RAMMELLZEE: It’s Not Who But What | Documentary | Red Bull Music

A 9-minute cosmic journey that explores the legendary artist, graffiti writer, hip-hop pioneer, myth-maker, and New York cult icon, RAMMELLZEE.
A Red Bull Arts New York film, “RAMMELLZEE: It’s Not Who But What” was written and directed by Oscar Boyson and produced by Elara Pictures. The film was created in collaboration with the Red Bull Arts New York curatorial team behind the exhibition RAMMELLZEE: Racing for Thunder, the largest survey to date of one of the most influential yet overlooked artists of the 20th century.
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RAMMELLZEE: It’s Not Who But What
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[@craiganczelowitz7225]

Ramellzee currently chillin' on another astral plane shall return to this planet (post-corona) as an interstellar sorcerer of mathematical and hyper-psychedelic belovedness

[@cripbabe111]

I've lived in NYC for more than 45 yrs and I've seen A LOT of fantastic art shows, but this one was a total MIND-BLOWING experience!! Here I am in 2021 STILL talking about it, several years after the show!!

[@mikoacaso9886]

Hello! Can you expound on your experience?

[@Assyrianmikey]

I wish I had a time machine cuz I'd go to 1970-1980s NYC!!! I'm blessed that I was born in 1980 and lived during the 1990s Hip-Hop golden age and buying every Wu album on release day. But 1980s NYC graffiti was an awesome time!!! I watched Style Wars religiously til.this day. That documentary changed my life. I was born and raised in Nor Cali Bay Area but I've always loved NYC hip-hop culture!!! Don't get me wrong SF and Oakland are awesome cities and I love Bay Hip-hop, Hiero all day. But NYC style just spoke to me

[@akaicruise]

@@Assyrianmikey 90s doesn't compare..i was there lol

[@jimmy_jamesjams_a_lot4171]

Rammellzee did things that definitely fit the definition of alchemy. It’s because he took thrown away items and turned them into artworks or implements that he then sold. That completely fits the definition of alchemy. This is a pretty cool mini lecture about this equation that I’ve always been fond of. THANKS FOR SHARING!!

[@massappeal]

Bravo guys!

[@RedBullMusic]

🙏🏻

[@vasimedley7759]

Massive fan of his work & ethos, rest in POWER RAM.

[@6207865]

Rammellzee. Truly prolific! Real artist. Nice work putting all the pieces together! Inspirational without a doubt!

[@JingyJingJing]

He was a master artist

[@maxgoldberg8415]

this personifies all the elements of hip hop

[@kahl1l0]

& then some...

[@TheGothicHangman]

RAMMELLE was beyond HIP-HOP in fact it didn't even exist yet. We were called Beat Boys or B-Boys in the early 80's

[@salpalacios43]

@@kahl1l0 you 9u y 67 y8796d I 5d89707966775t777 d66d6dd6d6d5yf7 y 77 7y48787 y87 75y6787796f8 eery 777ut8d887 I yy8ug7yg9f88

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

Incredible job you guys did on this... such a great testament to the legendary RAMMELLZEE.

[@SteveSport_]

Far Rock, Graf Art, NYC and Hip Hop Legend!!!! This brother makes me proud to rep Far Rockaway

[@rgw1380rw]

I live in Jamaica now, but always feel more at home in Far Rock. I used to live in Edgemere.

[@nelsino6723]

great video. I wish more writers were aware of rammellzee

[@choloneressurected]

Far Rockaway Stand up and Salute a legend! RIP RAMM!

[@Prozizzle]

he lived it and simulated it at the same time

[@zenkichigennosuke6099]

He was a "Living Simulation"

[@apexscape]

life is what you make it. literally. make it.

[@Radiokillaz]

The King.... Amazing video great work x RIP Rammell

[@daviddewitt9365]

AMAZING!!! just incredible work and so exciting to watch ...

[@JaredAufrichtig]

More Fire RAMMELLZEE!!! such a prolific pioneer of our culture

[@JaredAufrichtig]

I'm referring to Hip-Hip , Graffiti and Art Culture in general.... He is still influencing / inspiring and will for generations to come! "Our" as in ONE if you really want to know about unit of culture as it is ours and we are together as one.

[@gabriellidigiorgio9845]

This is awesome! So much unseen footage, amazing video red bull academy

[@enotide]

One of A Kind

[@johnculhane438]

This show was completely incredible. Well done. So many dimensions.

[@refic]

One of the Greatest Of All Time!!!

