Jean-Michel Basquiat: Predicted His Fame, Built a Brand, & Made Lots of Money (Unabridged‪)‬

On Friday, August 12, 1988, around 5:30 pm, the young graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat was found dead lying on the floor, face down in his studio he rented from the Warhol Estate at 57th Great Jones Street. His body was discovered by a friend and assistant of his at the time, 22-year-old Kelly Inman. She called 911, and shortly after, the ambulance arrived to pick up Basquiat's body, and took him to Cabrini Medical Center where he was pronounced dead on arrival.