RammEllZee (R.I.P.) Interview - 88HIPHOP Classic

[@TheSXG6460]

1: talking about free styling during a breakdance show 2: talking about the spread of the indo Germanic language through conquest of other language groups 3: throws the 40s line as a diss since she’s not understanding him 4: talking about the change from art back to violence in hip hop, the reverse of what happened in the 80s where it went from gangs to hip hop 5: the weapons, knives and rubber bands are a reference to zip guns ie home made guns popular in the 70s which he claims to make 6: costumes in a museum talking about a move away from the punk style hip hop of the early 80s and also talking about the hip hop revolution becoming mainstream 7: pray in spray and the monks always knew about it: there’s power in words just like the monks of the medieval era spent years copying old texts and style-izing or making art of the text it’s one of Rammellzee main tenants bend language and make it art to make a weapon out of it.... graffiti ( which he would probably not like the use of the term) has power because it can get a message to certain groups but not be understood at all by others It sounds like gibberish but there’s some real substance there,

[@jimbobraidzy0ne275]

Prob a few things that didn't go over her head too 😂

[@chicanohek]

Thank you, I followed this conversation as you did, the dj wasn’t able to keep up or offer any discourse so Ram politely left, after all, he gave her a heads up!

[@CDub625]

Very keen eye.

[@bgirlrokafella]

He embodied the Hip-hop essence.. spontaneous, intelligent, and confident! He lives on! I was forever impacted by his brief physical presence in my life. Rest in Power.

[@wordvert7374]

¥€$™

[@wolfie498]

1983 was a big thing for me too. You look like my girlfriend x

[@MrOmarCee]

You looked very destabilized was this the case?

[@broissey]

baylo no one is gonna go on your channel. chill.

[@MoMindSetCrypto]

bgirlrokafella -- I want to sketch you-- add me on Fb: mo zaic manchester

[@bgirlrokafella]

I remember this interview. We all knew he was gonna teach us and go left with it .. but it was an honor to have him grace us with that fire!! Rest in Power!

[@kollusion1]

Soz I'm a bit late, but you did a really good job of handling the interview, & trying to steer / keep it on track. Rammellzee was always a tricky guest! RIP.

[@kevindube7096]

@@kollusion1 😂 “a bit late”? Say man that’s what these youtube comments meant for, responding to things from 9 years ago is a beautiful thing

[@plusone.network]

@@kevindube7096 +1 from 2022

[@streetteams]

Great work.

[@LoskiTheFirst]

Don't disrespect homegirl , half of you people would have been dumbfounded as well. Respect to Rocafella and R.I.P Ramellzee. He was a true futurist and had some crazy theories that definitely came to life.

[@neonvandal8770]

He's a one off - like all real artists, he just being himself - We need more Ramellzees instead of all the clone ass sheep poser "artists" we have now! - Don't front, you know it's true!!!

[@meesalikeu]

Neon Vandal absolutely. we need it now more than ever.

[@traptwoakaayhans.7343]

you're always in my heart Rammellzee! It was an honor to get to know you! I am proud that I was able to work with you and the other artists in your video project. This time with you and Carmilla I will never forget! Rest in peace my friend! TRAP TWO the Manipulator - AVC Zurich

[@garyparton168]

big influence on cypress hill especially b-real he took it to the next level with his vocals

[@aarongoni17]

Beasties also😊

[@Assyrianmikey]

If Hip-Hop became a person it'd be Rammellzee!! This dude is beyond awesome!! He represent 3 of the 5 elements of hip-hop, Graf, MCing and Best Boxing. I also think he can break a little and he probably can DJ too. But he loves hip-hop culture and hip-hop needed people.like.him. He's def a little weird but all the great artist are. We def miss you Rams, in getting your Supreme Dunks today!! I'm glad your family got some of that money too!! Good Stuff. RIP brother and you def spitting dope lyrics and doing dope graf pieces for GOD!!

[@WeBoogie28]

he is one of the original oracles of hiphops transitions from dancing and bombing into the dimention of rapping..very cosmic and funky..would have love to have met the god.

