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Afrika Bambaataa (born Kevin Donovan; April 19, 1957) is an American DJ from the South Bronx, New York who was instrumental in the early development of hip hop throughout the 1980s. Afrika Bambaataa is one of the three originators of break-beat deejaying, and is respectfully known as the "Grandfather" and the Amen Ra of Universal Hip Hop Culture as well as the Father of The Electro Funk Sound. Through his co-opting of the street gang the Black Spades into the music and culture-oriented Universal Zulu Nation, he is responsible for spreading hip hop culture throughout the world. On September 27, 2007, he was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. On August 14th, 2012 Afrika Bambaataa was given a three year appointment as a visiting scholar at Cornell University. The appointment was made in collaboration between Cornell University Library’s Hip Hop Collection, the largest collection of historical hip hop music in North America, and the University's department of Music.
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Savage: Live at Brixton Academy [2018]
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Metal | 6:47 |
Now That's What I Call Old Skool [2017]
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Planet Rock | 5:19 |
Classic Pop: 12 Inch [2016]
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Don't Stop...Planet Rock | 6:23 |
Here In The Black: Live at Hollywood Forever Cemetery [2016]
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Metal |
Hip Hop Fundamentals [2015]
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Don't Stop...Planet Rock | 6:23 |
100 Hits: Indie Anthems [2014]
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Afrika Shox | 3:46 |
Def Jam 30 [2014]
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Looking for the Perfect Beat [12" Version] | 6:58 |
Old School Gold Box Set [2014]
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Planet Rock | 6:21 |
The Grandmaster Flash Collection [2014]
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Don't Stop… Planet Rock | 5:18 |
100 Hits: 80s Chartbusters [2013]
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Reckless [7" Edit] [Edit] | 3:56 |
Now That's What I Call 80s Dance [2013]
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Don’t Stop… Planet Rock | 5:17 |
Back to Reality [2012]
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Don't Stop Planet Rock | 4:46 |
Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap [2012]
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Don't Stop... Planet Rock | 5:18 |
Vibe & Metal [2012]
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Vibe [Instrumental] | 4:14 |
Metal [Paul Daley Dub 1] | 7:52 |
Metal [Paul Daley Dub 2] | 4:50 |
A Complete Introduction to Sugar Hill Records [2010]
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Yes We Can-Can | 6:56 |
Bustin' Out 1982: New Wave to New Beat, Vol. 2 [2010]
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Planet Rock | 5:23 |
Legends of Freestyle, Vol. 2 [2010]
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Planet Rock | 4:16 |
Match of the Day: World Cup Edition 2010 [2010]
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Afrika Shox | 3:46 |
The Underground 2010: Ibiza [2010]
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Afrika Shox | 5:37 |
Kick Out the Jams [2009]
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Kick Out the Jams |
Ultimate Breakdance [2009]
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Don't Stop...Planet Rock | 4:04 |
De Maxx Long Player, Vol. 12 [2008]
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Don't Stop... Planet Rock | 6:19 |
Old School Clubhouse... Back In the Day [2008]
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Looking for the Perfect Beat | 2:54 |
Planet Rock | 3:19 |
Bada Bing! Music Heard on the Sopranos [2007]
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World Destruction | 5:32 |
I Love Black, Vol. 2 [2007]
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Reckless | 3:51 |
The Best Reggae Album Ever! [EMI] [2007]
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Reckless | 4:49 |
Electro Slash Disco: 80's Underground Dancefloor Sounds, Vol. 1 [2006]
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Looking for the Perfect Beat | 4:32 |
Hip Hop Essentials [Box Set] [2006]
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Planet Rock | 5:20 |
Looking for the Perfect Beat | 4:31 |
