Planet Rock: The Album

Pretty cool to hear an earlier hip hop album than most of the ones we've had on the list. This sounded SOOO 80s LOL, but it was not bad! Nothing special though.

i had so much fun with this one! 3.5

It’s ok. Not fully there yet.

Love it.

Super fun album. Lots of beats I recognize.

This started off reminding me of Funkadelic, which I respect due to George Clinton, but then slowly unraveled into messy chaos, oh well... 1 Star

I feel really conflicted about this album. Each song has a really strong base beat, but the quality of the songs themselves come down to how well that beat is riffed on. Some songs are really successful, others end up boring and repetitive, especially with the longer song times. The B-side is much better in my opinion. All in all solid, but not something I think I'd come back to. Top tracks: Looking for the Perfect Beat, Who You Funkin' With?, They Made A Mistake

Leider hat mich das Album mehr als enttäuscht. Die überwiegende Präsenz von Acid- und House-Experimenten entsprach nicht meinem Musikgeschmack. Ich bedauere, dass ich meine Zeit auf das Hören dieses Albums verwenden musste. Musikalische Bedeutung: “Planet Rock: The Album” ist ein wegweisendes Werk in der Geschichte des Hip-Hop und der elektronischen Musik. Veröffentlicht im Jahr 1986, enthält es einige der frühesten und einflussreichsten Tracks des Genres. Das Album hat die Entwicklung von Electro und Breakbeat maßgeblich beeinflusst und sollte ein Meilenstein in der Musikgeschichte sein. Dies hat sich mir nicht erschlossen und so konnte mich das Album persönlich nicht überzeugen. Die experimentellen Klänge und die stilistische Ausrichtung waren einfach nicht nach meinem Geschmack und einfach nur schlecht.

This is certainly not my favourite electro album from the 80s (would prefer for example Newcleus: Jam on Revenge or Egyptian Lover: On The Nile or Whodini: Escape) and it is a collection of singles from mainly 82-83 ..does it count an album? But these singles were highly influential so I can the point, and it is good that there is at least one electro album in the list. score: 9/10

Tried a couple of times, but I can't get into this and appreciate it.

I can hear the influences it had on modern hip hop/rap. I’d bet it ranks high with rap historians. Good album.

I didn't hate it, but still not enough for a 3

Deliciously 80s

Nice

142/1001 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑

Yeah. Yeah! I liked it

Space Funk with early hip-hop/rap. OOgly -BOOgly Early RHCP wishes this was them.

This was surprisingly enjoyable. It was just really good early hip hop; a marriage of 80s music and hip hop beats and rapping. I didn't expect to like it as much as I did.

Not what I expected. Less African beats, more RUN-DMC x Beastie Boys.

Not mad about the early hip hop

Not bad for hip hop, but not my thing. 2/5

When it comes to this album one thing is certain: the influence this had is imense. Like Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa was a cornerstone in early to mid-60's Hip-Hop. Instead of sampling old Soul and Funk records he used Electronic records from artists like Kraftwerk to create a mix of Electronic music, Hip-Hop and Funk that pushed the sound of especially Hip-Hop like no other album in that time. Does that mean that it is a good album and important to understand todays music? Yes! Is it holding up to what it maybe once was? No, absolutely not! The album opens with the title track: 'Planet Rock'. Already you are hit with a very recognisible sound that in the lead synth that has been used and sample from this many times. The "instrumental chorus" is taken from 'Trans Europa Express' by Kraftwerk. It is a very funky intro to the album and it already shows that the focus isn't lyrical rapping but more the Electro beats that are topped off with a rhytmic vocal structure. And the cover also looks exactly like the album sounds even from this first track. I just feel like, and this is my main criticism with the album, the song is too long. After a while the instrumental just cannot carry the whole thing, I would've needed some actually working verses with substance. Follow up song 'Looking for the Perfect Beat' has a similar problem. It should've been cut down to the half. You do not have that much important stuff to say to stretch the song to 7 minutes, if 3 or 4 would've been enough. I do like the goofy ad-libs in the middle that go: "doodle-doo-doo" or something and the chorus, as well as the overall Funk of this song. And while they might not have found the perfect beat, they at least found the best one on the album. Side A closes with 'Renegades of Funk' that most know because of the Rage Against the Machine cover. It has a nice variety of influences and sound all throughout the song. I think this is the most forward-thinking and influential song on the album although it lacks on certain parts that don't make it entertaining and consistent the whole way through. 'Frantic Situation' opens the second side is the shortest song on the album. The problem is that if the good songs are made over 6 minutes long, the 3 minute songs will likely not have the impact or strength the longer ones have. The song just flies over you without anything really sticking with you. It is pretty much very boring and basic in both beat and rapping. In comparison 'Who You Funkin' With' is a much stronger song. But it sadly cannot live up to anything on Side A. 'Go Go Pop' is probably my favourite on this second half. It is groovy and the beat is really nice although it doesn't achieve the highs from the start. The closing track 'They Made a Mistake' sadly cannot do much either. It gets annoying very fast and even the parts that are interesting do not hold that for long. favourites: Planet Rock, Looking for the Perfect Beat least favourites: Frantic Situation, They Made a Mistake, Who You Funkin' With Rating: light 6 https://rateyourmusic.com/~Emil_ph for more ratings, reviews and takes

Eh

Yo! This album has amazing beats and was super fun to listen to. Old school hip hop and funk together is a magical combination.

I may be getting lackadaisical about this. But I think I’ve heard enough to know I don’t care.

I got two or three songs in and I just couldn’t 😅

Gives me Sugar Hill vibes. I get the feeling that this list has made choices based on what seemed like the cool choice. I just checked, and yeah, this list came out around when Pitchfork peaked in relevance, and it shows. This isn't to hate on this album, just that this inclusion definitely feels like a "what's popular in one of... you know... those genres, but cool."

Normally I enjoy hip-hop/rap music, but this album is not doing it for me so far. 2/5

Probably influenced some stuff I really like, but early rap is not for me.