[@DocFaust]

RAMM:ΣLL:ZΣΣ is not Hip-Hop 101! You have to exhibit level degree to comprehend his mathematics. Peace to the G.O.D.s & The Earths

[@froml.a.1760]

i’ve never seen a more professional interviewer than her right here, she kept it super smooth as he was moving around in disruptive ways before ultimately bouncing somewhat awkwardly for a live broadcast- which he is a legend for and had every right to do!

[@user-er7ee8lj3c]

The energy between these two is heartwarming

[@montycontrite9178]

He had such an iconic timbre to his voice, truly a creative visionary

[@ChrisSmith-md8ty]

This is the first time I've seen his face outside of Wildstyle. He always wore masks.

[@bkblazer76]

2 words..........eccentric and influential. R.I.Piece

[@broissey]

People giving her a hard time act like they wouldn't be overwhelmed by him either. She was blindsided but still held it down.

[@broissey]

BayLo BuNdeLLz stay mad, dummy. All because no one wants to check out your lame ass page. gO bAcK 2 sChOoL, mOrOn 🤣

[@broissey]

BayLo BuNdeLLz I didn’t read any of your responses because you’re wasting so much time on stupidity. But it’s hilarious that you responded about 10 times. I know I got you mad. You have such a simple mind. Good luck in life, dummy 🤣🤣🤣

[@broissey]

BayLo BuNdeLLz you’re so shook over KZbin comments. Look at you go 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@broissey]

BayLo BuNdeLLz if you weren’t mad, why leave 20 comments? You put THAT much effort into it? You’re acting like a creepy stalker. Relax. It’s not that serious. Rammellzee was an intelligent thinker. You’re acting like the opposite with your obsessive tirade. Get over it. This is the last time I’ll even address this, because you’re too stupid to pay attention to. Peace!

[@perfectpens1262]

broissey yeah he is over my head too.

[@AUDIO_ETHER]

RammELL had his own dialect, he was brilliant and influenced your favorite rap groups, Cypress Hill is one of them.

[@wizard3dee]

Oh, believe me. She's a lucky girl 2 even be in his presence & I love the fact she even got an interview for however brief it was, but his theorems are just too deep for your average person. Especially someone so young. Trust me, I LOVE ALL THINGS RAMMELLZEE!

[@astrojazzman]

We need more leaders like Rammellzee... R I P

[@TheBLACKMQQN]

why not be your own man or leader?

[@albertthecur48]

Went to his exhibition yesterday. Mind-blowing.

[@albertthecur48]

Indeed.

[@AimbotThundah]

Why did you reply to yourself

[@kevindube7096]

@@AimbotThundah 😂 somebody must have deleted a comment. I got to give benefit of the doubt & not assume he forgot to login to his Agree-With-Myself account

[@iggykad]

ik it's been 4 years but where can that be found?

[@MRCPromotion]

Big Up Roc & Ram , I was in the house that night fun times at East Houston and Broadway

[@meesalikeu]

she did a fantastic and respectful job roping him in and keeping it moving - that was not easy at all with someone so out there and intense like ram

[@6207865]

Really? Cause, BORIQUA, looked like she regretted dropping out of high school , and not doing research on her guest. Sin verguenza!

[@kevindube7096]

@@6207865 what high school did you go to where they taught anything about Ram’s belief system?

[@hostileterritory7441]

One of my favorite emcees of all time.

[@chainsawteddybear]

This man is straight fucking alpha minded, girl couldn't even figure out half the shit he was talking about. Genius sounds like crazy talk to mere humans. RIP MY GUY

[@gaffle-411]

Well, can you decipher his "genius" and translate what he was saying for the legions of fans that follow? I'm a fan of some of his work but you guys are reaching...

[@ryanofficer]

am I crazy.. because what he said made perfect sense to me?

[@88hiphop]

Not many people were able to understand Ramm, so don't get it twisted, Rocafella was very brave to put herself in the position to interview Ramm based on his unexpected visit. Ramm was/is an incredible dude that people will be trying to understand for many lifetimes, so hopefully you can appreciate the brief moment captured of Ramm's & Rocafella's exchange, and gain a little insight to The Rammellzee. R.I.P. RAMMELLZEE Respect Rocafella. The best to you Wizard. Peace, Randy

[@jeremypiven4961]

i would have flat out asked "what are you talking about?"

