Star Strip (Biddies: 3 of 3)

Back in 2004, **[Brian McCarty](https://brianmccarty.com)** spent a day driving around Los Angeles with Oakland-based artist **[Roy “Ghetto Gheppetto” Miles](https://www.instagram.com/ghettogeppetto/)**, photographing his **Biddies / B.I.T.DZ** figures. The toys, designed and independently produced by Roy, “represent the blueprint and spirit of the original Hip-Hop pioneers.” While honoring the heroes who forged the culture over its first twenty-five years, Roy acted as a pioneer himself. He blazed a path for countless others to follow, showing fellow artists that they too could mass produce their own characters in factories overseas. Roy’s work influenced the entire Art-Toy movement and mad...View all