[@smelpiecrew]

Make a longer one: ∞

[@RJJNY]

It's like a trailer for a movie that needs to be made.

[@haydenthebrown]

Was thinking the same thing. This is a great piece, but someone so wildly creative deserves a feature length tribute.

[@shamu339]

go to the show. there was a longer version!

[@traptwoakaayhans.7343]

Grandmaster! I am happy and proud to have met you. Our joint work was just great. The necklace that you artfully made and gave to me always reminds me of that time. RIP my friend. TRAP TWO aka Ayhan S

[@MOUNTAINLDC]

All praises due to the Rammellzee! R.I.P. OG!

[@jayk1017]

Thank you so much for this, just subscribed

[@DanielGarciaNYC]

Don't understand how Basquiat.....a talent no doubt....can get so many docs books t shirts movie but Rammellzee gets nothing....someone explain this to me please

[@SemberUno]

His day will come, gothic futurism is now.

[@mr.enigma4475]

He slept with art dealers. Period. Basquiat was a no talent, psuedo-intellectual sociopath. You can see he clearly stole many of his concepts of salvaging garbage and the cryptic language on canvas from Rammellzee. Except it was all a pretentious, hollow rip off.

[@squatch570]

@@mr.enigma4475 Except that Basquiat ran with Rammellzee and they collaborated together, although there was always tension between them. So Basq didn't rip him off but more like continued some of his work in his own way. If you don't know, you shouldn't comment.

[@Lolife86]

@@mr.enigma4475 Exactly Basquiat was sleeping with Andy Warhol that introduce him to the 'art people'...

[@Lolife86]

LOL You are still full of illusions, in the art world talent in nothing , but it's about the network you have , if you're friend with the good people you can do the worst stuff on earth they gonna push it and you gonna find you way. Exactly what Basquiat had, this man is talentless sorry but he was sleeping with Andy Warhol that pushed him a lot...That's all what happened.

[@birddogfreemann]

Fresh!

[@delco2035]

absolute legend !

[@Jeremy-wu4jy]

Dang! This was superb.

[@ghadabaklouti9293]

Huge !!!

[@sky44david]

Wowow!!! Love it

[@SatanDynastyKiller]

As a kid, my fav part of Wild Style was at the Amphitheater and Rammellzee was on the mic with gun in hand, always thought it should have went on longer, the beat was sick, his flow was different- I rewound and watched it a thousand times! This was great, thank you.

[@footwerq]

Yes! Between him holding the gun spitting and shouting out rocksteady crew by individual names, it was the best part of that classic

[@kayaksnorkeluk8272]

I'll be at that amphitheatre in the new year. Can't wait, just to stand there and transport myself into that moment.

[@akaicruise]

@@kayaksnorkeluk8272 bro they tore it down a few years ago

[@akaicruise]

Don't forget cypress hill samples his voice from wildstyle on "hand on the pump"

[@bboybreaks6487]

What a trully amazing tallented man. Sadly missed R.I.P.

[@Klimseven]

The spiritual origin of DOOM

[@kingklast]

Pure 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@GrandPrizeFitnesAJAY]

ICON!

[@khofilms]

SO ILL 🤘🏾⚡️

[@arschleckerify]

I love that this channel shows the real classic from the golden era ;)

[@docb.87]

OMbeyondGod!!! Thank you for sharing this history.

[@sadiqali7526]

The great RAMM, I think, would be proud of this mysterious glimpse into the mind of a transcendental genius... thank you for this.

[@dtrigs108]

this is amazing im inlove

[@charlesschultz5383]

So dope

[@DanyalBridge]

Thank you Red Bull Music! Learned so much about someone from a different era from this!

[@lonehawkwhitlock1310]

Ahead of his time. Visionary forsure 🔥

[@madvillian888]

Woe !

[@resetone7490]

Unbelievable 👑 Style innovator🎨 Jetsons on roids straight up 🔥🔥🔥🔥🤟

[@FasimBarcelona]

The authentic inspirer of the urban art that emerges from the HipHop culture and graffiti art. Amazing report! :)

[@MOUNTAINLDC]

Happy Birthday Rammellzee!

[@HoldingStudios]

The essence of graffiti manifested in flesh and blood. All hail the Gothic Futurist king RAMMELLZEE.

[@Assyrianmikey]

Rammelzee musical style is simiilar to Kool Kieth who is a legend and fore father of Hip-Hop!!! Rammelzees mask are legendary tho!!

[@superlinksx]

pretty incurable

[@SortedWaste]

Thx

[@randymontayne5907]

Ramm!!!!

