Rammellzee
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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".
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- 1960
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- Male
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- United States
- Active from
- 1960
- Active to
- 2010
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Rammellzee (or RAMMΣLLZΣΣ, pseudonym, pronounced "Ram: Ell: Zee"), (December 15th, 1960 – June 29, 2010) in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, was a graffiti writer, performance artist, rap/hip-hop musician and sculptor from New York. He was instrumental as one of the original hip-hop artists from the New York area who introduced specific vocal styles which date back to the early 1980s. His influence can still be heard in contemporary artists such as The Beastie Boys and Cypress Hill. <a href="http
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- human
- Given name
- Stephen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Queens
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- printmaker
- Image
- Rammellzee in 2009.jpg
- Work location
- New York City
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- date of birth
- 1960-12-15
- date of death
- 2010-06-27
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- Groninger Museum
- start of work period
- 1977-00-00
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- Rammellzee
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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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".
== Early life == Rammellzee was born on December 15, 1960, in Far Rockaway, Queens to an African-American mother and Italian father who worked as a transit detective. He grew up in the Carlton Manor Projects near the Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue A train terminal station. His graffiti work started to show up in the 1970s on New York City's subway cars and stations, specifically on the A-train since it was his local train.
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