Phat "Futurist"

Born and raised in Queens, artist, rapper, tagger and self-proclaimed
“Gothic Futurist” Rammellzee helped change the face of New
York’s urban landscape in the 1970s with his traveling canvases —
shiny, new subway trains.

The 45-year-old Rammellzee has since retired from bombing public
property. He now deals in mixed-media canvases, sculptures, video
projections and digital prints of orchestrated splatter, text and
post-apocalyptic imagery. Today at the opening of Rammellzee’s solo
exhibit at Aerosol Warfare Gallery, the legendary artist will
showcase his Voltron-meets-junkyard digital prints and sculptures.

But the dude’s not just an artist. He can flow some rhymes too.
Tomorrow at the Orange Show, Rammellzee will drop the futuristic hip-
hop beats and rhymes that he showcased on the 1983 Basquiat-produced
and designed single, “Beat Bop.” His full-length album Bi-Conicals
of the Rammellzee is a must for any art-scene hipster. Meet the
Futurist at 7 p.m. today at Aerosol Warfare Gallery (2445 North
Blvd., 713-521-7706). Music performance: 8 p.m. Saturday, April 29,
at Orange Show (2402 Munger, 713-926-6368). For information, visit www.aerosolwarfare.com and www.orangeshow.org.

Fri., April 28, 7 p.m.