{"product_id":"rammellzee-vs-k-rob-beat-bop-12-66442580091","title":"Rammellzee Vs. K-Rob - Beat Bop [12-IN SINGLE]","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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. 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 has never been officially re-issued, and this edition, curated by hip-hop historian Noah Uman, goes the extra mile. It features officially licensed original artwork from the Basquiat estate and a four-panel folded insert with deep backgroun on the original single's creation, compiled by Andrew \"Noz\" Nosnitsky--including interviews with many of the artists involved with its production: Rammellzee, K-Rob, Glenn O'Brien, percussionist Al Diaz, Profile's Cory Robbins and more. Rammellzee left this earth in 2010 and Basquiat passed away in 1988--with deluxe reissue, their important contributions to the formative years of hip-hop on wax are remembered and celebrated.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"32","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50567233339688,"sku":"66442580091","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/waterloorecords.com\/products\/rammellzee-vs-k-rob-beat-bop-12-66442580091","provider":"Waterloo Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}