[@ZoDuro]

right!!!! respect to RammEllZee nonetheless though

[@rhetkidd5948]

He was breaking down how cultures are eaten up by other cultures… He was trying to be sly about it all (and in truth that made the shit mad dope to listen to!), cause he's saying he's fighting the mainstream, dominant culture with his weapons (his words, and artwork… which is written word)...

[@roxxylala26]

Jeremy Piven 😂😂😂

[@s1nz_math674]

He's speaking facts

[@SambaSunnySideUp]

This man could have been regarded in the same light as MF Doom. He was too raw for the casuals tho. About 20 years too early.

[@EliJah-pr6jj]

Y’all need to get off of her case..two completely different generations

[@vasimedley7759]

Much love & respect to RAMM & his family, incredible artist he was.

[@FLYCATism]

AWESOME! GRANDISSIMO RAMMELL! Ci Sarai per Sempre GranMaestro. Y-One

[@nicklandable]

Ramm was one of the Greatest Men who ever lived.

[@mikeneverready8217]

dam rip man never knew about em til my boy noxerdod put me up lastyear dude lived and died in my hood farrock ...redfern.. the more i look into his legacy the more intriged i get rip rammellzee gone but still gettin up thru the mind

[@Crates94]

tell noxer that "scientist" from Bushwick said whatup

[@CrowdPleeza]

I've listen to some Rammellzee. He makes sense when you listen to him it's just that he basically seems to explain simple things in a more complicated way.

[@xp8969]

Complex things require complications explanations

[@theoriginalsamueljohnson]

He played her at 3:45 for talking to him like he was a nut case. She thought he was making up words and couldn't keep up.

[@gaffle-411]

I don't think she tried to demean him; his words are sporadic and seem very incoherent (no disrespect). Anybody that posts on here and acts as if they can relate or decipher what he's talking about is a Liar. Regardless, this dude WENT OFF on Wild Style which is why I liked him. R.I.P.

[@djsichuan3303]

hes scattered and pretentious

[@bemeanerwithfeloniousdemeanor]

@@gaffle-411 Dude. he's literate. He's talking about the etymological roots Ipredominately PROTO INDO EUROPEAN roots of the English Language (HIGH GERMAN) Now if you knew a damn bit about history, you condescending little #(*&@#@, you'd not have spewed such ridiculous horsesh*@#@#@. History Lesson,bruh. 1: Mesopotamia was United under the Persian Empire. 2: Upper Egypt (Southern Egypt - Kush, Nubia, Yemen --- it's called "Upper" Because it's UP River) was already consolidated by the time the Greeks had lost control over the region (after the fall of the Persian satraps and the Empire of Egypt fell, this ushered in the Ptolemaic age.) Back Story, Lykurgos developed the Mykenaean alphabet. He started it with the FINAL letter of the Aramaic Alphabet. (Alpha - which was the word for "1,000"). Thus, THe Last, Became First. Then There was a War. Etruscans from the North. These were the Romans, over the course of a roughly 300-400 years Rome Rose, and the Ptolemaic period of Egypt and the History of "THe Two Lands" was erased. LIterally, they (The Romans) tore thru Luxor and and demolished everything they could. Karnak proved to be a challenge. They were only able to muster to bring down one of hte "Djed" (Towers) In "Light" (LUXOR, not UR in Iraq) Anyway, the Romans now control the language. we use their alphabet, we speak their speak. In the Language of KUSH (MEOR) is a word "SAMO" this means "HELP". "Help" is a phrase for "Slave", "Worker", "Employee". Derogatory in the US. WE ARE NOT THE HELP ANYMORE. (Slaves of Egypt) The only one that has no idea of what he's talking about. Are people who think they actually know anything significant and chalk up their ignorance on the matters to the fanciful flights of fiction that is actually quite substantial and significant, and borders on the sublime. RamM-ELL-ZEE is the first of the Wave. Hip Hop and Rap. and all their cultural traditions are unleashed. This can be seen in the music industry from the 90s to modern day. You all wanna be like "THE HELP". And Like the Romans, ya'll a bunch of fake, willfully ignorant sheep. Try learning Coptic, Meoritic, Aramaic (Imperial) and Hebrew and Farsi and Ge'ez. Then go back and brush up on your Latin BS. Then come back with a cheeky response. If you still insist that the Greek INfluenced Latin is correct, you're a dolt. For Instance, Serpent, in all languages older than the Greek, it's Sarap, or Serpa, are Sarpa. all the way back to akkadian. Only in Latin and Later Greek did they change the initial letter. and that's all they changed. They made the SIgma, Si/Sin/Shin/Sa/Se into a "AIA". "e". This is why you and your people, now work for the HELP. You buy their clothes, their perfume, their music, you try to be them. Every part of you longs to be them... even those you look down on, such as my Cat here, Ram-M-ELL-ZEE. Open your Eyes. We have Three. Egyptian Ayin. Aramaic Ayin. (This is Greek O-MICRON) Hebrew Ayin. It's all gibberish to you... because you're "dead". (ignorant)

