend

@andromeda303808 Год назад

I felt just saying 'bro you were a legend', didn't do justice to TIE & their legacy & as creative people we should always elaborate

@zhonijune2995 Год назад

i like u man, ur really respectful and kind, ty for ur video

@bubz3t136 Год назад

Can you make videos about the Invisibl Skratch Piklz, the Bullet Proof Scratch Hamsters, Style Elements bboy crew and Media Sirkus, aka Demons of the Mind?

@Kenny1er Год назад

Love TIE

@junioravila9752 Год назад

Dope

@merel101 10 месяцев назад

wild to think that all these writers just happen to know everyone like you could show some old writer a random guy or legends tag n he could say he knows or knew him