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Planet Rock - The Album
Album by Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force
Released 1986
Recorded ???
Genre Old school hip hop
Length 43 min 05 sec
Record label Tommy Boy
Producer Fats Comet Productions: Keith LeBlanc, Doug Wimbish and Skip McDonald
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com review 4.5 stars out of 5 link
Robert Christgau review Grade: A- link


Planet Rock - The Album is an old school rap album by Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music), as a collection of previous singles. The single "Planet Rock" was one of the earliest hits for hip hop and remains one of its earliest pioneering recordings. "Planet Rock" was also the first electro funk record. Renegades of Funk was covered by Rage Against The Machine on their RenegadesRenegades is the fourth and last studio album by Rage Against the Machine. It consists entirely of cover songs and includes covers of artists such as Minor Threat, MC5, the Rolling Stones, Cypress Hill, and Devo. It was released in 2000, after Rage singer album.

1 Track listing

  1. "Planet Rock"
  2. "Looking for the Perfect Beat"
  3. "Renegades of Funk"
  4. "Frantic Situation"
  5. "Who You Funkin' With?"
  6. "Go Go Pop"
  7. "They Made a Mistake"

2 Personnel

Afrika Bambaataa albums Hip hop albums 1986 albums


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