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Torrick "Toxic" Ablack is an artist, he was Jean-Michel Basquiat's friend and occasional studio assistant. He appeared in a few of Basquiat's paintings. He said Madonna played the keyboard during a jam session at Basquiat's loft. Basquiat heard the tape and it inspired him to produce "Beat Bop" by Rammellzee and K-Rob, which he released on his imprint Tartown Records. He had previously been in the noise band Gray. "Beat Bop" is ranked among Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time." The record is also very valuable because Basquiat created the cover art. It's so interesting how involved Madonna was with art, and hip-hop culture before she even became a pop culture phenomenon.
I just read his new interview with Juliet art magazine which he mentions Madonna.
I listened to the single “Beat Bop”, produced by Jean-Michel in 1983 for Rammellzee and K Rob. Jean painted the cover of the original vinyl, making the single one of the most valuable rap records in the world.
Before producing "Beat Bop", Jean was traveling in Los Angeles. At the time, Basquiat was dating Madonna, and she lived in his house in New York. One evening, with two friends of mine, we went to visit her and ended up doing a jam session: I on drums, Madonna on the keyboard, and my friend on the microphone. We then used Jean-Michel’s turntable and started recording. Later, Jean listened to the tape and decided he wanted to record “Beat Bop”. In those years we literally were in the middle of a creative hub!
https://www.juliet-artmagazine.com/en/a-trip-in-the-1980s-bronx-with-toxic/
He also mentioned it in the book Seeing Loud: Basquiat and Music (2022):
"I knew Jean was in a band, but we didn't talk about it much. We were hanging out with Nick a lot. Jean bought a keyboard, A-One had a drum machine, and we would have these impromptu jam sessions. A1 would come by and play percussions. That kind of led up to 'Beat Bop.' Madonna was staying at Jean's place while he was in LA. I was there with my friends Trace and General EMC. She let us up, and we were just sitting there talking. I was playing the drum machine and Madonna started playing the keyboard. My friend started emceeing. We took Jean's turntable and scratched. Jean heard the tape. He loved that crazy impromptu shit! ... 'Beat Bop' was something that we took more as an art piece. Eszter [Balint] is on it ... We were around all these incredible musicians, like Arto Lindsay. We were painters, but painters who also DJ and make music, and Jean kind of tied it all together again, after Gray, doing 'Beat Bop.'
 

Jean-Michel Basquiat, Toxic and Shenge Ka Pharaoh holding a copy of "Beat Bop" at Basquiat's Crosby Street loft in 1983

 
Andy Warhol holding the record in 1983

 
Basquiat and Madonna with Toxic and Easy Gee (General EMC) at Futura 2000's Fun Gallery opening in 1983

 
Basquiat with Toxic and ON2 at Keith Haring's Fun Gallery opening in 1983

 
Madonna and ON2 in 1983

 
Basquiat and Toxic in 1983

 
Basquiat and Rammellzee on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood in 1982

 
Rammellzee, Kool Koor, Fab 5 Freddy, Basquiat and Toxic at the Fun Gallery in 1982

 
Madonna and Fab 5 Freddy circa 1983

 
Basquiat depicted with Toxic and Rammellzee in his paintings Hollywood Africans in front of the Chinese Theater with Footprints of Movie Stars (1983) and Hollywood Africans (1983)

Well then I guess MDNA, Rebel Heart, Sticky and Sweet…hell, even Madame X…are greatest hits shows by that definition!

Pretty underwhelming and messy so far. M's choreo is on a Mariah-level - she walks or gets lead to a spot, move her arms or play guitar, and walk to the next position.

Was Bob the Drag Queen really needed? I thought he was messy and a distraction. 
 

So many mixed reviews already. I'm just grateful that she is still alive to be here and provide us with yet another incredible tour... it seems though that no matter what she does, she can't make 'everybody' happy. I'm just going to enjoy it for what it is... Bitches it's a new MADONNA tour! Just enjoy it. 

Ending the show with GMAYL/BIM and Celebration (OK I understand this one - the tour's namesake) clearly shows she doesn't understand who her core audience is anymore.

Ending the show with GMAYL/BIM and Celebration (OK I understand this one - the tour's namesake) clearly shows she doesn't understand who her core audience is anymore.

Pretty underwhelming and messy so far. M's choreo is on a Mariah-level - she walks or gets lead to a spot, move her arms or play guitar, and walk to the next position.

Pretty underwhelming and messy so far. M's choreo is on a Mariah-level - she walks or gets lead to a spot, move her arms or play guitar, and walk to the next position.

Pretty underwhelming and messy so far. M's choreo is on a Mariah-level - she walks or gets lead to a spot, move her arms or play guitar, and walk to the next position.

Pretty underwhelming and messy so far. M's choreo is on a Mariah-level - she walks or gets lead to a spot, move her arms or play guitar, and walk to the next position.

Thank you.

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Good job. It would be interesting to her M cover a Carpenters track, since her voice has been compared to Karen's. I would live to hear M covering "Superstar."

Good job. It would be interesting to her M cover a Carpenters track, since her voice has been compared to Karen's. I would live to hear M covering "Superstar."

I have ventured into this new world and I must say that it fascinates me a lot. It's not easy trying to find a song that fits well with the artificial voice. Not all songs are good and you have to work on pitch and key. I hope it turned out well. What do you think?


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Unfortunately it's a video taken from Instagram, I couldn't do better than this .. but since I doubt it will come out in better quality here it is:
1984.04 Molly Meldrum Interview- NYC Rockefeller Plaza
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I think I threw up in my mouth a little.

I think I threw up in my mouth a little.

I think I threw up in my mouth a little.

Can't wait.

This is a 1 hour documentary covering the Erotica/Sex era. Watch the premiere December 17 on YouTube!
 
This is 18+ so you will need to be logged in 😉 

 

Not getting her knee caps shot out by a couple of homo-sectionals!!
Teri Jo is a character. I'm glad to see this kind of edgy, in your face, raw humor. Woke culture has ruined comedy.

* Goodbye Mommie diarest