Rammellzee

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Rammellzee 2009 in Paris.

Rammellzee [Ræ.meɫ.ziː] (* 1960 in New York ; † June 27, 2010 ibid) was an American graffiti artist and hip-hop musician.

Life

Rammellzee was born in Far Rockaway in the New York borough of Queens in late 1960 . He changed his birth name to the stage name Rammellzee at a young age.

He can be described as a key figure in graffiti in the United States. Rammellzee was already active in the New York writer scene in the 1970s. In the 1982 film Wild Style , Rammellzee and the works he created up to then can be seen. From the initially simple characters he developed an aerodynamic script over the years. It is part of a complex theory that he described with the terms Gothic Futurism and Iconoclast Panzerism . His canvas paintings are mostly abstract compositions with letter-like elements.

Along with Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring, as well as artists better known by the names of their tags such as LEE , Zephyr , Lady Pink , or Futura 2000 , Rammellzee was one of those on the graffiti scene who jumped out of their illegal Spraying activities on subway trains at public gallery exhibitions gained recognition in art circles.

Due to his early affiliation with the writer scene, he was also one of the original hip-hop artists who largely shaped the New York style of the 1970s and early 1980s, and influenced later bands such as the Beastie Boys with his vocal style . The 1983 hip-hop documentary Style Wars contained Beat Bop, one of his most famous pieces of music, which he had produced with K. Rob. The piece was originally created in collaboration with the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Since Rammellzee and K. Rob didn't like its text, they both rapped their own text and recorded the piece without the artist. However, Basquiat created the cover of the limited maxi single. The single was later re-released several times, most recently in 2018.

Rammellzee also appeared in Jim Jarmusch's 1984 film Stranger than Paradise towards the end as the man with the money .

He worked several times with the bassist and producer Bill Laswell , partly as a singer (including material and practice ), and sometimes as a cover designer (Method of Defiance). He designed the costumes for the video Animal Behavior by Praxis. From 2003 Rammellzee started releasing their own records again, including on the Munich label Gomma .

Rammellzee died on June 27, 2010 in New York City after a long illness. He left behind his wife, Carmela Zagari Rammellzee.

Discography

Albums

  • 2003: This Is What You Made Me (Tri-Eight Recordings)
  • 2004: Bi-Conicals Of The Rammellzee (Gomma)
  • 2004: This Is What You Made Me (Instrumentals) (Tri-Eight Recordings)

Singles and EPs

  • 1983: Beat Bop (Tartown)
  • 1987: Death Command (4th & Broadway)
  • 1988: Gangster Lean ( Island Records )
  • 2003: Cheesy Lipstick (Gomma)
  • 2004: Pay the Rent (Gomma)
  • 2007: This Is (Re) Phop Pt.1 (Delic Records)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Rammellzee, Graffiti Artist, Dies at 49 - Article at nytimes.com , accessed July 4, 2010
  2. ^ Bernhard van Treeck : The large graffiti lexicon . Lexikon-Imprint-Verlag at Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-292-X , p. 322 .
  3. ^ Bernhard van Treeck : The large graffiti lexicon . Lexikon-Imprint-Verlag at Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-292-X , p. 323 .
  4. ↑ Article on Death on Mixery Raw Deluxe , accessed June 30, 2010
personal data
SURNAME Rammellzee
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American graffiti artist and hip hop musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH New York , United States
DATE OF DEATH June 27, 2010
Place of death New York , United States