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Rammellzee

Rammellzee (1960 - 2010) was active/lived in New York.  Rammellzee is known for Graffiti painting, sculpture, costumes and masks.

The following obituary is from The New York Times, July 1, 2010

Rammellzee, Hip=Hop and Graffiti Pioneer, Dies at 40,
by Randy Kennedy


Rammellzee, an early graffiti writer, hip-hop pioneer and performance artist whose style influenced the Beastie Boys and Cypress Hill, died on Sunday in Far Rockaway, Queens, where he grew up.  He was 49 and lived in Battery Park City in Manhattan.

He died after a long illness, said his wife, Carmela Zagari Rammellzee.

Rammellzee first became known in graffiti circles in the late 1970s for hitting the A train and other lines around Queens with his signature spiky lettering.  He appeared in one of the most important graffiti and hip-hop films, Charlie Ahearn's Wild Style.  In 1983 his on-again-off-again friend, the painter Jean-Michel Basquiat, was involved in the production of "Beat Bop," a 12-inch single by Rammellzee and K-Rob that became one of Rammellzee's   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5663 characters.]  Artist bio

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