 Charles began tagging on the streets of the Bronx at age 12 and had his own studio on the Grand Concourse (Bronx) at age 18, known as "The Zone".The large studio whose name was based on his alias, "Zone" became a gathering place for young graffiti artists in the mid 1980s.It was from there that Charles would extend his reach from the trains and walls of the Bronx to creating memorial walls for friends and neighbors.