"Beat Bop" was also featured in the film Style Wars. His 12-inch single "Beat Bop," in collaboration with rapper K-Rob and with cover art by Basquiat, is considered by some to be the most valuable (meaning collectible) hip-hop record of all time. Rammellzee was an original hip hop artist who introduced specific vocal styles which date back to the early 1980s. The trio are depicted in Basquiat's paintings Hollywood Africans in front of the Chinese Theater with Footprints of Movie Stars (1983) and Hollywood Africans (1983). They called themselves the Hollywood Africans as a social and political statement to counter the stereotypical portrayals of African Americans in Hollywood. In 1982, Rammellzee and Toxic accompanied Basquiat to Los Angeles while he prepared for his show at the Gagosian Gallery. Rammellzee became a friend and collaborator of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. He also formed the crew Tag Master Killers, consisting of A-One, Delta2, Kool Koor and Toxic. Rammellzee was an occasional member of the Death Comet Crew, with Stuart Argabright, Michael Diekmann and Shinichi Shimokawa. Career ĭiscovered by a larger audience through the 1982 cult movie Wild Style by Charlie Ahearn, Rammellzee's earlier fame in graffiti circles was established when he painted New York subway trains with DONDI, OU3, and Ink 76, and doctor Revolt under his aliases Hyte, Hytestyr, EG (Evolution Griller the Master Killer), Sharissk Boo, Razz, and Maestro on the A, CC, 2 and 5 subway lines. ![]() Rammellzee studied dentistry at the Clara Barton High School for Health Professions, was a model for Wilhelmina (under the name Mcrammellzee), and briefly studied jewelry design at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). ![]() His graffiti work started to show up in the 1970s on New York City's subway cars and stations, specifically on the A-train since it was his local train. He grew up in the Carlton Manor Projects near the Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue A train terminal station. Rammellzee was born on December 15, 1960, in Far Rockaway, Queens to an African-American mother and Italian father who worked as a transit detective. Early life Characteristic "wildstyle" Rammellzee signature tag Rammellzee (stylized RAMM:ΣLL:ZΣΣ, pronounced "Ram: Ell: Zee" Decem– June 28, 2010) was a visual artist, gothic futurist " graffiti writer", painter, performance artist, art theoretician, sculptor and a hip hop musician from New York City, who has been cited as "instrumental in introducing elements of the avant-garde into hip-hop culture". Ramm, Hyte, Hytestyr, EG (Evolution Griller The Master Killer), Sharissk Boo, Razz
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