well to be fair I already knew the nexus was going to be awesome as I was reffered here by a buddy that told me great things about it.  So I guess because I already had a first impression of the site, I cant really comment on the kind of first impression the art might give to people that dont really know what kind of place this is yet. 

And yes your right I guess graffiti is not really gangster.  Gangsters ususally like to spray paint on walls but most of the time from what I see they are hardly graffiti artists.  Looks more like chicken scratch.  So just because some "gangsters" do graffiti (and theyre not all bad at it either) doesnt mean that graffiti is gangster.  Real graffiti artists do some pretty amazing work, and I like what it stands for as well.  Cover the gray walls with art instead of corporate advertisements, its a statement. 

Looks like alot of people would stand behind change though and seeing new art never hurt anybody.