Behind the Scenes: Doing Graffiti for the Movie ‘Juice’

Go behind the scenes of the Juice movie to uncover the story of the film’s iconic street art (graffiti).

BIG CED and Zulu Williams discuss the creative hustle required to break into the film industry. During his time at Cooper Union, Ernest Dickerson and production designer Lester Cohen recruited Zulu to create the authentic graffiti that defined the film’s look. This conversation breaks down that unexpected connection in Harlem and what it was really like to contribute to a classic piece of hip-hop cinema history.

Beyond the specific job on set, we explore the broader reality of working as an artist in Hollywood. It looks at how street art culture influenced production design during that era and the unique paths artists took to get their work on the big screen.

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Behind the Scenes: Doing Graffiti for the Movie ‘Juice’