[@bemeanerwithfeloniousdemeanor]

Thus, in Aramaic, It's a "Thousand, Bet" Beit, is also identical to the word in modern hebrew for "Byte". 1,000 bytes. my friend. Or, 1,024. If you were to right this in a semitic-tongue. It has the phonetic sound of "Achad", or "One". Alaph(1,000), Kaph (20), Daleth (4). If you right it in Reverse. It's D-XA. This is the egyptian Sound (and letters) for "1,000". is "D" "XA", (D-KHA) (DEKA). This is Ten. This is Thousand. This is One.

[@bemeanerwithfeloniousdemeanor]

Gardiner's Sign List: M-12 12 is "L". VII is meoritic for "SI or ZI". this is literally "ALPHA". Ram is Sh'mon. "SIMON", or a 'god' they called Khmun. But literally, it's just the letter "Aleph" (Not Alpha). Thus. Rammellzee. Aleph, to Alpha. First and the Last.

[@lamoyal]

Greatest, widest, deepest, sharpest hip hop intelligence ever.

[@blazemunoz4147]

The realist cut from a different cloth rare best original hip hop mc ever r.i.p UNCle rammellzee

[@WhizMitchell]

He was the 1st Kool Keith. Word.

[@gaffle-411]

Despite him living in left-field, she held her composure...

[@milesfolley6840]

Very thankful to hear this.

[@callithowiseeit5806]

I'd be interested to know if Roc-a-fella took time after this interview to look into what Rammell was getting at? I must admit when I first saw this I was as confused as she was but having looked into his methods and approach I felt a lot more clued in rewatching

[@jimbobraidzy0ne275]

You would think so but she is from a different generation, a different time. It's looking back now we see hip hop is another package put together by the machine. Separate parts all happenings within the same time have been sold as a culture that just sprang from the ghetto into what we have today but obviously that's not true. Ramellzee was an originator in the graffiti world and he was an MC with his love and flair for language. Roc a fella is a hip hop DJ on the radio not so much creatively involved in the culture of hip hop as a part of the machine. If anything she prob kicks herself for not getting a cut rate ramellzee painting which would be priceless really today

[@discdolo]

@@jimbobraidzy0ne275 rokafella is a breaker who is a practitioner of the culture

[@jboogieee337]

The good old days!!!!! Legends! Homegirl lookin good too

[@trapayhan]

R.I.P. Mae Man RAMMELLZEE, Peace Trap Two (Türkiye).

[@wordvert7374]

German/Germanic I drink 40's, get the slang. What's not to understand?

[@kevindube7096]

The fact that he admitted he was drunk & slurred “Germanic” (so she heard it as “dramatic”) is an admission of what’s “not to understand”

[@xp8969]

@@kevindube7096 he might be a lil tipsy and slurring his words but everything he said made perfect sense

[@JohnSmith-gt4us]

I just heard this for the first time now and I remembered I actually heard this show sampled on a recent hip hop lp , the part about indo-dramatic indo-germanic thing... I just cant remember which artist sampled this show...damn

[@WN_Byers]

John. ALC

[@steadyfetti]

That man is class!!!

