It started with rapper/graffiti artist Rammellzee dissing NYC’s art world champ/graffiti artist Basquiat as fraud. Basquiat asserted that he could “out paint, out dance and out rap anybody.” Thus, the tension was funneled into the collaborative, experimental, classic “Beat Bop” single, with Rammellzee and K-Rob on vocals and Basquiat credited with production (although Rammellzee insists that all Basquiat did on the track was front the bill for the recording. Ka-Pow!). Basquiat also created the record’s artwork and the cover and spelled Rammellzee’s name incorrectly, sans one “l.” Ka-Pow-Pow! Well, it was born of beef… (via Flavorwire » 10 Epic Artist x Musician Collaborations)
It started with rapper/graffiti artist Rammellzee dissing NYC’s art world champ/graffiti artist Basquiat as fraud. Basquiat asserted that he could “out paint, out dance and out rap anybody.” Thus, the tension was funneled into the collaborative, experimental, classic “Beat Bop” single, with Rammellzee and K-Rob on vocals and Basquiat credited with production (although Rammellzee insists that all Basquiat did on the track was front the bill for the recording. Ka-Pow!). Basquiat also created the record’s artwork and the cover and spelled Rammellzee’s name incorrectly, sans one “l.” Ka-Pow-Pow! Well, it was born of beef… (via Flavorwire » 10 Epic Artist x Musician Collaborations)
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rammellzee gettin mayney over billy squier’s big beat/ graphics by jean michel basquiat
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