Not a fan of the vocal modulations - very distracting, unfortunately, since it's fine otherwise!

Felt like a bit of a novelty, interesting enough

So funky. So many samples.

Not bad

Knew of Africa Bambaattaa. Maybe even mentioned a few times in conversation growing up, but never purposefully listened to them. Wow. Genius! So great on so many levels.

They don’t make funk hip hop like they used to

Music so dated, that it’s hard to believe that there was once a point in recent history that this sounded fresh. Almost charming

Even though i know it was groundbreaking when it came out, it kinda feels dated today.

Not my taste

I found this album to be pretty annoying and not very interesting. I did enjoy that I discovered where the original Renegades of Funk came from though.

Mordecai and Rigby would love this

Revolutionary release.

Afrika Bambaataa. Zulu Nation. Touching little boys since the early 80s. I know, separate the artist from the art, but the artist is so vile... "Renegades of Funk" now belongs to Rage Against The Machine, listen to that version instead.

Iconic record but I cant listen to it in the same way now. There’s separating the art from the artist, and then there’s child sex trafficking allegations…

First few minutes I couldn't tell if this was very dated retro cool or very dated terrible, then realised it's the latter.

Fucking fire

2 - All I really have to say is that I found it boring.

Nice sounds

Some great sounds from hiphop was truley experimental. Nice funk combo

Proper old school, great stuff.

A milestone in music making, but it hasn't dated that well.

5/10

Love this album cover! This was a funky cool hip hop album that I don’t think reaches the heights of some of the albums that follow it in the genre, but it feels necessary that it maybe inspired some future groups and artists

A classic in the hip hop sphere, but it's a lot more dated than others we've heard. The title track was such a force, but aside from that it's harder for me to find much that I enjoy sitting with. Some of the samples start reappearing, all the songs adhere to a similar formula. It's just a style of hip hop that I don't think works as well in album form. That early DJ scratching stuff is great fun, but it's done better by others - hell, we've had those others, look at the Gang Starr album, DJ Premier is an absolute wizard in that field. Bambaataa is a bit enigmatic, in part due to the fact that he's been accused of child molestation and the response from hip hop contemporaries was just like "....yeah, we always heard rumors," and nothing ever happened to him? Weird stuff. Music is fine and important, I totally understand the inclusion, but it's a classic that I'm not really feeling, particularly at album's length. You do a song list like this without including "Planet Rock," you lose all credibility. Favorite tracks: Planet Rock, Go Go Pop. Album art: Really dope cover to be honest, some mystical figures in space beaming records down to earth. A classic in its own right. 2.5/5

The first time I encountered an Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force track it was "Frantic Situation" from the breakdance(breaking)/hip hop culture film Beat Street, released in 1984, used under a musical montage. In fact that film got me into breaking for few years until I decided to focus all of my attention on drums and percussion. This album 2 years later, with the iconic "Planet Rock" is more tracks of the early fun hip hop vibe, that is suitable for hip hop dancing, breaking in particular, but is not the kind of thing that I would put on to listen to passively in the background. This gets a 3 from me for being a proto pioneer with this album that influenced much of the evolution of the New York hip hop scene over the rest of the 80s, particularly a group like The Beastie Boys.

Fun and funky party music

TOO LONG these tunes went on for what felt like eons. started off not bad but by the end of em i was sick of hearing the same hook

Discount Beastie Boys with discounted value. Not my jam, and I don't get how this belongs in a list like this.

Interesting listen.

Incredibly dated and cheesy even for the time. The perfect album to be my first rating below 3.

Eletro funk dos ano 80. Desnecessário!

very very cool to hear the OG 'Renegades of Funk' track. Planet Rock is also the opening track for 'The U' documentary, which was mad cool to hear. its a pretty fine album, but i do love the original rap sound. its big, bombastic, and super fun.

Party in my ears + Kraftwerk. I’m in.

Sicherlich wegweisend - aber für heutige Verhältnisse einfach ein sehr tröger Sound.

Arent we all just looking for the perfect beat? Edit: I just read the wiki and now I dont know how to grade this album. I didnt know that afrika bambaataa was a child molester which makes it difficult to give the album the 5 star rating I originally made. I'm revising my score to a 2 of 5, keeping a star for being a groundbreaking and powerful work but losing 3 stars for being led by a garbage human. 5/5 - revised to 2/5

This was a challenging listen. On the one hand, clearly influential - from the sampling to the cover of Renegades of Funk by RATM - but at the same time a lot of this didn't age well and I found the repetitive beat to get very repetitive very quickly.

not for me

Old school funk

Fun 80’s rap. Rage Against the Machine covered their music

Old-school hip-hop. Title track is great, really catchy. The rest of it is fine, a little too repetitive. Didn't realize "Renegades of Funk" originated here.

Great party album!! Took me back to the block parties in the early 90s!

The title song was important in rap, but it’s only one out of seven songs on this album. For the rest, I was honestly more interested in the instrumentals than the actual rapping. A fine album, but one that’s probably in here because of its influence instead of its quality.

Välistä tuli mieleen Run DMC:n biitit ja välillä jotain aivan muuta. Kokonaisuus painui vähän vittumaisen puolelle.

Erityisesti miellytti räppityyli, joka ollut käsittääkseni pioneerina mm. Run DMClle ja Beastie Boysille. Planet Rock on kova, mutta lopulta jäi vähän vaisummaksi kokonaisuus, kun miettii mitä se enteili

Fun & funky, with a few classics. Good, just not something I could listen to often.

Alright I'm just going to say it. I don't like classic hip-hop. It's garbage. Full stop. The elementary level rhyme scheme throughout this record makes for the most boring, predictable listen imaginable. I recognize that we needed these albums to get to the legendary albums we have now. But for god sakes this is insufferable, and what's worse is I believe it's across the board unbearable. As in, if it came out in the 80s, and is hiphop - it sucks.

Puh, eher nicht so meine Musik.