[@Signorellielli]

Damn I love him

[@DJDAMIAN72]

They had internet video shows in 1999??? Damn, i didn't get internet till 2006! :( lol

[@mydogsnameislucy768]

This would've bee seen by probably 50,000 people max for years. Lol

[@DJDAMIAN72]

@@mydogsnameislucy768 Really, that’s still a lot of people, some KZbin videos that are not about extremely popular topics only get a couple of thousand views, sometimes only a couple of hundred!

[@kevindube7096]

Wait wasn’t this just a radio show that got recorded at the time & was uploaded wayyyyy later?

[@DJDAMIAN72]

@@kevindube7096 That would make more sense to me, because although I didn't have internet till 2006 I do remember seeing the internet a couple of times in the late 90's at other people's houses and it was super slow just showing you one damn porn picture lol, so I can't imagine 90's internet showing you any type of video let alone a video broadcast!

[@mrlhall1]

He killed it on Wild Style!

[@deemoe7301]

His brain and his intellect goes a million miles a minute.... She's trying to keep up but it's difficult.😊 Ram was a Hip hop genius!

[@YesMayhem7]

He sounds so much like Starr (The Starr Report.) Reminds me of him. Looks like him too.

[@idontlikestuff]

Embodiment of art.

[@twiceborne]

Rocafella you are an angel ...so beautiful and rip Ram ... They don't make em like us anymore ....

[@dpdilla]

i miss rammellzee. true original, there is no duplicating that.

[@evanabt8578]

The Goat.. ❤️

[@Signorellielli]

6:47 "...once I, de-misslizie it." "Oh"

[@proudamerican6820]

HIP HOP 101. BY THE WAY JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE DOESN'T NOW WHATS UP WITH HIP HOP DOSEN'T MEAN THERE STUPID. R.I.P. RAMMELLZEE.

[@yardmarley]

Well put sir...R.I.P. Ramm

[@stevenorway]

what a man, what a shame R:I:P

[@balloonsballoon]

haha this shit is classic. I could listen to Ram ramble for hours. there's brilliance overflowing in every sentence. I actually wrote an article on the dude. message me and I'll send u the link.

[@VinylUnboxings]

Lemme get that link bro

[@masmony2647]

HOLA ME INTERESA ESE LINK...

[@kevindube7096]

Turns out you didn’t write an article

[@zg-mzga]

everybody was rockin

[@edwindijkstra6901]

Rock on Rammellzee!

[@indio81031]

She was not Ready

[@Toonzconcrete]

nobody would've been ready

[@FLYCATism]

GrandMaster, Your disciples are here. Word! Y-Zee Out

[@mrk1ar]

RIP man!!!

[@ryancoxy91]

The Oracle....Chaser the Eraser🙏❤️🤘

[@6207865]

Deep!

[@katrostorm3075]

Wow!

[@busterbayheusin1301]

Legendary

[@edwindijkstra6901]

Miss you RMLZ

[@markschroeder5559]

True Renaissance

[@bumbroke109]

wow what a pioneer! way higher level than her. she didnt even know what he was talking about.

[@riseagainst5050]

Shes sooo cute

[@kollusion1]

Don't get Rammellzee started on the meaning of letters, & language etc!

[@jeremypiven4961]

I can't be the only one sitting here wondering what the fuck this guy is talking about

[@randynkonoki4909]

It'll takes some time for all of us to understand what Ramm was talking about. My suggestion, if you are really interested in going down the Rammellzee rabbit whole is to check out his work, other interviews he's done, etc. I'm not gonna try and act like I understood most of what Ramm talked about, but he was passionate about his art and he was a very interesting person with interesting perspectives, and he was a good friend.

[@saptarshibhattacharya9442]

Rammellzee is sicker than your average.

[@heatrayzvideo3007]

True Pioneer

[@ZVLVZ37]

Wow thanks for that!

