Rammellzee, the Glossary
Rammellzee (stylized RAMM:ΣLL:ZΣΣ, pronounced "Ram: Ell: Zee"; December 15, 1960 – June 28, 2010) was a visual artist, gothic futurist "graffiti writer", painter, performance artist, art theoretician, sculptor and a hip-hop musician from New York City, who has been cited as "instrumental in introducing elements of the avant-garde into hip-hop culture".[1]
Table of Contents
58 relations: A-One (graffiti artist), African Americans, Afrofuturism, Alphabet, Anarchy, Art in the Streets, Battery Park City, Beastie Boys, Beat Bop, Bi-Conicals of the Rammellzee, Big Audio Dynamite, Bill Laswell, Charlie Ahearn, Cinema of the United States, Clara Barton High School, Cypress Hill, Digital divide, Dondi (graffiti artist), Far Rockaway, Queens, Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue station, Fashion Institute of Technology, Five-Percent Nation, Gagosian Gallery, Graffiti, Grand Palais, Hip hop music, Hollywood Africans, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jim Jarmusch, K-Rob, Knitting Factory, Language, Lordz of Brooklyn, Martin Stigsgaard, Material (band), Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Museum of Modern Art, New York (state), New York City, New York City Subway, Performance art, Pitchfork (website), Queens, Red Bull, Sculpture, Seven Souls, Stranger Than Paradise, Style Wars, Supreme (brand), The Guardian, ... Expand index (8 more) »
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A-One (graffiti artist)
Anthony Clark (1964 – November 11, 2001), known as A-One, was an American graffiti artist. Rammellzee and a-One (graffiti artist) are African-American contemporary artists, American contemporary painters and American graffiti artists.
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African Americans
African Americans, also known as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa.
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Afrofuturism
Afrofuturism is a cultural aesthetic, philosophy of science, and history that explores the intersection of the African diaspora culture with science and technology.
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Alphabet
An alphabet is a standard set of letters written to represent particular sounds in a spoken language.
Anarchy
Anarchy is a form of society without rulers.
Art in the Streets
Art in the Streets was an exhibition held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles from April 17 to August 8, 2011.
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Battery Park City
Battery Park City is a mainly residential planned community and neighborhood on the west side of the southern tip of the island of Manhattan in New York City.
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Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys were an American hip hop/rap rock group from New York City, formed in 1981.
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Beat Bop
"Beat Bop" is a song by American hip-hop artists Rammellzee and K-Rob.
Bi-Conicals of the Rammellzee
Bi-Conicals of the Rammellzee is the second and final studio album by American graffiti artist and rapper Rammellzee.
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Big Audio Dynamite
Big Audio Dynamite (later known as Big Audio Dynamite II and Big Audio, and often abbreviated BAD) were an English band, formed in London in 1984 by Mick Jones, former lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the Clash.
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Bill Laswell
William Otis Laswell (born February 12, 1955) is an American bass guitarist, record producer, and record label owner.
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Charlie Ahearn
Charlie Ahearn (born 1951) is an American film maker living in New York City.
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Cinema of the United States
The cinema of the United States, consisting mainly of major film studios (also known metonymously as Hollywood) along with some independent films, has had a large effect on the global film industry since the early 20th century.
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Clara Barton High School
Clara Barton High School for Health Professions is a public high school in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, that teaches from 9th - 12th grade.
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Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California, formed in 1988.
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Digital divide
The digital divide is the unequal access to digital technology, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, and the internet.
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Dondi (graffiti artist)
Donald Joseph White, "DONDI" (April 7, 1961 – October 2, 1998) was an American graffiti artist. Rammellzee and Dondi (graffiti artist) are American graffiti artists.
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Far Rockaway, Queens
Far Rockaway is a neighborhood on the eastern part of the Rockaway peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens.
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Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue station
The Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue station (announced as Far Rockaway station) is the eastern terminal station of the New York City Subway's IND Rockaway Line.
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Fashion Institute of Technology
The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) is a public college in New York City.
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Five-Percent Nation
The Five-Percent Nation, sometimes referred to as the Nation of Gods and Earths (NGE/NOGE) or the Five Percenters, is an Afro-American Nationalist movement influenced by Islam that was founded in 1964 in the Harlem section of the borough of Manhattan, New York City, by Clarence 13X, who was previously known as Clarence Edward Smith.
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Gagosian Gallery
The Gagosian Gallery is a modern and contemporary art gallery owned and directed by Larry Gagosian.
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Graffiti
Graffiti (plural; singular graffiti or graffito, the latter rarely used except in archeology) is writing or drawings made on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view.
Grand Palais
The (Great Palace of the Champs-Élysées), commonly known as the, is a historic site, exhibition hall and museum complex located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris between the Champs-Élysées and the Seine, France.
