Rammelzee Vs K Rob 'Beat Bop' Basquiat 1983 33rpm 12" single HIP HOP GRAIL

	£		20
	$		27

 
RAMMELZEE
versus
K.ROB 



ITEM SPECIFICS

ARTIST(S)/GROUP RAMMELZEE / K ROB TITLE BEAT BOP MEDIA FORMAT 12" SINGLE VINYL RECORD 12" SIZE
(33rpm play speed) RELEASE LABEL TARTOWN RECORD COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE USA(?) CATALOGUE NUMBER RR001 YEAR OF RELEASE original released 1983, this 33rpm re-press CONDITION SUMMARY (Sleeve/Disc) EX(-)/EX (see below for more detailed appraisal) DESCRIPTION Rammellzee was an important player in the initial crossover of hip-hop culture to the mainstream.
He participated in hip-hop's earliest phases, though the bizarre edge his aggressively fanciful inventions brought to the original hip-hop style has been somewhat blunted by the dominance of the gangsta pose and its supposed "reality."
Though he performed and recorded as an MC, Rammellzee achieved greater fame as a visual artist, with exhibitions in fine art venues of both North America and Europe.
He began his art career "bombing" New York City subway trains, but the subway system influenced more than his artwork. Dynamite D, a conductor who rhymed boasts of the superior condition of his super clean D-train over the train's intercom, is named by Rammellzee as an early rap inspiration.
Partnered with MCs Shock Dell and Jamal, Rammellzee participated in early hip-hop sound system battles, where he developed the "W.C. Fields" and "Gangsta Duck" voices originated by Jamal.
Rammellzee employed the "Gangsta Duck" on "Beat Bop," a dense dialogue with K-Rob, nominally produced by the late painter Jean Michel Basquiat, and released on Profile Records. "Beat Bop" was the result of some improvised role playing, with Rammellzee playing a pimp and K-Rob in the character of a schoolboy.
The resulting rap is the best and most sustained example on record of Rammellzee's flights of wordplay, fantasy, and street surrealism.
He also appeared in the film Wildstyle and can be heard on the soundtrack LP of the movie.
Though mostly concentrating on his visual art, he has collaborated on several progressive hip-hop projects, most often with Bill Laswell.

Considered a holy grail in the collecting of this genre, this copy plays at 33rpm and not the 45rpm as stated on the label... making this a later issue and not one of the initial 500 copies made.  Which luckily puts this more in the price bracket that can be afforded (an original first press can sell for over US$1000.00).
CONDITION (IN DETAIL) Some ligh wear to the sleeve, made more evident due to the dark sleeve showing any light creases etc.  The disc is in great condition. PHOTOGRAPH OF FRONT COVER PHOTOGRAPH OF BACK COVER PHOTOGRAPH OF LABEL SALES SUMMARY / TERMS AND CONDITIONS We always ship records securely, packing the freshly cleaned disc outside of the picture sleeve to prevent seam splits, the sleeve will be packaged against new made to measure card and along with the disc it will be housed inside a new plastic sleeve.  This will then be packaged with more new card stiffening in a new made for purpose record mailer.  This is then securely taped as marked fragile.

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