Looking for the Perfect Beat 1980-1985

by Afrika Bambaataa

Looking for the Perfect Beat 1980-1985 cover art

Documents the revolutionary, profoundly influential early years of the Bronx hip-hop pioneer and Universal Zulu Nation founder. The compilation captures his groundbreaking synthesis of Kraftwerk-style synthesizer programming with heavy funk breakbeats, a fusion that single-handedly birthed the electro genre. The collection is an indispensable document of hip-hop's transition from live park jams to the recording studio.

Genres

  • Electro
  • Hip Hop

Tracklist

  1. Zulu Nation Throwdown
  2. Zulu Nation Throwdown
  3. Jazzy Sensation - Bronx Version
  4. Planet Rock
  5. Looking for the Perfect Beat - Original 12" Version
  6. Renegades of Funk - 12" Vocal Version
  7. Frantic Situation - Vocal Version
  8. Unity Part 1 (The Third Coming)
  9. Who You Funkin' With?
  10. What Time Is It - Live Version
  11. Funk You