Classic

Fairly indifferent but some many artists sampled this

Renegades!?! 3

The album cover is cool as shit, but i don’t really care for this style

the planet was not rocking I’m afraid

I really like this for 3mins - makes me want to pop and lock. But for more than 5mins at a time it gets really boring and repetitive. But it’s a dance album! I normally hold dance albums to a different standard, yeah they are too long, so the DJ can mix out of the extended outro. But for some reason I want to judge this by my normal standards and rate it low. I guess I never really liked Miami Bass anyway? Rambling reviews ends up down the middle with a 3.

not my thing at all

Excellent album cover

Great to hear as a foundational hip hop record, but this one feels a bit like a "you had to be there." Its influences far outpace this album.

Eh--i can respect the influence of the album but it's not the best modern listen

Notable tracks: Planet Rock, Looking for the Perfect Beat

TIL renegades of funk is a cover. This kind of music was like just before my time, and my household was never really exposed to it. I kinda missed out.

could i write poetry to this? y

Hip hop roots. 4/5

What is these goofy uninspired beats I am hearing.No wonder there is a song called "looking for a perfect beat" because NOBODY AND I could find one.The raps are kinda fire i guess, but that does not save the album.People could praise this album but i can't.Maybe in a few years i could find this album listenable.

Sounded like music you play at a basketball game to pump up the crowd. Like EDM, I can’t imagine just sitting around listening to this

I liked it a lot!

I mean this was better than I assumed it would be. I didn’t dislike it and I actually found myself vibing to it occasionally. It was kind of fun but I just don’t think I would pick it out to listen to.

Although in the early 80s this was definitely new/groundbreaking, now it just sounds a bit dated and naive. I like a lot of old-school hiphop but this seems to work better as background/motivational music for working or maybe i don't know mowing the lawn? It's fine but mostly just sounds like a demo for a "new*" Casio keyboard. *c1983 4/10 2 stars.

Funky

This is the encyclopedia of hip hop samples and extemporaneous soundscapes from the 80s. Possibly the most influential beats?

Aww, this album takes me back to my brother and his friends breakdancing in our basement. So much fun. Monumental sound, with a space-aged sheen. Starts strong, but loses steam on the back half. Fave Songs: Planet Rock, Looking for the Perfect Beat, Renegades of Funk, Who You Funkin' With?

El sonido ha quedado anticuado pero sigue sonando simpático, es un documento que nos habla de lo mucho que hemos cambiado.

wtf am i listening to this some weird shit like 2 decent tracks lowkey shit overall 2.3/5

Not for me. Sounds like an hire long loop. I understand this was vital for the development of rap but it doesn’t do much for me

I can appreciate the legacy of this album so I'll bump it up to three stars even though it sounds like it was composed using the built in functions of a consumer grade Casio keyboard from the 80s

B- Planet Rock (Original Twelve-Inch Version) 4 Looking For The Perfect Beat (Original Twelve-Inch Version) 3 Renegades Of Funk (Remix) 3 Frantic Situation (Frantic Mix) 3 Who You Funkin' With? 3 Go-Go Pop 3 They Made A Mistake 3 We all know the hit. Nothing else was special.

Good

Hilarious

Old school, very dated & often super fun. Genuinely cracked me up a few times. Like the early synths.

I feel bad for rating this harshly because I did get some enjoyment out of it despite being extremely dated, but it's not the sort of thing I'd listen to unironically. Doesn't hold a candle to Public Enemy.

3+

Un vrai album old school, avec une prémisse un peu dingue qui rend le tout fort agréable

This was a fun album. Classic hip-hop and funk.

2.5

No doubt historically significant, but this doesn't hold up 2

Did not age well.

Because of the influence this album has provided to countless artists and genres that came after it, the actual music now sounds dated and overdone, which is unfortunate. There are some certified bops for sure, but I'm not a major fan of the early 80s electro sound in general, and couldn't help but think of that scene in Shaun of the Dead where they're blasting the second album he ever bought.

The pioneering electro sounds, drum machine rhythms, and danceable grooves across Planet Rock make it one of the most monumentally influential records in the origins of hip-hop, electronica, and other contemporary genres still sampling it today.

East coast hip hop and electro. Such a crazy unique album, at least for me. I am not too well versed on the origins of hip hop but this definitely sounds like early hip hop. Great electro beats really carry this album, they're simple and sometimes annoying but they somehow just work. Vocals are also great, good production lets them shine. I don't want to give the album too much praise just because of how influential it seems to have been, I want to judge it just on how I enjoyed it. I liked this album enough on its own, some songs were a little long, beats got a little old in those. It's really cool just to hear how fair hip hop has come, especially with the other essential hip hop albums I've heard so far. May revisit for a couple songs or to show other people. 3.5/5

This one was just way too corny 80s hip hop for me to take it seriously. Not really painful to listen to, just formulaic.

Actually aged pretty well, all things considered. Sounds like the same song for 40 minutes, but it's a fun groove, so it's alright. Surprisingly decent for somebody who has 4 paragraphs about child sexual abuse allegations on his Wikipedia page. Gonna rate solely based on the music, but yeah, this dude's a real jerk.

Overall an ok old school hip-hop album that really was held up by its single release. There were a few great beats and things but not really my vibe. Best: Planet Rock Worst: Who You Funkin' With? 2.5 stars

# Playlist track - Planet Rock # Notes - Very cool to recognize the hook from "Planet Rock" from pretty much everywhere. When I went to find an example and figured out it's originally from Kraftwerk's Trans-Europe Express. - That sample instantly throws my mind to the late 90s and early 2000s. - I do understand the folks that find the album a bit repetitive and that it didn't age too well. You've heard it a thousand times, but in other places. - Insane cover art!

Hard to rate this one. On one hand some seminal electro tracks that bridged the two worlds of hip hop and house, on the other, it sounds (even the good tracks) primitive by today’s production standards. Ultimately, have to rate it based on that, so it scores a 2, but feeling generous today and giving it an extra 1 for influence and legacy.

Normally don’t care for rap but this had actual Music!! 🎶 loved it!!

