I'm not a writer at all other than some dabblings here and there, but my brother is pretty dedicated, and actually pretty talented. He's of the same mindset wherein once someone starts getting paid, they're not legitimate anymore. I've been trying to get some of his work on decks for a while now, and he just refuses to do it. Eckos a dumbass, but what about people like Banksy, Kaws, and even Shep Farey (to an extent) who started off as street and the art world came to them, rather than the other way around. Do you forgo sucess in favor of keeping it real?
I'm just down with the fact that nobody can ever really commercialize graf. I'd be stoked on a Rusto sponsorship though.