Daniel Ramos

Who is Daniel Ramos?

Daniel "Chaka" Ramos in Los Angeles, California was one of the most prolific Graffiti Taggers of the late 20th century. CHAKA tags were widespread, from Orange County on up to San Francisco.

Authorities in Los Angeles County, California and surrounding areas throughout the West Coast ascribed to Chaka between ten and fifty thousand unique incidents of him "tagging" the word "CHAKA" on various vertical surfaces of private and state property, using equipment ranging from permanent markers to spray paint and incurring up to half a million dollars in monetary damage. Chaka was eventually caught, tried, and convicted in 1991 on these charges. He was sentenced to three years probation and 1,560 hours of community service to be spent cleaning graffiti. Ramos was accused of tagging the interior of a civic-center elevator as he left a courtroom. He was arrested and charged again.

Ramos now lives in Bakersfield, California. He had his first legitimate solo art show in April 2009 in the City of Los Angeles and continues to tag.