2/5 not for me

"Planet Rock: The Album" by Afrika Bambaataa is a pioneering work that helped define the sound of hip-hop and electronic music. Released in 1986, the album features the iconic track "Planet Rock," which blended electronic beats with hip-hop rhythms, creating a groundbreaking sound that would influence generations of musicians. The album showcases Bambaataa's innovative approach to music, fusing elements of funk, electro, and hip-hop to create a futuristic sound that was ahead of its time. Tracks like "Looking for the Perfect Beat" and "Renegades of Funk" are energetic and infectious, showcasing Bambaataa's skill as a producer and visionary. While some tracks may feel dated by today's standards, "Planet Rock: The Album" remains a landmark album in the history of hip-hop and electronic music, showcasing Bambaataa's pioneering spirit and musical vision.

this is real old school breakdance hip hop. seriously this is the kind of music where there's two teams composed of young men in flashy streetwear flipping and spinning at one another for hours on end. one may be initially turned off by the slightly corny plinky-plonky synth arps but this album is full of classic bombastic programmed beats and crazy stabs.

Interesting. Have to be in the mood

Fun. Can’t help but move. 3

Historically important but intrinsically a bit repetitive and vacant.

Alright, just too long.

Fun funky music

Interesting early hip hop album. Interesting sounds, unlike todays over sampled hip hop

Its dated, but just a meh album

This has some nostalgic and historical value, but it is pretty objectively terrible. 4 stars in 1986, 2 stars now, average = 3 stars.

Hip hop at its Best. Auch wenn Hip Hop nicht mein Geschmack ist, diese Anfänge grooven richtig.

Early warm hiphop. Very much appreciated

This is great! Lots of superb beats, outstanding instrumentation, and the rapping is quite catchy. Had my foot tapping the whole way through.

It was good, I liked it, but I preferred fear of a black planet.

When this started, I thought “oh great, a historically important album that is going to feel like homework to listen to” but by “Renegades of Funk” it had won me over. Yes, it is foundational to modern rap and hip hop, but it’s also just fun to listen to. I’ve heard it said that music is supposed to be fun, that’s why creating songs is called “playing music”. This felt like people “playing music” in every sense: creating something new with joy and excitement and flair. I really liked it.

Eh, this is fine. Super dated and not something that I would consider good, but for the time, this may have been good.

Definitely early days of hip-hop. They really liked their electronic beats.

Today's album is super early hip hop, like Grandmaster Flash or The Sugarhill Gang. This album is super important to the evolution of modern hip hop and rap. These songs have been sampled any times, and have influenced so many artists. Interesting side note: Planet Rock (the song) features samples of Kraftwerk's song Trans-Europe Express. These aren't traditional samples, however, as DJ and producer Arthur Baker met with Afrika Bambaataa and decided that instead of just playing a recording of the Kraftwerk tune, they would recreate it. This was done without Kraftwerk's permission, so the band approached the record label, and got royalties awarded to them for sales of the single. Afrika's version of the song (Planet Rock) was sampled and featured in an episode of Trailer Park Boys (I've Met Cats and Dogs Smarter Than Trevor and Cory). In the episode, the boys open an illegal night club in the park. Cory and Trevor are put in, charge of promoting the club around town, and hand out flyers at a gay bar called The Empty Closet. This leads to J-Roc's Crib being full of dudes on opening night. This song is being mixed in the background on opening night. Sampling another artist without asking for permission sounds like another episode of Trailer Park Boys called Who's the Microphone Assassin where J-Roc bootlegs songs of rap artist Detroit Velvet Smooth and calls it "cross promotion". It's also interesting that Rage Against The Machine's song Renegades of Funk is a cover of an Afrika Bambaataa song. I had no idea. This is a super solid album. Too bad Afrika Bambaataa is accused of sexually assaulting a bunch of kids. Favourite songs: Planet Rock, Renegades of Funk, Who You Funkin' With?, Looking for the Perfect Beat, Frantic Situation Least favourite songs: if forced to pick, They Made a Mistake 5/5

Not my personal taste

Funktastic! 5 stars.

I respect that this is clearly a foundation that a lot of amazing hip hop evolved from, but it was a tough listen

This fucks in an 80s type of way

The album cover is amazing. I am sure this album absolutely blew everyone's minds in the 80s. It is clearly building upon the early foundations of hip-hop/funk. I've spent too much time listening to the forty years of music that followed this album to be able to appreciate fully the mind-blowing moment in time that I am sure it was. I appreciate it for what it is, but likely wouldn't choose to listen to it again.

Komplett vergessen - 80ger Rap!!!

Essential and very important for the genre! You can hear how influential it was and still is! Great

Ik heb hier een literblik Faxe pils staan met een ten minste houdbaar tot datum van 23 september 2014 en ik vermoed dat die de tand des tijds beter heeft doorstaan dan dit album. Een soort Beverly Hills Cop met prototype Run DMC. Dit is hiphop uit de potsierlijke Holiday Rap era, waar het 808 cowbell geluid welig tierde. Eigenlijk moet je het respecteren als je het in de context van die tijd plaatst. Dat is zo'n semi zelfopgelegd regeltje waar ik regelmatig een beetje tegenaan loop in deze lijst. Waarschijnlijk waren al mijn favoriete artiesten nergens geweest zonder dit. En we hadden de Rage Against The Machine versie van Renegades Of Funk niet gehad natuurlijk. Daar staat tegenover dat wanneer je tegenwoordig een goedkope synthesizer koopt er voorgeprogrammeerde deuntjes op staan die beter klinken dan dit. Het is ook wel weer te doorstaan. Het is verschrikkelijk gedateerd, maar de geluiden an sich irriteren me niet, ik val vooral over de kitcherige bende als geheel. Ergens tussen de 2 en 3 voor mij. Het is grappig om een keer gehoord te hebben, maar ik ben ook wel weer blij dat het laatste nummer achter de rug is.

Holy crap: Renegades of Funk, did not know Rage was not the original!

