Rammellzee vs krobs legendary beat bop returns on black. December 22, 1960 august 12, 1988 was an american artist of haitian and puerto rican descent. Krob has led a much more mysterious and lowprofile existence, but is still widely regarded as an early rap pioneer and freestyle genius. Its cover was designed by new york city graffiti artist jeanmichel basquiat. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Download the android app to get lyrics to the songs you play.
Beat bop is a hip hop single by american rappers rammellzee and k rob, originally released in 1983 by record label tartown. The soundtrack to ego trips book of rap lists, a various artists compilation. Initially distributed merely as a test pressing, it is notable for being the theme of hip hop culture documentary film style wars and having a cover designed by famed new york graffiti artist jeanmichel basquiat. Graffiti starchild jeanmichel basquiat bankrolled and. Rammellzees amazing art and music was prominently featured in the twin towers of classic hiphop films. Richard crazy legs colon is a bboying pioneer and the longtime president of the rock steady crew, arguably the most famous bboy crew in the world. Beat bop this is a prized rap album because only 500 were made in 1983 when the two rappers battled it out for 10 minutes on wax. I cant believe i havent heard it before because it is amazing. Sacha jenkins executive producer, chairman jefferson mao executive producer, liner notes, elliot wilson executive producer, gabriel alvarez executive producer, duncan stanbury. Sony atv publishing, latinautor, umpg publishing, umpi, cmrra, ascap, warner chappell, and 6 music rights societies. I agree about u2, though the fact that they completely ignored the unforgettable fire is weak. Its a song from an era where the uptown and downtown communities mingled in a way that the rap world would rarely see again. Back at the dawn of hiphop, heads thought nothing of dropping ten minute tracks with no clearlydefined verse chorus structure and such an animal was the jeanmichel basquiatfinanced, rammellzee and k robfeaturing early psychedelic hiphop epic, beat bop, which first appeared in 1983. Mc shan 1985 a classic djmc set up, yes, it did used to be that way around.
Beat bop download on itunes beat bop play on spotify beat bop. The result of a disagreement between rammellzee and basquiat, the track has been cited as having an influence on artists such as beastie. Jeanmichel basquiat rammellzee vs k rob beat bop catawiki. Beat bop, rammellzee and krob, originally released in. As early as 1981, he was already getting press attention as one of the best dancers out there in the stillnew form of bboying or breaking, and he. Get funky in the place x2 its pathetic dope addicts have to be abused its a shame what a day to be a prostitute life is given to us. Stream tracks and playlists from k rob on your desktop or mobile device.
Reissued with the full artwork for the first time on record store day 2014 in an edition of 3,000, the label are finally releasing. Tt001ae1 etched in matrix for side 1 and tt001be1 etched in matrix of side 2. Download on amazon beat bop play on apple music beat bop download on itunes beat bop play on spotify beat bop play on youtube beat bop. Stones throw podcast 73 by mike d and peanut butter wolf. Airy groove instrumental 28 dj shadow aye 29 repo6 muggy bonehead 30 rammellzee live at antenna club uk 1982. Sep 14, 2018 find all 38 songs in white boy rick soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Wild style 1982 and style wars 1983, and his group dcc death comet crew was an integral part of the nyc rock underground in the early 80s alongside such fellow unsung greats as ike yard and sexual harassment, back when the village and. Freestyle on this instrumental version of beat bop by.
Beat bop, rammellzee and krob, originally released in 1983. The result of a disagreement between rammellzee and basquiat, the track has been cited as having an influence on artists. Both the 12 art on the outside and the vinyl read more. Jeanmichel basquiat vinyl serigraphed beat bop very rare artwork produced in a limited edition of 500 pieces by jeanmichel basquiat for k rob in 2001. White boy rick soundtrack music complete song list tunefind. Rock on to the beat beat yeah candycane kid youre just rocking so sweet cause im a jam up hip hop making the tip top shake on the break down the needle on the eye grooving with the rhythm of the break in the tie k rob smoke cheeba, into whores, drinking all week through never want to go to school and thats a fact. Our interview with the enigmatic divine styler starts with him present, via his dj father, at the very beginnings of hiphop.
Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. He also suggests checking out the 1983 track beat bop by rammellzee and krob. Stream tracks and playlists from krob on your desktop or mobile device. Jun 08, 2018 one of the most soughtafter records in hiphop and contemporary art history, rammellzee vs krobs 1983 12. Designed as an accompaniment to tim lawrences brilliant 2017 book of the same name, life and death on the new york dancefloor offers a snapshot of one of the most significant periods in the history of nyc dance music. Fab 5 freddy, hiphop, jeanmichel basquiat, k rob, rammellzee, song of the day. The album features production by bosko, dj paul, juicy j, klc, the legendary traxster, sam bostic, studio ton and tmix. Includes a reedit of minnie ripperton, hip hop from brookzill. He joined the rock steady crew in its early days, and quickly rose to become its leader. An oral history of one of the most valuable hiphop records of all time how krob and rammellzee came to battle it out on 1983s beautiful, bizarre artrap. Dancefloor beats from quantic, crackazat and axel bowman. It was initially distributed merely as a test pressing. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades.
Unfold with robert luis sunday 11th october 10pm12am on juice 107. A sonic switch dj mix from robert this week repping some of the big tunes from his brighton club residency at the green door store. Beat bop edit, a song by rammellzee, krob on spotify. Basquiat first achieved fame as part of samo, an informal graffiti duo who wrote enigmatic epigrams in the cultural hotbed of the lower east side of manhattan during the late 1970s, where rap, punk, and street art coalesced into. Would that modern hip hop had more songs with magical rhyming and irresistible beats like this 30year old throwdown with krob and the late, great. Watch taylor swift party with katy perry and rupaul in new video. His second album, spiral walls containing autumns of light, drastically expanded the range of what a hiphop artist could do with its spoken wordindustrial. Southwest riders is a compilation presented by american rappers blegit and e40. Reissued with the full artwork for the first time on record store day 2014 in an edition of 3,000, the label are finally releasing the remaining 500 copies of the iconic release on. Reply see 6 replies notify me 2 helpful r1190926 release. Rammellzee, krob licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of aristalegacy. Sacha jenkins executive producer, chairman jefferson mao executive producer, liner notes, elliot wilson executive producer, gabriel. Lewis black, syl johnson, and annie hart maximum fun. He then became a part of icets rhyme syndicate crew, which included a prehouse of pain everlast.
Beat bop was the result of some improvised role playing, with rammellzee playing a pimp and k rob in the character of a schoolboy. Beat bop edit, a song by rammellzee, k rob on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Fab 5 freddy, hiphop, jeanmichel basquiat, krob, rammellzee, song of the day. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Apr 01, 2018 rammellzee, k rob licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of aristalegacy. Download single lp beat bop is a hip hop single by american rappers rammellzee and krob, originally released in 1983 by record label tartown. One of the most soughtafter records in hiphop and contemporary art history, rammellzee vs krobs 1983 12. White boy rick soundtrack music complete song list. Feb 10, 2011 download single lp beat bop is a hip hop single by american rappers rammellzee and krob, originally released in 1983 by record label tartown. Coproduced by jeanmichel basquiat and featuring his iconic original artwork.
As early as 1981, he was already getting press attention as one of the best dancers out there in the stillnew form of bboying or breaking, and. It was released july 29, 1997 on jive and sick wid it records. Its pathetic dope addicts have to be abused its a shame what a day to be a prostitute life is given to us just to do the. A sort of homecoming is much better, imo, than with or without you, which i think is a great song, but probably not even top 5 on the joshua tree a testament to how strong an album it is in terms of sunday bloody sunday, im not sure there are 100 songs better than it. Stones throw records uncovers the latest compilation as part of their ongoing podcast series featuring mike d of the beastie boys and peanut butter wolf. Freestyle on this instrumental version of beat bop by rammellzee and jeanmichel basquiat. See more ideas about audiophile turntable, usb turntable and cool things to buy. Apr 27, 2018 k rob has led a much more mysterious and lowprofile existence, but is still widely regarded as an early rap pioneer and freestyle genius. This mix, on our sister site groovement, is a tribute to the collected book 3, out this week, and contains pretty much every track mentioned in the volume. Rammellzee and krob, beat bop beat bop was a oneoff studio rendition of a hip, earlyeighties downtownmanhattan dance party. But when rammellzee and krob heard what basquiat was going to rap. Rammellzee vs krobs legendary beat bop returns on black and. Apr 18, 2012 stones throw records uncovers the latest compilation as part of their ongoing podcast series featuring mike d of the beastie boys and peanut butter wolf. Tribute to ed piskors hip hop family tree hip hop family tree is the comic book history of hip hop, as documented by ed piskor.