Hip Hop Essentials, Vol. 12 [2006]
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Looking for the Perfect Beat | 4:31 |
Hip Hop Essentials, Vol. 7 [2006]
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Planet Rock | 5:20 |
A Final Hit: Greatest Hits [2005]
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Afrika Shox | 5:36 |
Breakdance: Breakin' Classics from the Grandmasters of Hip-Hop and Electro [2005]
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Looking for the Perfect Beat | 4:28 |
Clubplanet Party Mix [2005]
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Planet Rock | 4:13 |
Bionic Breaks: Compiled & Mixed NY Boris [2004]
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Renegades of Funk | 3:19 |
Dark Matter Moving at the Speed of Light [2004]
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Metal | 4:58 |
Dark Matter Moving at the Speed of Light [Bonus Track] [2004]
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Metal |
Dark Matter Moving at the Speed of Light [Bonus Tracks] [2004]
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Metal | 4:58 |
Drop the Beat [2004]
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Planet Rock | 7:33 |
Fuhgeddaboudit! Music You Heard on the Sopranos [2004]
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World Destruction | 5:32 |
Kings of Hip Hop: The Founders [2004]
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Looking for the Perfect Beat | 5:16 |
Planet Rock | 6:42 |
Metal [2004]
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Metal | 9:49 |
Metal [Richard F Dub] |
No. 1 Rap Hits, Vol. 3 [2004]
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Planet Rock |
Old School Jams, Vol. 5 [2004]
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Planet Rock [Original Vocal Version] | 6:26 |
Old School Nation! [2004]
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Planet Rock [Original Vocal Version] | 6:26 |
Partymania, Vol. 3 [2004]
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Planet Rock | 5:05 |
Pure 80's Dance [2004]
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Planet Rock | 6:22 |
The Definitive Electro & Hip Hop Collection [2004]
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Planet Rock | 5:26 |
The Hip Hop Box [2004]
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Planet Rock | 6:23 |
Ultimate Hip*Hop: 30th Anniversary Collection [2004]
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Planet Rock | 5:22 |
Best of Freestyle Megamix, Vol. 4 [2003]
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Looking for the Perfect Beat | 4:07 |
Eastside [2003]
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Rockit | 3:45 |
8th Wonder | 5:08 |
Freedom | 5:07 |
Peter Piper | 3:25 |
Yes We Can-Can | 5:12 |
I Know You Got Soul | 4:47 |
Saturday Night | 5:20 |
Teddy's Jam | 4:24 |
If I Ruled the World | 3:56 |
Tramp | 3:35 |
The Choice Is Yours | 3:26 |
Scenario [LP Version] | 4:14 |
Black Cop | 3:02 |
Music Makes Me High | 5:53 |
Let Me Clear My Throat | 4:34 |
Hell on Earth (Front Lines) | 4:50 |
Ugly | 3:37 |
I'm Hot [Dirty Version][Edit] | 4:29 |
Lights, Camera, Action | 3:46 |
It's Still Workin': Tommy Boy's Classic Cuts [2003]
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Planet Rock | 5:19 |
Looking for the Perfect Beat | 4:30 |
Jump Around: Hip Hop Classics [2003]
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Planet Rock | 6:22 |
Slammin': The Ultimate Rap Hits [2003]
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Planet Rock | 5:20 |
So Stylistic [2003]
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Renegades Of Funk | 6:07 |
The Best of Freestyle Megamix, Vol. 3 [2003]
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Planet Rock | 3:39 |
Back to the Old Skool: Hip Hop [2002]
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Planet Rock | 6:06 |
Dance Hits Video's [2002]
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Reckless |
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Vol. 5: Wildstyle [2002]
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Looking for the Perfect Beat | 6:47 |
Groove Me: The Very Best of Guy [2002]
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Teddy's Jam | 3:35 |
Indahouse: The Soundtrack [2002]
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Planet Rock | 7:37 |
Life Style: Bar Life [2002]
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Afrika Shox | 5:37 |
Rappers Delight [2002]
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Planet Rock | 6:22 |