I thought it was quite fun electro album. I preferred it to prince and the 80s hip hop I’ve heard. Surprised how bad the reviews are

Me ha gustado más de lo que esperaba. Como hip hop rap africano, pero guay.

shit

Fun. 1986 Hip hop. Work it.

Today I learned Renegades of Funk was a cover. Interesting to see all the samples that came out of this album. 4 star knocked down to 1. Shame about the diddling young boys.

An incredibly influential album that has aged terribly for both musical and non-musical reasons. The title track slaps and has been sampled everywhere (Public Enemy, Kendrick, LCD Soundsystem, Lana Del Rey) and the rest of the album is just a lesser version of that title track

Just too early

Maybe it’s all the cringy memories of teachers or education programs following this blueprint to make education hip. It was already dated when I was 5. Like, I get something had to do it first, and my opinions are colored by unrelated moments, but it just makes me feel uncomfortable.

Never knew Rage covered those guys. 3 stars for the surprise.

Who knew that the dancing peanuts from The Proud Family made a whole album

Classic oldschool hip-hop, it must have sounded so fresh at that time it was released. But it's just one of those albums that sounds so dated nowadays.

I had heard Afrika Bambaataa in some first spots before, but never his own albums as far as I can remember. This was a key fun listen. The second and third tracks were my favorite. If I knew Rage Against the Machine's Renegades of Funk was a cover, I forgot it. I think the original and cover stands nicely as separate versions. I'd definitely listen to this again.

oh wow a lot of people pulled from this.

Good

Varhaista hiphoppia. Aika instrumentaali pohjaista ja vähän toistavaa. Mutta kyllä hyvääkin. Parhaat: They Made A Mistake

Doesn't do it for me sorry, would like to like it given its role in the big scheme of things

1980s rap. No doubt cutting edge and pioneering at the time and hugely influential since, but it sounds very dated now. Rating: 2/5 Playlist track: Planet Rock Date listened: 05/02/24

This makes me nostalgic for early days of Ryan Higa on YouTube. Could not help but dance for much of the album...

I really only liked Planet Rock but it was really good imo

На бумаге звучит лучше, чем есть на самом деле. Треки затянутые, и на сегодня звучат ну супер устаревшими с точки зрения и звука, и текстов. Лучшая песня - Go Go Pop.

I liked go go pop. The rest not for me

Funky and certainly influential as I recognized different parts that were sampled in rap, not to mention RATM basically ripped Renegades of Funk verbatim. However this is definitely sounds outdated and will be higher rated by people who were around when this was revolutionary.

yeah this is cool and i know it’s significant but it’s still a 3

80s rap that Fresh Prince probably listened to

If only I could give it zero.

I just…don’t like this… I found it hard to get all the way through a song. Maybe if I could get a choreographed dance to watch while listening? Not my vibe, but I guess I can appreciate what they’re doing.

It’s not bad, but it just sounds too cheesy to me. They definitely put effort into the beats, which were groovy, just not what I like to listen to. I don’t recognize any of the songs, so there isn’t any nostalgia element for me. Haven’t given a one star yet, but this wasn't thaaat bad.

It’s wild to me how rap like this has aged so poorly as opposed to like 4-5 years later. The beats are kinda decent? Otherwise this is unlistenable.

Cool and unique, but not super listenable. At over 40 minutes with 7 songs, we’re looking at almost 6 minutes per song on average. The cool factor is that the songs actually change and progress, but they’re not compelling enough to hold my attention for that long. Especially in modern day when we have catchier songs that are less than 2 minutes long. I acknowledge that the instant gratification that comes from less nuanced, shorter songs, certainly impacts my view of this. With that, the rapping is a relic of the past. It’s like the first time someone landed an Ollie in skateboarding it was the craziest thing, but now everyone is (rightfully so) desensitized to it. I’m looking for the 900, not the Ollie.

One of those cases where the originators aren’t exactly the best to do it. It’s a groundbreaking album but this is when rap had really just gotten started by adding lyrics to breakdancing beats. I’m sure if I heard this in 1986 it would have blown my mind, but it doesn’t really hold a candle to the great rap albums that released in the decades following. That being said there are a couple classic tracks that deserve some replay from time to time and Afrika Bambaataa has to be mentioned when discussing the history of rap. Two stars because I know there’s gonna be better rap albums in our journey.

"I love 80s rap!" - a sentence I've never heard before. The 80s beats are fun, but the rapping feels like it's in its infancy. Kinda like an educational rap teaching you about all the state capitals. I'll leave this album in the influential category rather than timeless classic.

I liked the eponymous track

One of those probably groundbreaking at the time, but sounds so dated now.

Big, big beats. The rapping is fun, but the beats don't switch up too much, leading to a little bit of fatigue. Still fun. Call it a 3.5. Favorite tracks: "Looking For the Perfect Beat", "Who You Funkin' With?"

Very interesting album. Funny them singing about break dancing in their one song. Not an album I will ever own but fun to listen too!

Pure funkyness with the african rhythms. I like it. Even if it sounds old.

Sounded like a cover band for 1980s rap.

This album + Dermadry = bad morning

Don’t like rap

definitely not my thing

This album rocks

This album is fun. Good beats, good flow, good times. It's not trying to be anything else or make any big statements—it just wants you to get funky and dance. If I had one (small) criticism about this album, it's that all the songs are pretty long, but unlike with Chic, where it felt stagnant, or with the Britpop groups like Gorillaz and Super Furry Animals, where it just felt pretentious, I don't mind it too much here because the lyrics are always flowing and the music is always changing to keep you engaged. This album has so many crazy good bass lines. It's got orchestra hits and drum machines and record scratches that remind me of cheesy 80s/90s dance music, but in the best way. It's just fun. Favorite tracks: "Renegades of Funk" The original that inspired Rage Against the Machine. "Frantic Situation"—great song with a fun, almost new-wave break down toward the end. "Who You Funkin With?"—whooo, that guitar riff at the beginning. That bass line! 4.5/5 for me

Not an easy listening album. Did not enjoy

stemning, kannski 1 gott lag samt

Pretty fun especially RENEGADES OF FUNK!!

