Goodbye to NYC's historic East River Park Amphitheater!

Along with Sonny Rollins gigs in 1962, East River Park Amphitheatre was the site of the climactic hip hop concert in Wild Style.

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Gothamist City Demolition of East River Park Amphitheater Underway

AGO's Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibit oddly overlooks groundbreaking 1983 "Beat Bop" project

You'd think Rammellzee vs. K-Rob's "Beat Bop" would be a key part of the AGO's Basquiat retrospective. Nope.

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SPIN: Jean-Michel Basquiat's Beat Bop – An Oral History
NY Times: Jean-Michel Basquiat – Hip-hop finds an artist to believe in
CBC: The Rapper's Painter – Why Jean-Michel Basquiat is your favourite rapper's favourite artist
AGO: Jean-Michel Basquiat – Now's The Time (February 7 – May 10)