Twogether Funk [2002]
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Reckless | 4:14 |
Back to Black: 1900-1999 [2001]
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Planet Rock | 4:50 |
Booty Phat Classics [2001]
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Planet Rock | 5:20 |
Booty Phat Classics [Bonus CD] [2001]
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Planet Rock | 5:20 |
Breakin' [2001]
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Looking for the Perfect Beat | 6:56 |
Planet Rock | 6:22 |
Complete Collection [2001]
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Reckless | 3:53 |
Disco Nights [MCA Special Products] [2001]
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Planet Rock |
Looking for the Perfect Beat: 1980-1985 [2001]
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Planet Rock | 6:22 |
Looking For the Perfect Beat | 6:59 |
Renegades of Funk | 6:45 |
Music from Vanilla Sky [2001]
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Afrika Shox | 3:44 |
Planet Freestyle, Vol. 4 [2001]
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Planet Rock | 4:06 |
Planet Rock [2001]
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Planet Rock [Paul Oakenfold Presents Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic F | 8:55 |
Dance at Planet Earth [2000]
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Reckless | 3:53 |
Digital Empire, Vol. 3: Phuturism [2000]
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Afrika Shox | 6:18 |
Disco 2000 [2000]
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Planet Rock | 5:30 |
Electro Science [2000]
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Looking for the Perfect Beat | 4:31 |
Freestyle Odyssey 2001 [2000]
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Planet Rock | 4:43 |
Machine Soul: An Odyssey Into Electronic Dance Music [2000]
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Planet Rock | 6:23 |
Massive Dance Hits 2000 [2000]
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Afrika Shox | 3:43 |
Maximum Reggae 12": The Original Maxi Single Collection [2000]
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Reckless | 5:23 |
Old School, Vol. 7 [2000]
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Planet Rock | 6:21 |
Tweekin' Beats [2000]
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Afrika Shox [VW Rmx] | 5:32 |
Best Hip Hop Anthems Ever [1999]
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Planet Rock | 4:15 |
Greatest Hits of the 80's [1999 Disky] [1999]
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Reckless | 3:53 |
Electro Funk, Vol. 1 [1998]
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Planet Rock |
Jamaican Roots [1998]
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Reckless | 3:51 |
MTV Presents: Hip-Hop Back in the Day [1998]
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Planet Rock | 5:19 |
Modulations: Cinema for the Ear [1998]
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Planet Rock | 9:14 |
Planet Rock [1998]
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Planet Rock |
Planet Rock [Digital 45] [1998]
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Planet Rock | 5:19 |
Planet Rock [Instrumental] | 4:00 |
Reckless [1998]
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Reckless | 3:58 |
Reckless [The Soca Chant Zouk Mix] | 8:13 |
Rockit [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Planet Rock | 6:25 |
The Perfect Beats, Vol. 1 [1998]
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Planet Rock | 5:25 |
The Perfect Beats, Vol. 3 [1998]
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Renegades of Funk | 6:06 |
The Perfect Beats, Vol. 4 [1998]
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Looking for the Perfect Beat | 6:50 |
The Source Presents: Hits from the Vault, Vol. 1 [1998]
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Planet Rock | 5:18 |
Tommy Boy's Greatest Beats 1981-1996 [Box Set] [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Planet Rock [*] | 5:22 |
Looking for the Perfect Beat [12" Version] | 4:31 |
Tommy Boy's Greatest Beats, Vol. 1 [1998]
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Planet Rock | 3:37 |
Tommy Boy's Greatest Beats, Vol. 3 [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Looking for the Perfect Beat [12" Version] | 4:31 |
1988: 20 Original Chart Hits [1997]
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Reckless | 3:55 |
DJ Freestyle Mix, Vol. 1 [1997]