Look… I’m a relatively big fan of Rap and I understand that music would probably be very different if this album didn’t exist (which is why I’ve given it three stars out of respect) BUT… This has to be one of the most dated and maddeningly repetitive albums I’ve ever experienced

I think this album is weird in the sense that it is more famous for its historical significance than the content. I am not a big fan of early hip hop but there is definitely better albums out there from this time period. I do like the electronic beats but it just feels all over the place. I would at least recommend a listen from hip hop fans! Favorite Song(s): N/A

Pretty awesome

Yeah its just a bit dated. Im sure its revolutionary for its time

Dudes talking over lame instrumentals. I had to do push-ups to keep myself invested.

-liian lineaarinen, ei tarpeeksi kehitystä -ei omaa makua +uudenlaista

An okay funky little early hip hop album. Ends up being pretty repetitive to fill the time but the dancy grooves are there. 5/10

Groovy and funky stuff. Early hip hop, but danceable - could easily hear multiple of the tracks in a DJ set. Quiet repetitive. A bit low on bass, but that could also be my earplugs.

Shame he's a chomo. Also, super dated.

iconisch voor de stijl maar verder niet heel enjoyable

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Awesome - this gave me nostalgia for a time before I was even born. I suspect plenty of the 80s movies I watched featured songs from this album. Overall it's a lot of fun, I'll be coming back to it

Not my thing, yet it's fun to listen out for the elements that obviously influenced the future of Hip-Hop. Also the panning, they loved panning vocals constantly, kind decide whether it's annoying or fun. But it makes more sense considering the more dance atmosphere - I just imagine it at an 80's disco, makes it much more fun. Who You Funkin' With is probably my 'favourite' with Go Go Pop having the best beat, at least to me. Very much of its time, not my thing, but y'know, interesting.

Ground-breaking et cetera - and it opens with "Planet Rock" :)

Hm. Rapping, black "Village People" in outer space - that can only ever have seemed like a good idea in the 80's. This 'futuristic' proto-rap really didn't age well in any regard and the rhymes and vocabulary used are so simple that the lyrics seem like they could have been written by an elementary school kid. That said, it all still sounds less painful to me than the majority of rap and Who You Funkin' With? even sounded somewhat nice.

Ach ja…

Parts I really enjoyed. And other parts, I did not.

Obviously dated, but iconic and important. You can't view it purely with a modern lens.

Renegades of Funk is a banger. I had no idea Rage's version was a cover. This hasn't aged well and Afrika is a pedophile but it's a good album. It's been sampled and copied so much it sounds hacky but imitation is a form of flattery.

I slip into a coma somewhere around the fifteenth "listen ladies". They say my eyes stir throughout "Renegades" but they are unable to resuscitate. My rest is fitful, harangued by neon leotards and baggy pants. The light caresses me and I "Go Go Pop" straight into the fourth layer of hell for my sins. Don't let this be you. Skip this shite.

A bit repetitive

Couple of bangers, rest is struggling to be filler

Ah, the good old 808 drum machine, what an iconic sound. There are some nice tracks on this one, Planet Rock for sure, or Renegades of Funk. I don't know about the other stuff about Lance Taylor, as it seems that no charges where brought against him.

Second time I listened to it and now I actually liked it. Don’t know what changed but I I had fun listening to it

Get kinda old fast

If I wasn’t sure from the nebulous intro of “Planet Rock” how much it holds up today, reading about Afrika Bambaata removed all doubt. Once a giant in electro and hip-hop, in 2016 he was removed from his position as head of the Universal Zulu Nation due to a number of child sex abuse allegations. As such, it’s difficult to really get on board with his work and I was never going to commit to getting invested in “Planet Rock”. But the fact remains that this album is an interesting step in the evolution of hip-hop as well as electro, influencing artists from Run DMC to Fatboy Slim. The opening track in particular, built around a Kraftwerk sample, has gained praise from hip-hop enthusiasts as a major influence on the genre. However, I actually didn’t warm to the song “Planet Rock”: it feels a little tired-sounding, with no obvious hook and like a collection of half-finished ideas over a static loop. The biggest drawback with the music here is the severely dated flavour of the record. This begins with the dodgy Word Art on the cover and doesn’t let up for a single note of the record: the whole thing’s steeped in hollow, plastic drum loops with little imagination or sonic experimentation. For a good chunk of the songs, it just sounds like they plugged in some presets and improvised over the first sounds they found. There are exceptions to this: “Renegades of Funk”, the third track, is where I started to get moving as the arrangements became a little more colourful with more to latch onto. “Who You Funkin’ With”, with a sung-through hook, increased urgency and some incorporation of bombastic 80’s rock, is good fun too: there’s even a guitar solo, which is always delightful in hip-hop. Funk is also integrated well into the mix, and the vocals here are some of the catchiest on the album. But the two final numbers, “Go Go Pop” and “They Made A Mistake”, return to empty, soulless dance tracks with all the funk drained out of them. Not even the sweeping synths of “Go Go Pop” or the juicy bassline of “They Made A Mistake” can salvage the whole set. Perhaps I’m being a little unfair on this album: it’s still one to appreciate for its place in the evolution of a genre. But from the limited time I’ve spent with it, it’s hard to imagine it will ever be one I’ll come back to, let alone proudly display in my collection while the allegations of noncery remain.

Like a visit to a museum to look at an important but ugly statue.

Pretty good

This really early hip hop has never resonated with me. It just feels kinda corny - the casio keyboard-sounding beats, the silly voices and lame lyrics. I know they're doing some sampling from older soul records - the element of old school hip hop that really appeals to me - but not enough and the heavy electro stuff makes me cringe a bit. And most of these tracks are WAY too long.

This didn't age particularly well. I guess it was important for it's time but there's better albums from the time that are still great.

