Looking for the Perfect Beat: 1980–1985

Looking for the Perfect Beat: 1980-1985
Compilation album by Afrika Bambaataa
Released	March 20, 2001
Genre	Electro hip hop
Length	64:00
Label	Tommy Boy/Rhino/Atlantic Records
Producer	Arthur Baker, John Robie, Keith LeBlanc
Afrika Bambaataa chronology
Electro Funk Breakdown (Compilation) (2001) Looking for the Perfect Beat: 1980-1985 (2001) Dark Matter Moving at the Speed of Light (2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	(A−)[2]
Q Magazine	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

Looking for the Perfect Beat: 1980–1985 is a compilation album by hip hop musician Afrika Bambaataa.

Track listing

1. "Zulu Nation Throwdown" - Afrika Bambaataa Nation Cosmic Force
2. "Zulu Nation Throwdown" - Afrika Bambaataa Nation Soulsonic Force
3. "Jazzy Sensation" - Afrika Bambaataa & The Jazzy 5
4. "Planet Rock" - Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force
5. "Looking For The Perfect Beat" - Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force
6. "Renegades of Funk" - Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force
7. "Frantic Situation" - Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force with Shango
8. "Unity Part 1" - Afrika Bambaataa & James Brown
9. "Who Do You Think You're Funkin' With?" - Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force featuring Melle Mel
10. "What Time Is It"
11. "Funk You" - Afrika Bambaataa and The Jazzy 5

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/looking-for-the-perfect-beat-1980-1985-mw0000586692
2. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=19&name=Afrika+Bambaataa
3. Q (6/01, p.126) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Afrika's PLANET ROCK - a shadowy trip into space built on stolen bits of Kraftwerk records - will always be a record of undying genius. Luckily, much of this collection sounds pretty much the same..."
4. Rolling Stone (6/7/01, pp.112,115) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Ably captures his dance-floor magnetism....combining funky drums, stinging clap slaps and vocoded chants into beats that truly don't stop..."