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Hip hop music
Hip hop or hip-hop, also known as rap and formerly as disco rap, is a genre of popular music that originated in the early 1970s from the African American community.
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Hollywood Africans
Hollywood Africans is a painting created by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1983.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat (December 22, 1960 – August 12, 1988) was an American artist who rose to success during the 1980s as part of the Neo-expressionism movement. Rammellzee and Jean-Michel Basquiat are African-American contemporary artists, African-American painters, American contemporary painters, American graffiti artists and Painters from New York City.
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Jim Jarmusch
James Robert Jarmusch (born January 22, 1953) is an American film director and screenwriter.
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K-Rob
Malik Johnson, better known as K-Rob, is an American rapper most famous for providing vocals for "Beat Bop" with Rammellzee in 1983. Rammellzee and k-Rob are American graffiti artists.
Knitting Factory
The Knitting Factory is a nightclub in New York City that features eclectic music and entertainment and is co-owned and co-operated by Knitting Factory Entertainment.
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Language
Language is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary.
Lordz of Brooklyn
Lordz of Brooklyn is an American hip hop group from New York.
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Martin Stigsgaard
Martin Erdmann Stigsgaard (born June 16, 1971) is a Danish-American architect.
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Material (band)
Material was an American band formed in 1979 and operating until 1999, led by producer and bassist Bill Laswell.
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) is a contemporary art museum with two locations in greater Los Angeles, California.
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Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
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New York (state)
New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.
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New York City
New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.
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New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.
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Performance art
Performance art is an artwork or art exhibition created through actions executed by the artist or other participants.
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Pitchfork (website)
Pitchfork (formerly Pitchfork Media) is an American online music publication founded in 1996 by Ryan Schreiber in Minneapolis.
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Queens
Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York.
Red Bull
Red Bull is a brand of energy drinks created and owned by the Austrian company Red Bull GmbH.
Sculpture
Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions.
Seven Souls
Seven Souls is a 1989 album by the American music group Material.
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Stranger Than Paradise
Stranger Than Paradise is a 1984 American black-and-white absurdist deadpan comedy film directed, co-written and co-edited by Jim Jarmusch, and starring jazz musician John Lurie, former Sonic Youth drummer-turned-actor Richard Edson, and Hungarian-born actress and violinist Eszter Balint.
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Style Wars
Style Wars is an American 1983 documentary film on hip hop culture, directed by Tony Silver and produced in collaboration with Henry Chalfant.
Supreme (brand)
Supreme is an American clothing brand established in New York City in April 1994.
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The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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The Village Voice
The Village Voice is an American news and culture publication based in Greenwich Village, New York City, known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly.
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Toxic (graffiti artist)
Torrick Ablack (born January 16, 1965), also known as Toxic, is an American artist who was part of the graffiti movement of the early 1980s in New York City. Rammellzee and Toxic (graffiti artist) are 21st-century African-American artists, African-American contemporary artists, American contemporary painters and American graffiti artists.
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Tribeca
Tribeca, originally written as TriBeCa, is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan in New York City.
Troubleman Unlimited Records
Troubleman Unlimited Records was a record label specializing in indie rock and similar genres.
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Wild Style
Wild Style is a 1983 American hip hop film directed and produced by Charlie Ahearn.
Wilhelmina Models
Wilhelmina International Inc. (NASDAQ: WHLM), formerly Wilhelmina Models, is a modeling and talent agency headquartered in New York City, United States.
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William S. Burroughs
William Seward Burroughs II (February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997) was an American writer and visual artist.
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See also
African-American male models
- Alton Mason
- Archer Alexander
- Badara Ndiaye
- Bobby Roache
- Bruce Darnell
- Chris Dickerson (bodybuilder)
- Djimon Hounsou
- Dolla (rapper)
- Doug Locke
- Etika
- Flash Brown
- Hal DeWindt
- Harold Jackman
- Hassan Johnson
- Irvin Randle
- Isaac Cole Powell
- J. Alexander (model)
- Kid Cudi
- Lil Yachty
- Mario (singer)
- Mehcad Brooks
- Melvin Gregg
- Nathan Owens
- Playboi Carti
- Rammellzee
- Romeo Miller
- Sayeed Shahidi
- Sean Michaels (actor)
- Shaun Ross (model)
- Shemar Moore
- Sterling St. Jacques
- Sydney Hall (actor)
- Terrell Owens
- Tyrese Gibson
- Wisdom Kaye
- Xavier Lamar Truesdell
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rammellzee
Also known as Rammelzee.
, The New York Times, The Village Voice, Toxic (graffiti artist), Tribeca, Troubleman Unlimited Records, Wild Style, Wilhelmina Models, William S. Burroughs.