So great! Love it! 4.5

House music in the 80s was just so much more lively than today (in my bias opinion) When things where so fresh and full of new ideas- no one knew what sounded good and bad- it was all just new tech and new sound! i love the raw creativity that isnt limited by todays reliable formulas. so simple but full of passion haha

Absolutely world class hip hop. So much going on! There isn’t a single weak track on the album 4.6

If all music was like this I wouldn't like music.

Perhaps more influential than good?

never ask a woman her age, a man his salary, Wikipedia why we don't hear about Afrika Bambaataa anymore If I'm going to be honest, this is pretty enjoyable 80's hip-hop for me (though I'd rank Paul's Boutique, It Takes A Nation of Millions, 3 Feet High & Rising, etc. all higher) Maybe it's just been a good day for me, or maybe it's the blend of rap, funk & electronica doing something to transcend its 80's-ness HL: title track, "Renegades of Funk", "Looking for the Perfect Beat", "Go Go Pop" December 18, 2023

Delicious Afro-synth music from the 80s.

4.0

Another album of great music and problematic artist

3.5 -pretty good, I feel like I was in a school disco when I was 10 when I was listening sometimes. Liked who you funkin with?

Love the album cover. You can hear the influence all over this album. But it sounds incredibly dated, not a pleasant listen for me. This is one where I fully understand the inclusion on the list, but I don't enjoy it as a piece of music. 1.8/5

Not sure what to make of this one. If they did find the perfect beat they kept it to themselves.

cool

FUCK YES!!!!!!!! The sound of my childhood. 10000 stars!

I only liked a single song. Stand-out: Go Go Pop

Don't get yourself ready for another rock album. We've been lied to. This is not another rock album. This is, as the name does not suggest, an 80s hip-hop album, and a mediocre one at that. I'll start with the thing I like. The beats aren't that bad. I liked them at times, and they were pretty well made. That's really the only thing about this album that stands out though. The rapping itself is just kind of okay. The lyrics are repetitive and uninteresting. The album also kind of drags a bit. It may only have 7 songs, but those songs range from nearly 4 minutes to 7 and a half minutes. Why? I don't know. My overall problem with this album is that it lacks substance. Most of the songs just feel like, "Hey, we're rockin' and rappin'! Here's the crew!" It feels like a couple of singles cobbled together to form a not-so-cohesive package... probably because that's what it is, at least according to the wikipedia article. Overall, this is an album that starts with a pretty decent hip-hop song, before continuing into an uninteresting drag, produced by someone with some major allegations against him. 2/5.

Mozda nije momenat zivota za ovo. Mozda je i samo veoma random.

Yes. This^^^

Hip hop. Coñazo.

Some interesting parts, bit disjointed, felt on the verge of something really good

Fun

I don't love that this appears to be a live album, at least at first. BUT what killer album artwork. Looking for the Perfect Beat is so...funky. All of this is. I like Renegades of Funk a lot (for what it is). This music was fair. Not really my style but totally fine to listen to and fun at some points. A good push to try something more "out of my comfort zone" that I normally probably would have skipped.

This is some real primitive hip hop. The genre has definitely come a long way. The backing tracks all need some work. Production, mixing, mastering, etc. seems to be lacking something. Just a product of the times I think. Not much of substance in the lyrics that I can't tell. Go Go Pop sounds like a Donkey Kong song. 1 extra star for being the first.

I was 12 years old in 1986. I never heard of Afrika Bambaataa, but I probably would have liked this. Now, it sounds pretty dated. Still, it's fun and energetic stuff. Favorite track: Renegades of Funk

It's sounds old, but it aged better than most old hip hop. Favorite song: Planet Rock

Awful

Solid, fun, but ultimately needs a little more diversity of sound. 3.5/5

funky, but very dated

god that aged

Kinda like the Furious 5 but not as good. 2.5

It blows my mind that this exists. Such a strange sound it feels like a parody.

It was like if Eddie Murphy and The Beastie Boys were asked to make a soundtrack for a Muppets movie. What a wild ride.

It's cool for when it was released but felt like too much going on

Love old-school hip-hop.

Rating: 6/10 Best songs: Go go pop

This is an interesting band. Super funky and the album art is hilarious. Yo what the fuck they have a track on here called Renegades of Funk. Did Beastie Boys cover this track?? I thought that was their own original song. Well half way through that track now and I don't think it's anything like the beastie boys song. HAHAHA I'm retarded I meant Rage Against the Machine this whole time. lol Who You Funkin With. I like that title.

Possibly the best example of early electro music. While Kraftwerk took you on a journey across Europe, Bambaataa took it further by bringing them into the Bronx and merging them with rap and funk. The rapping style doesn't always compliment the music well and Bambaataa's legacy has been marred by scandal. But this album was definitely very unique and influential for its time.

It feels wrong to give such a historic album a low rating but it completely falls off after the first three songs. The back half of the album is absolutely awful.

A retro futuristic concept of a Zulu Nation out in space with an avant garde sound that is both funky and techno, with some of the most memorable early hip hop tunes to booth? This album is a masterpiece and it’s also super fun.

funny and awful at the same time

Samey

This album was a lot of fun, some nice 80s electro hip-hop

Boring. Drum machine shenanigans ain't enough to keep me engaged. A few good amd interesting moments save it from being a 1/5.

I can see how this was influential, and it is groovy, but a bit too long and same-y for me.

Some nice beats but thank god for Rakim coming along soon after this.

