{"id":1438,"date":"2010-01-07T00:24:47","date_gmt":"2010-01-07T00:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oldschoolhiphop.com\/?p=1438"},"modified":"2014-11-13T17:12:13","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T23:12:13","slug":"rammellzee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oldschoolhiphop.com\/artists\/emcees\/rammellzee.htm","title":{"rendered":"Rammellzee"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rammellzee was born in 1960 in Far Rockaway, Queens, NY.<\/p>\n

Rammellzee, aside from being an old school graffiti artist with works seen around the world was very much an early MC\/Rap Pioneer of vocal styles. Some of which were taught to him by one of his partners from way back- Jamel – Z.<\/p>\n

Styles like the “Gangsta Duck” (which he used on the infamous Jean Michel Basquiat produced “Beat Bop” circa 1983 with K Rob<\/a>), “WC Fields” (he used it in the movie Wild Style<\/a><\/em> during his lyrically beyond performance with Shock Dell Live at the Amphitheater circa 1982), and the “Tricky Dick” were all part of his arsenal.<\/p>\n

His influence can be heard in countless rappers including The Beastie Boys and B-Real from Cypress Hill<\/p>\n

Rammellzee is still active today unleashing futuristic Hip Hop, painting his style (called Iconoklast Panzerism), and performing all throughout the world.<\/p>\n

Check out Rammellzee and Shockdell in Wild Style<\/h3>\n