| "Beat Bop" | |
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| Single by Rammellzee and K-Rob | |
| B-side | "Beat Bop (Instrumental)" |
| Released | 1983 |
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| Length | 10:10 |
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| Producer(s) | Jean-Michel Basquiat |
"Beat Bop" is a song by American hip-hop artists Rammellzee and K-Rob. It was produced and arranged by Jean-Michel Basquiat. Initially, it was made as a test pressing by Tartown Inc. in 1983. That same year, the song was released as a single by Profile Records, and featured in the hip-hop documentary film Style Wars (1983).[1]
Due to the rarity of its original pressing and the cover art by Basquiat, "Beat Bop" is among the most valuable rap records ever made. In 2017, Rolling Stone magazine ranked it among the "100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time."[2]
- ^ "Coast to Coast" (PDF). Cash Box: 30. August 13, 1983.
- ^ "100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. June 2, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2021.