Qua muziek is dit echt het begin van zoveel stromingen. Je hoort hier early electro in door, zonder Afrika Bambaataa geen DJ Stingray bijvoorbeeld. Denk niet dat ik dit album ooit helemaal heb geluisterd. Echt early early hiphop dit ook, tegenwoordig is het niet echt meer vernieuwend of spannend, maar je moet dit wel een beetje in de tijdsgeest zien. Ik heb toch altijd een zwak voor early/old school hiphop. Favo is natuurlijk Planet Rock wat een echte classic is. Verder vind ik Frantic Situation ook heel vet! Maar in zn geheel twijfel ik een beetje wt ik van het album vind. Voor mij is 4 sterren iets wat ik echt vaker wil luisteren en dat mis ik hier toch een beetje. FAVO: Planet Rock, Frantic Situation

Afrika Bambaataa Oke, dit is even heel iets anders, hoor ik daar nu hiphop op elektrobeats? Uit welk jaar komt dit? 1986?! Dit kan ik zeker waarderen, al komt het nu wel licht gedateerd over. Een ervaring is het zeker. Het zijn niet de allerbeste bars (Zih Zih Zih Zih Zih), maar het werkt wel voor mij. De raps zijn bijna aandoenlijk, alsof het babys first rhymes zijn haha. Maar ooh jee, wat zijn sommige van die beats lekker zeg. Waar het in Planet Rock allemaal een beetje stereotiep en bijna als parodie voelt, zijn de andere nummers stukken beter. They Made a Mistake heeft wel de meest standaard beat, jammer, maar nog steeds erg funky Oh wacht, er zitten toch nog wat vreemde, spacende stukjes in, loev het Sommige nummers duren net wat lang, anders had dit zomaar 5 sterren kunnen zijn. Favo's: Looking for the Perfect Beat, Renegades of Funk, Who You Funkin' With?

I decided 800 albums ago to only rate the music, not the nonce... sorry... artist. You should all do the same, or at least be consistent... yes Kanye is an antisemitic dick, but if you give him 1 star for that but 5* to all 90 Bowie albums, who defo slept with 12 year old groupies... then what does that say about your opinion of banging children? So this was cool, must have been awesome at the time. +1 for robot Kermit looking for a perfect beat. -1 for every song being too long.

Skip (and: wow, that aged badly!)

It's like listening to a meme album making fun of the music from late 80s and early 90s. And the weird thing is, it was quite good at times. Renegades of Funk is a great song, made immortal by RATM. Rapping was very average, but the samples were just oozing 80s. Nice blast from the past, pretty enjoyable, but let's now hide this album somewhere in the basement, never to be seen again.

Good

Just not my thing

It's energetic and upbeat for the most part. I like it.

Ok, it's a little harsh, but i really can't listen to this music. It feel like poor vintage Run-DMC sing songy echoy raps combined with casio keyboard quality electronic beats. I did freak out not knowing that Renegades of Funk came from here (i swear by the RATM version of it), but the delivery is such a travesty here, no bonus stars are awarded. Heavy pass.

Terrible

I’ve gotten into old school hip hop quite a bit—especially grandmaster flash—but this really didn’t click for me. The production was super simplistic to the point being bad and none of the lyrics really grabbed me.

Svært at undgå indflydelsen på hiphop det her album har haft. Synes ikke det er ældet særligt godt. Ville nok ikke lytte igen. 2/5 rent musikmæssigt, men en ekstra stjerne fordi det er uundgåeligt at hiphop i slutfirserne og halvfemserne er blevet inspireret af det her.

Moins bien que planète rap

la planete va mal ...

Hip, elevating and totally DIY, with the bleeping Euro-Kraut-y action adding considerably to the pleasing vibes. Seems the genuine article and an authentic record of being present at the creation. The influence could not be more obvious; “Who You Funkin With?” makes Run DMC sound like an AB tribute act. They get plenty of mileage out of a pretty spare palette and toolset. See “Go Go Pop,” which grooves refreshingly and jazzily, and pleases fully, within a quite limited range, both sonically and lyrically. “They Made a Mistake” wins through some surprising hooks, bells and whistles.

Not my thing!

Listened Before? N This was some interesting stuff... the 80s were a magical time. I'm pretty sure I've heard the title track before in an arcade somewhere in time. I don't know that the whole album needed to be included here. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Planet Rock

disregarding any allegations brought towards afrika, this album is monstrously boring it reeks of all the boring 80s sounds that make me want to fall asleep. i have much better music to listen to instead.

Интересно было послушать альбом от группы, которая, по сути, породила хип-хоп. Но это было исключительно любопытство, так-то альбом ничего из себя не представляет.

Ass

Actually not as bad as I expected. I’ll give it some credit. Barely a 2.

When I talk about the kind of 80's music I really can't stand, this is it. Nothing about this sounds good to me. This album is hip-hop at its most bare and simple. And considering a lot of hip-hop found its roots in this kind of music, I am thankful it evolved in a direction other than this. The production and overall quality of this record sounds tacky and goofy to me. It leans so heavily on the idea of trying to sound modern and futuristic, and misses the mark. And most of these songs are just too long for their own good. I find it way more impressive when an artist manages to condense something interesting and thought provoking into a shorter song or album. The three positives I can give this album are that I like the rock influences that can be heard on "Who You Funkin' With?". I also like that in the lyrics of these songs, you can see how a rebellious nature and a natural tie to politics was already becoming synonymous with the genre. And lastly, Rage Against The Machine made a solid cover of "Renegades of Funk" that is probably better than any song off of this record. I knew what this was going to sound like without even having to listen to it, and I figured I wasn't going to enjoy it. I was right.

This is where it all began. Prior to listening I had not realised how ingrained in our collective consciousness, this album was. You may not know or like that genre but the chances are you are already familiar with the work.

Dudes having fun goofing around with synths and drum machines and keyboards. Hard to imagine this being a massive cultural touchstone and the frontier of cool now since it sounds so corny, especially the rap - the beats sounds and samples are still pretty decent. Perfect Eddy Murphy sliding across the hood of a long car music. At this point more of an artifact than an in the rotation album.

Funky ochentero sin ninguna extravagancia. Sonidos de otro tiempo que parecen extinguidos. Sintetizadores y percusiones flojas.

Classic album I grew up on, planet rock is one of my pops favorite songs

Absolutely love the title track -- big fan -- was absolutely huge when I was a VJ back in the mid 1980s. Didn't find the "album" was really worthwhile, though. It's just an assemblage of singles in varying quality, none of them as good as Planet Rock.

I wasn’t able to give this the attention it deserved. It was more funky than I expected. Solid 3*

It was alright.

Incredibly dated