[@bmt3315]

Ya blew it!

[@henrydemonfreid1985]

at 6.51 what does he say? de-mystify? de-misteltise?!?!

[@kevindube7096]

De-missile-tize 😂 like to remove weaponry I guess?

[@bemeanerwithfeloniousdemeanor]

This was a Cool Cat. We'll Meet Again. Sleep Well, Brother, S-Dark Iron

[@kevindube7096]

🤢🤮🙄

[@ismaelcruz2148]

This dude was way out there. He used words that didnt fit and words tgat didn't exist

[@brunonovelli9916]

MAESTRO

[@aarongoni17]

HipHop manifested in a human

[@bigdutchredzonevideos9598]

reppin holland baby nuff respect and rip

[@namelesswon]

Big fan of Gary busey. For real tho, peace rip RAM.

[@nevets68]

Wow...Oswald Bates lives.

[@wandcamilo3989]

Thats my type of people.

[@Jacobs-pillow]

Keep the ear phones on and talking to the mic...... Ouch

[@Cantcrossrasta]

And i AM out.. (G)

[@TheRemixGeneration]

He's so faded.

[@kevindube7096]

“I drink 40s” was one of the only things he said that wasn’t in code 😂

[@funDzAmEntal]

Can somebody explain 2 me who he is?

[@lyorcohenofdiorhomme5192]

funDzAmEntal the gothic futurist. The ikonoklast samurai

[@kevindube7096]

He was one of the first to bring together the art-forms of “graffiti”, breaking, and rapping. He was an eccentric well-rounded artist across many disciplines who never got the credit he deserved, yet always had a belief system that some people still subscribe to, to this day. Unfortunately some of those people have serious mental illnesses & give the beliefs a bad name, but at its core it is really damn interesting, and it goes reeeealllll deep. TL;DR he’s a pioneer deserving of a place in every history book

[@chainsawteddybear]

She doesn’t get it at all. Ramm is clearly frustrated

[@mubarak3457]

He’s the one who paved the way For Jean Michel Basquiat !!!!! He’s the next big thing in the Pop art world , his painting and sculptures are already been displayed in some famous modern art museums,

[@KCNYC]

4:00 she mispronounced his name, he’s like..I’m out

[@BuddyBoo123]

Why does every so called DJ that works for a HIP HOP Radio station not know shit about the history?

[@mookeychase0907]

+Michael Ryan brilliant deduction!

[@wolfie498]

She's quite hot tho, would definitely slam that :)

[@callithowiseeit5806]

Cos they LARPing, throw on some fat laces throw a baby freeze and think they know, copying someone elses experience, shit was never about emulation, I spent 40 years doing it wrong before it dawned on me

[@jimbobraidzy0ne275]

Cos it's all about image and $$$$

[@MIREMADASSADI]

Alright so I'm quite confident in my English skills. But I'm not a native speaker. I've lived in Germany all my life and have trouble getting the slang. I do understand most slang nowadays but this went a little over my head. Can someone explain the 40s reference? I know what a 40oz is but he surely isn't talking about drinking beer. And the sentence right after that. I felt just like Rokafella.

[@randynkonoki4909]

Ramm was talking about 40oz beer when said, he drinks 40s.

[@kevindube7096]

She misheard “Indo-Germanic” as “indo-dramatic”, so he said he’s slurring it because he drinks 40s. After that he was pointing out how a lot of slang origins is in “slurring words”

[@MIREMADASSADI]

@@kevindube7096 man that makes so much sense 🤦🏻‍♂️. So simple. When he said "get the slang", that confused me. Thought there was more to it. Thanks.

[@abdelghanibenamara]

@@MIREMADASSADI So is this slang used whenever somebody is not gettin' it ? meaning when you're misunderstood ? that's a pretty dope slang like you know i drink 40's

[@abdelghanibenamara]

@@kevindube7096 i have watched this interview a lot of times but i never figured it out thank you kevin

[@CrowdPleeza]

I bet she needed a drink after that interview :)

[@santodeportes5946]

ORIGINAL MASKED EMCEE

[@MichaelHernandez-do1ie]

I am out