Remembering Rammellzee, a hip-hop pioneer

The graffiti artist and musician, who has died aged 49, influenced the Beastie Boys and Cypress Hill with his 1983 record Beat BopIn 1983, New York artist Jean-Michel Basquiat produced and provided artwork for what was to become the only record ever released on independent label Tartown. That record, Beat Bop, a collaboration between rappers Rammellzee and K-Rob was limited to 500 copies and went on to become a holy grail for collectors. More importantly, it influenced numerous rappers, most not...

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