{"product_id":"rammellzee-vinyl-12","title":"Beat Bop - Vinyl 12\"","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlack vinyl copy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA. Beat Bop (Vocal) \/ B. Beat Bop (Instrumental)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMuch about ‘Beat Bop’ is shrouded in mystery. Who really produced it? Why was \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJean-Michel Basquiat\u003c\/b\u003e relegated from rapper on the track to drawing the cover and labels? What are they actually rapping about for most of the ten-minute length?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThese questions, however, are all part of the enigma and rich legend surrounding a song that is an undisputed piece of true hip-hop genius. The combination of graffiti artist \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRammellzee\u003c\/b\u003e and rapper \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eK-Rob\u003c\/b\u003e is a potent one, with each MC adopting a persona  - hustler and B-Boy respectively - that they maintain against an unusual swirling backdrop that must be one of the \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebest instrumentals ever committed to wax\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe original \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTartown Record\u003c\/b\u003e pressing was limited to 500 copies, a mere test pressing in the eyes of the assembled artists, with scarcity further driven by Basquiat’s rising rep in the art world. Those few hundred copies – and a subsequent re-release on Profile Records (the same label where K-Rob played out the rest of his brief career) – punched well above their weight in terms of lasting influence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eConsider the early vocal tones of the \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBeastie Boys\u003c\/b\u003e (who also sampled the track), or the huge part it played in the sound of \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCypress Hill\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB-Real\u003c\/b\u003e. His voice is almost homage to Rammellzee’s on ‘Beat Bop’, while they also lifted the chorus of ‘Shoot ‘Em Up’ and even a sample of ‘Cypress Hill’ from the track too. It’s unsurprising – this is a multi-layered, complex song that reveals a little more of itself each time you play it but remains damn funky.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis reissue boasts the vocal and instrumental versions in full, as well as both the \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efull cover and label artwork\u003c\/b\u003e from the original Tartown Release.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9I56Kkxh_os\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wuGlaTXdIsk\" height=\"315\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rammellzee \u0026 K-Rob","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl","offer_id":58738485821824,"sku":"MRB12046","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \u0026 White Splatter Vinyl","offer_id":58738485854592,"sku":"MRB12046BW","price":6.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/1384\/1792\/files\/MRB12046-Rammellzee-square.jpg?v=1787214566","url":"https:\/\/vinylvers.com\/products\/rammellzee-vinyl-12","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}