The Complete Guide To Jean-Michel Basquiat References In Hip-Hop

The late artist had much more of an impact and involvement in hip-hop than most realize.

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SAMO Tag, 1976-1979

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Relationship with Fab 5 Freddy, 1979

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Jean-Michel Basquiat DJing in Blondie's "Rapture" Video, 1981

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K-Rob vs. Rammellzee's Beat Bop 12-inch single, 1983

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Havoc (Mobb Deep), 2001

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Gym Class Heroes

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Wyclef Jean's voiceover for the "Basquiat" exhibit at the Brooklyn Musueum, 2005

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Jay-Z, 2006

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Kanye West On His Work In "Love Lockdown", 2008

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Swizz Beatz, 2008

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Jay-Z, 2008

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Reebok Classics' Basquiat Product Line, 2009

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Nas, 2010

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Swizz Beatz, 2010

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Decoded by Jay-Z, 2010

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Lil' Wayne, 2010

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Rick Ross' Basquiat Portrait tattoo, 2011

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Danny Brown, 2011

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Jay-Z, 2011

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Das Racist, 2011

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Kanye West, 2011

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Rick Ross, 2011

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Heems, 2011

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Phonte, 2011

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Kid Cudi Unofficial Music Video For "Ghost", 2011

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Common's Memoir "One Day It'll All Make Sense", 2011

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Prevail (Swollen Members), 2011

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Iggy Azalea's album art for "Ignorant Art," 2011

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Crooked I, 2012

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Ja Rule, 2012

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Macklemore, 2012

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Mickey Factz, 2012

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Jeffrey Deitch compares Swizz Beats to Basquiat, 2012

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Complex February/March Issue Cover Story, 2012

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Noah Caine, 2012

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Rugz D. Bewler

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Busta Rhymes, 2012

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Macklemore in the Christie's Basquiat videos, 2013

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Swizz Beatz's Basquiat Portrait Tattoo (Date Unknown)

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