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When Robert F. Kennedy asked me, "What is SAMO?", I knew it was time to make a video.
When Robert F. Kennedy asked me, "What is SAMO?", I knew it was time to make a video.

For this exploration of “What is SAMO”, I wanted to honor the one who started signing his name ‘Samo ©’ in the streets of NY — Jean Michel Basquiat. As a young artist, I was inspired by the vibrancy and raw, authentic works of Basquiat, the ‘radiant child’ whose life was unfortunately short-lived due to drug overdose at age 27. I have always felt that the term SAMO had so much further to run, and could encapsulate an incredible amount of meaning — particularly in a media environment where ALL corporate media is singularly controlled. It is SAMO to a T.

2011 was when I first gave a corporate logo-ized 'Andy Warhol' treatment to my original Red "SAMO —Celebrating Equality" painted canvas, with allusions to George Orwell's #AnimalFarm, and it seems the label has only grown in relevance. Now we're fending off #Covid1984

The epic beats used in this track are used without authorization from its musical creators. Footage has also been taken from the music video by Aaron Rose and Thomas McMahan.

Music by N.A.S.A. featuring Kool Kojak, Money Mark and Fab Five Freddy
with some Animations by Maya Erdelyi and Alexis Ross

This Video created by Matthew Lawler

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