Rate (photo by Luna Park)
It struck me recently that a number of Rate’s rats have vanished. While he’s also capable of some impressive letters (you can view my Flickr set of his work here), I’ve long been partial to his rats on the streets. They consistently injected a much-needed element of mischievous humor into the mix – coming across a Rate rat in the cut always made my day. I know I shouldn’t take it personally when long-running walls disappear, but I can’t help but pause and sigh at every newly buffed wall – with each new coat of buff paint, a little bit of NYC character dies. As a reminder of better times, I’ve selected some Rate classics to share with you.
Rate (photo by Luna Park)
Days x I Spy x Rate (photo by Luna Park)
Rate Deth Kult (photo by Luna Park)
Rate x Ojas (photo by Luna Park)
Trackside Rate (photo by Luna Park)
Double Rate (photo by Luna Park)
Rate x Yolk x Muk123 x NB? (photo by Luna Park)
Cecs x Rate (photo by Luna Park)
Rate Cry Baby (photo by Luna Park)
Rate x Zyre x Weird Sih (photo by Luna Park)
Hell No! Rate (photo by Luna Park)
It's Not Safe! Rate (photo by Luna Park)
Rate TV (photo by Luna Park)
Rate x Muk123 (photo by LUna Park)
Rate (photo by Luna Park)