Rammellzee vs. K. Rob - Beat Bop - 12" Vinyl

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SKU:
a01963
UPC:
664425800913

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Specifications

Album:
Beat Bop
Artist:
Rammellzee vs. K. Rob
Format:
12" Vinyl
UPC:
664425800913

Description

pressed on white/black split vinyl, but does NOT include original insert - The original issue of the 1983 song "Beat Bop" by lyricists Rammellzee and K-Rob has been heard by many, but held by few. Only a reputed 500 of the song's initial run, on Jean-Michel Basquiat's one-off Tartown Records label, were made with jacket cover art by the infinitely influential graphic artist (and moonlighting musician and producer). They remain one of hip-hop's "Holy Grail" items, selling north of $1,500 if you can even find one. The audio, which clocked in at over 10 minutes, was issued - with no picture sleeve - on Profile Records soon after the Tartown pressings, and went on to influence countless MCs, with its minimal, languishing funk beat (produced by Basquiat) and Rammellzee's and K-Rob's next-level lyricism.

The picture sleeve version of the release has never been officially re-issued, and this edition, curated by hip-hop historian Noah Uman, goes the extra mile, featuring officially-licensed original artwork from the Basquiat estate. Rammellzee left this Earth in 2010 and Basquiat passed away in 1988 – with this deluxe reissue, their important contributions to the formative years of hip-hop on wax are remembered and celebrated. A must-own for any hip-hop purist!

ABeat Bop10:10
BBeat Bop (Instrumental)9:34