[@DoveVzn]

Love ram 💕

[@gaffle7646]

He cr00ked at the Amphitheater in WildStyle! 🔥

[@vnpmusicstudio]

one love

[@jctheboricua]

WOW

[@jimbobraidzy0ne275]

Some guy these minds hive

[@Empyronaut]

Rest in Power, King

[@ChristiaanHartNibbrig]

Excellent. Fascinating. There was only one Rammellzee. Wow.

[@ttllymxico]

Miss the era

[@akaicruise]

Next level ish..i wonder where his art is displayed and who owns it now?

[@EssenceRa]

🚧👁🚧

[@bigfoot9405]

oscar boyson ily

[@hexheadrum1302]

Dang whats that last song?

[@josefbecher4790]

When i found out he died from complications from prolonged exposure to glues and toxic fumes... it all makes sense lmao.. true visionary and i feel hes criminally underrated and underexposed

[@jamesalexander4615]

The last of the true artists....

[@matthewallen2247]

Check out that Flee Lord Album Rammelzee

[@AMOKIAN]

My wife and I saw some of his art at LACMA years ago. It may have been MOCA?

[@jocelyncastillo7456]

Wonder where Beastie Boys and Cypress Hill got that nasal style of rap? Rammellzee baby the first nasal rapper 😁

[@funkazoid2511]

Dope!!!

[@proproducerbeats8367]

such effortless powerful creativity. rammellzee forever. shouts out to red bull music for coming through with production value and giving the light of day to this entity we know as Rammellzee. dope. - ProProducerBeats

[@rastagideon8236]

Graffiti comes to Life.

[@ericcastile]

[@robojoto8630]

Please what is the name of the classic songs that were used in this documentary?

[@marcasyo2153]

I'M 41 and have only a bit of time left at time being here holding contact u know life is fast done.. And it hurts a bit in da guts to be holding that much energy inside and out

[@o4466]

Who’s here just because Supreme is collabing with em

[@mateoruocco4200]

HBK Oscar this is their second collab

[@o4466]

Mateo Ruocco didn’t say it was their first lol

[@quackpoppa]

Im here for the supreme ramemelzee dunks i just copped so i guess thats the 3rd collaboration

[@o4466]

Bruh hella forgot about this comment, nice cop though.@@quackpoppa

[@LoskiTheFirst]

I fucki missed this exhibit smh

[@GhettoVader]

my page has me and Ramm Kickin it at the Battle Station,,ha ha ha

[@expeditedclaimsolutions2579]

BReal's from Cypress Hills inspiration 4:52

[@mrlhall1]

Now I know where Kool Keith got his style.

[@Aaron-og2wx]

Now I know where the "Beastie boys" got those samples!

[@sendawulakajubi2991]

Pull it out your pocket, pull it out your pocket

[@marcasyo2153]

Still on Caus' Causeb anDre I decide da contact here

[@dcsportsmark4996]

Supreme brought me here.

[@kephenrai22]

Shout out to SAR (GallantSeven!)

[@theclashcalling_]

Great film - but there are too many 'fast cuts'!

[@bruceleeds7988]

So basically Ramellzee is a Divine Alchemist

[@marcasyo2153]

4sightZ INQ

[@josefbecher4790]

I kinda feel like Saban owes my man some royalties from .. um idk POWER RANGERS! lol

[@marcasyo2153]

So how do you want it.. Let me know!41once

[@marcasyo2153]

Marc André Simard 2017 (c). O OIO IOI I OIO OIO IOI IOI O.=.OIO =\> (.IOI.)

[@sunoclockoneday2576]

I drink 40's

[@helenalucas5509]

Pesquiso o Afrofuturismo em canções brasileiras e parei aqui por conta da entrevista do Mark Dery "De volta para o afrofuturo" porque ele mencionou o Rammallzee e simplesmente chapei.

[@marcasyo2153]

WHY ar::eez

[@marcasyo2153]

MARC ANDRÉ SIMARD 2017. OIO OIO IOI IOI O.=.OIO =\> (.IOI.)

[@keironhiggspoet]

more hip hop artists need to embrace wearing masks to enchance their persona. with him and DOOM gone now, its a dying artform. Ram was ahead of the game in lightyears and conversations, artisically also.

[@marcasyo2153]

NO @ So....

[@TOMMY-WANT-WINGY]

Seeing the gender swap makes mebthink differently

[@thetruth8404]

Listen to the end and know where Eminem got the Godzilla style from

[@kikidulalinko5570]

nah i´m good