Afrika Bambaataa - Planet Rock

[temporaryinsanityent]

Big ass radio's, we called them "Ghetto Blasters".

[MrYawdamper]

Like planet rock, we just don't stop.We gonna drive you nuts. They drive you up the wall, we drive you on the floor.

[kaoz1ful]

Ahhhhh shit start pop locking

[ILUHVGIRLZ]

man aaaaaaaaaaaaaattoo TATTOO DANZ JAM 1980 west mesa BURQUE NEW MEXICO MUTHA FUCKA 505 -304-1852

[virtualmanu76]

Everybody to teh Lazor Room ! \o/

[ReignReviews]

This song was #1 on the day i was born apparently.

[Blakontop]

Man the memories ! Back in the early 80's I was a youngbuck in the Marines stationed in J'Ville,N.C.,on Sundays we would head down to Kingston to the skating rink and after the skating was over we would jam with the cute little country hunnies to planet rock and the other fly 12 inch cuts that were so great back then!

[jscrowell7]

@Blakontop lol we did the exact same thing in 87 when i was stationed at courthouse bay..lol

[bgddray38]

@Blakontop did the same at home in Richmond VA! But made it to J'ville and Kingston in 89-91. Yut Yut. I cant get this silly grin off my face and my head wont stop bounce!

[spacegasp]

1982...WTF....30 years ago...

[FongioHELS]

Ali G <3

[bedlumproductions]

i will forever respect a tune the started a movement of shear momentum. Cheers! ;)

[max1980as]

had to leave my radio behinde. It was too big to carry. Guess . . . a jvc, with a whole lot of lights.

love our '80ies

[Romelus69]

Damn 1983 the 9th grade....this was the shit for 2 years at least!!!! neighborhood center dances....Sun skate and the Skating PALACE....pop lockin in the hall at lunch...playing this on my big assed radio.it had wheels on the side, bumpin Planet Rock...(back when EVERYBODY brought a big assed readio to school) lol

[poldytheking1]

Thrasher: Skate and Destroy brpught me here! I F*ckin' love that game and the music!!! <3

[TheDwoodard]

Is this where 2 Live Crew got music from??? Great stuff

[sexyricannj656]

this is really one of the best.......

[MrCurtis456clow]

To Sadiq 53 were you one of the DJ's @ summer of '83 South Bronx River community center parties? If so you guys inspired me to become a DJ.

[MrCurtis456clow]

Yo I remember the summer of '83 visiting fam in the projects,my cousin took me down to the center, Afrika Bambaataa was bumping for the last 2 summers, everyone was break dancing. Big ups to the South Bronx, Rock Steady Crew, and Phase 2. Can't forget The Roxy even though my Peeps and I couldn't get in.

[sadiq53]

Whats up Original Hip Hop , Boogie Down Bronx...Yo BAM !! Remember the anti Crack movement ;South Bronx river projects community center? Me (DJ Sadik and Shawn Cool Tee..I had B boy Productions in effect holler. Bronx river baby!!

[ironworkerRuben]

this is true hip hop all others is candy music

[2damnsexy2handle1000]

i love this song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheBigdickbandit17]

No shit he sampled kraftwerk..but they still gave credit on them 4 it so stop bitchin

[flux928]

Yea..Kraftwerk is the template, but the break "It's the sure shot" is the template for the Beastie Boys song, Sure shot. That's hip hop. One door opens another.

[1SirMachinery]

Black Eyed Peas???? Bullshit! They don't come close to this.........Kraftwerk, now they were the real deal!

[MrDBarch]

@1SirMachinery Absolutely dead on you are about Kraftwerk. When Kraftwerk came out they introduced electro-pop like nobody had ever heard it. Way ahead of their time with tunes like Computer Love. This was before computers were even thought of as being something people would have in their own homes! I always thought of Kraftwerk as being one of the "special" Euro groups, they stood out as being wayyyyy out there and distinct.

[paullane11]

this and white lines were years ahead of their time!

[paullane11]

the black eyed peas of their decade!

[bplayabball]

56 people are hating on hip-hop.

[rascal2323]

kraftwerk 77

[MrBillc1023]

For better or worse, right or wrong many consider this the quintessential hip hop jam. The one that started it all. I remember debating this jam, its value, impact and the direction of music with friends when this came out. One thing for sure you could not get away from it and the proof was in the pudding. Put the mutha fucka on in the club/party and guess what....EVERYBODY TO THE DANCE FLOOR!

