Afrika BambaataaBest Afrika Bambaataa Albums Ranked
7.8
Avg Score
5
Opinions
6
Albums
3
Reviewers
Summary from 5 ratings
On Rate.fm, fans have rated Afrika Bambaataa’s catalog across 6 albums from 5 opinions, with an overall average of 7.8/10. The top-rated Afrika Bambaataa album is Looking for the Perfect Beat: 1980 - 1985 (2001) with a 8.0/10 average from 1 rating, followed by Dark Matter Moving At the Speed of Light and Hi - Five: Afrika Bambaataa. The discography on Rate.fm spans 2001 to 2006. Planet Rock ranks as the highest-rated Afrika Bambaataa song on Rate.fm with a 9.7/10 average.
Looking for the Perfect Beat: 1980 - 1985
“One of hip-hop’s true enigmatic figures, foundational DJ Afrika Bambaataa now plies his turntable trade on the rave circuit, releases obscure electro records and espouses theories about the earth being hollow. Two decades ago, though, Bambaataa was the most propulsive force in hip-hop, and this collection ably captures his dance-floor magnetism, from "Jazzy Sensation," where […]”
Dark Matter Moving At the Speed of Light
“In 1977, Kevin Donovan appropriated the name of a 19th Century Zulu chief, began throwing Bronx block parties, and became one of the elite DJs of the early hip hop scene. He cut his funk 45s with Kraftwerk and helped to found the conscious, Afrocentric Zulu Nation movement, which briefly rose to prominence in the rap world in the late 80s and early 90s. As Afrika Bambaataa, he changed music foreve”