In 2006, I started Raised Fist Propaganda. The premise of the company was to promote a lifestyle that intertwined Punk Rock, Reggae, and Skateboarding through the photographic lens – three things that played a crucial role in my life growing up on the beaches of New York City.
In 2008, I began to expand the business, shooting photos and music videos for my favorite hip-hop & reggae artists in the scene. My first major music video was a dedication for a fallen hip-hop legend, GURU - featuring Jeru the Damaja and Group Home. In 2009, I was fortunate enough to link up with one of my favorite reggae rock groups, Slightly Stoopid. It was that West Coast California vibe that added to the overall cultural flavor of RFP.
During that time, I joined up with some of NYC’s OG Skateboard legends (Zoo York, Supreme, Shut) to produce limited edition Legend Skate Decks at the Etnies Showroom in SOHO. Our party was called “Respect,” and brought together the skaters with the reggae, hip-hop and punk bands.
This created the essential “lifestyle” of Raised Fist Propaganda - aka RFP Music and Culture – promoting nothing but positive vibes through the visual. I owe a great deal of gratitude for the existence of those spiritual elements that guided me to document the music and feature the portraits of those that exemplified that very attitude. This, to me, was the very makeup of Raised Fist Propaganda - Rising up for a collective positive vibe. PMA
Positive Mental Attitude.
Jeff Pliskin