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Planet Rock | 4:14 |
Electro Beats [Charly New] [1997]
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World Destruction | 4:00 |
Zulu Groove [1997]
Song | Duration |
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World Destruction | 6:29 |
Diggin' the Crates, Vol. 1: For the Beats Y'All [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Planet Rock | 6:21 |
Electro Funk, Vol. 2 [1996]
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Looking for the Perfect Beat |
Ghetto Style DJ's Bass, Vol. 1 [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Planet Rock | 5:18 |
Just Dance, Vol. 2 [St. Clair] [1996]
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Planet Rock |
Old Skoolin' [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Planet Rock | 5:17 |
Street Jams: Electric Funk, Vols. 1-4 [1996]
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Looking for the Perfect Beat |
Disco Nights, Vol. 6: #1 Disco Hits [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Planet Rock [*] | 6:24 |
From Hip to Hop, Vol. 1: Funkbots [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Planet Rock | 5:22 |
Planet Funk, Vol. 2 [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Looking for the Perfect Beat | 4:31 |
Street Jams: Electric Funk, Vol. 3 [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Looking for the Perfect Beat | 6:56 |
Don't Stop...Planet Rock [1992]
Song | Duration |
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Don't Stop...Planet Rock [Bonus Beats 1] | 6:22 |
Don't Stop...Planet Rock: The Remix EP [1992]
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Planet Rock [Original Vocal Version] | 6:22 |
Planet Rock [Bonus Beats] | 1:06 |
1990-2000: The Decade of Darkness [1991]
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Freedom |
Tommy Boy Greatest Hits [2003] [1990]
Song | Duration |
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Planet Rock | 5:19 |
Looking for the Perfect Beat [Original 12" Version] | 4:29 |
The Light [1988]
Song | Duration |
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Reckless [7" Edit] [Edit] | 3:58 |
Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere) [1986]
Song | Duration |
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Kick out the James | 6:17 |
Kick Out the Jams | 5:36 |
Planet Rock: The Album [1986]
Song | Duration |
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Planet Rock [Original Twelve Inch Version] | 7:31 |
Looking for the Perfect Beat [Original Twelve Inch Version] | 7:02 |
Renegades of Funk [Remix] | 6:46 |
Frantic Situation [Frantic Mix] | 3:49 |
Planet Rock: The Album [1986]
Song | Duration |
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Looking for the Perfect Beat | 6:59 |
Renegades of Funk | 6:46 |
Frantic Situation | 3:49 |
Roots of Rap: The 12 Inch Singles, Vol. 1 [1984]
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World Destruction | 4:00 |
Looking for the Perfect Beat [1982]
Song | Duration |
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Looking for the Perfect Beat |
Looking for the Perfect Beat (Remix) [1982]
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Looking For the Perfect Beat |
Dance Album
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Planet Rock: The Journey [Instrumental] | 5:26 |
Death Mix Live!!!
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Harlem Underground Band, Vol. 1 [Instrumental] | 5:59 |
Harlem Underground Band, Vol. 2 [Instrumental] | 4:45 |
Hip To The Hop
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Don't Stop... Planet Rock | 5:21 |
Mind Control
Song | Duration |
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Mind Control [Nu-Break Instrumental Mix] | 6:28 |
New Maxi Dog No. 2
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Reckless |
Sugar Hill Rap Classics: The Pioneers of Hip-Hop
Song | Duration |
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Yes We Can-Can | 6:56 |
Unknown Album
Song | Duration |
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Reckless | 3:51 |
Teddy's Jam | 4:24 |
Metal | 4:58 |
Looking for the Perfect Beat | 6:56 |
Renegades Of Funk | 3:41 |
If I Ruled the World | 3:56 |
Frantic Situation [Frantic Mix] | 3:49 |
Renegades of Funk [Remix] | 6:46 |
Yes We Can-Can | 5:12 |
Planet Rock | 6:22 |
Rap History | |
Shadows | 5:11 |
Zulu War Chant
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Time 2 Get Open [Instrumental] | 4:12 |
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