Looking for the Perfect Beat 1980 -1985
Afrika Bambaataa
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Zulu Nation Throwdown | Afrika Bambaataa | 7:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Zulu Nation Throwdown (LP Version) | Afrika Bambaataa | 6:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Jazzy Sensation | Afrika Bambaataa | 9:43 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Don't Stop...Planet Rock (Vocal Version) | Afrika Bambaataa | 6:22 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Looking for the Perfect Beat | Afrika Bambaataa | 3:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Renegades of Funk (12" Vocal Version) | Afrika Bambaataa | 6:43 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Frantic Situation (Vocal Version) | Afrika Bambaataa | 5:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Unity Part 1 (The Third Coming) | Afrika Bambaataa | 3:24 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Who Do You Think Your Funkin' With? (Hip Hop Mix) | Afrika Bambaataa | 4:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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What Time Is It (Live Version) | Afrika Bambaataa | 8:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Funk You | Afrika Bambaataa | 5:43 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 11 Songs |
Album Review
As a major architect of early hip-hop, Afrika Bambaataa is perhaps more deserving of a respectable compilation treatment than anyone. And while his considerable influence has largely been brushed aside by a rap world that sadly ignores far too many of its innovators, Looking for the Perfect Beat may help to change that. Whatever your opinion on the shelf life of his music, Bambaataa was an innovator of the highest order. While many rappers would be content to sample and name check James Brown ad nauseam, Bambaataa collaborated with the Godfather of Soul himself on the sharp "Unity Part 1 (The Third Coming)." The amazing double-punch of "Planet Rock" and "Looking for the Perfect Beat" serve as the centerpiece of this disc, while "Zulu Nation Throwdown" sits as a perfect opening track, in its time initiating a back-to-roots aesthetic that was years ahead of the Afrocentric rap explosion of the late '80s. Looking for the Perfect Beat also nicely augments the résumé of producer Arthur Baker, a trailblazing dance remixer of the early '80s. Sadly missing are any significant liner notes or photographs. Also available as a limited edition two-LP set.
Customer Reviews
Not Electronic?
Wow. Check your facts, read, learn the history of genre before posting. This album was release in 1982. This album and artist are the main reason 99% of all electronic artists over the age 20 are doing electronica. Ask anyone who's made dance/electronica record from Lamb to The Chemical Brothers to Madonna and Afrika Bambaataa will be at the top of their lists. Did I mention...WOW.
interestingly enough
the beat for "looking for the perfect beat" is the same beat that LL Cool J used in his new song, who's name escapes me at the moment, lol.. sorry im' way tired.. but anyways, yeah it's the same beat.. and it's also the same beat as on the visa commercial, as well as on DJ Khaled's CD Listennn... on the song Holla At me Baby. All this shows that Afrika Bambaataa is awesome and was the first to show this beat
PERFECT BEAT IS RIGHT!
its a time machine to when rap was pure and not just about ho's and money, and "whips". If I knew how to breakdance, I would be doing so listening to this album right now instead of talking to you!
Biography
Born: April 17, 1957 in New York, NY [The Bronx]
Genre: Hip Hop/Rap
Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
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- $9.99
- Genres: Electronic, Music, Hip Hop/Rap, Hip-Hop, Old School Rap
- Released: Mar 20, 2001
- ℗ 2005 Warner Strategic Marketing
