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1960 - 2010 Queens, New York City. 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... Read full biography
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... Read full biography
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... Read full biography
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... Read full biography
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 p... Read full biography
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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...But wait, there's more...
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