[ragekillansf]

i smoke weed and dance with lasers when i hear this song

[Fuldbrooklynrecords]

this samples use good djs today like dj rafik

[Stopmessinwithme35]

yoooooooo, THIS IS THE FUNK!!!!!!!!!

[DJimbrandon]

Anyone want to go to a Skating-Ring?

[MysteryManX22]

Thumbs Up If Ali G InDaHouse brought you here.

[potatojew]

Though this might sound like a travesty if you don't like dubstep.. imagine a dubstep remix of this. I like the idea because the bass on this is actually pretty sick, but it doesn't hit hard like modern hip-hop. I mean it'd have to be slowed down but.. does anyone else like that idea?

[2damnsexy2handle1000]

this song makes me wanna dance!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rabshakeh9]

oh, the memories. i'm so happy i grew up waaaaay back then. music today really doesn't capture this same feeling and power.

[mdd07c]

NBA 2K8

[Westcoastler95]

If you are now the track from NBA 2K7 you are awesome.

Best GAME ever and best MUSIC ever!!!

[rhaspyman]

The Beginning!!!!!!

[alskinyc1]

deep memories chillin in linden park/16 corona n.y. with the crew

[nutcutlet]

All you dislikes out there must be either young or just square..... This is the biz.... thank your god for Kraftwerk and Electro !!

[mrguystarr]

I actually remember when this came out, back then you wouldn't hear this on radio even in NYC.. it was all on tapes or LPs.

[stylow63]

We've now 2012 and I still listen to that Song.. Who not? :d

[tillzzyy]

ALI G

[VinnyLT9000]

@tillzzyy stfu

[AciddReign]

@tillzzyy its funny that u mentioned that cuz I've been lookin for this song and didn't know the name till I watched Ali G popping to get pass the laser room lolz

[any7977]

THIS IS THEE $HITS

[The666killaz]

haha this reminds me of my dad doin the robot....

[5sandwiches]

Yong Junhyung danced to this in his pre debut video hehehe

[sugejr06]

One of the best beats ever made

[Kayla1234593]

This iz da jam....good for roboting

[BlaqPanthress]

I grew up on this!.....born in 1964 and LOVING LIFE!.....THIS TYPE OF MUSIC NEEDS TO RE-APPEAR!.....

[KiddDigital201]

Like if it's almost the ending of 2011 and you still listen to this!

[ThuqqNaStY2k11]

still one of the sickest beats!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hoppyhas7]

Its goin down! Breakin down cardboard boxes right now. Wheres my plastic tape kids? Daddy bout 2 show u how we use to get down! And at 40 years old.... Hope I don't BREAK nuthin lol, no pun intended!!!

[deathgrey90]

BRAZIL LISTEN!

[2cute2caree]

they be playing this at the skating rink :)

[The666killaz]

@2cute2caree hell yeah i remember that shit at the rink

[TheFreshOldSchool]

ZULUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[Parkourpurist89]

Classic

[Lashid4u]

CHI-TOWN SHOUT OUT! Used to live in the AUSTIN area - West side, 60644 ...BLOCK PARTY CLASSIC!!!

[Killakillz79]

A TO THE L TO THE I TO THE G.....ALI G THAT'S ME THAT'S ME

[ashlee2160]

AHHH, WEARING MY PUMAS, FAT LACES, MY NAME ON MY BELT BUCKLE, AND OF COURSE VARIOUS COLORS OF LEE JEANS. THESE KIDS WEAR THERE PANTS PRATICALLY DOWN TO THERE KNEES THESE DAYS. WHAT KINDA OF STYLE IS THAT ?!! OH YEAH, DON'T FORGET THE BOOM BOX... : )

[douneeh8]

yhats not the beat of DK ? donkey kongg dud

[10fraieru]

54 people are from planet justin bieber

[DaOrigTruthSeeker]

This is when Hip Hop was fun....not this crap they have turned it into. This brand of Hip Hop was fun for everybody....not stupid,disrespectful lyrics. Music like this made us feel good back in the day. I don't know what happened....all this demonic music we got out today. I can't think of one rapper out now that can touch this.

[crimsonheroX7]

Hip-hop needs more songs like this by good artists

[DatesTwinn]

I was watching Planet of the apes and heard the theme song and I was like...That's Planet Rock!!

[TheSongsSmile]

where are the break dancers in the subways?

[InspectahDeck23]

The man and the song that started much more than just hip-hop culture!

[atlantichouse]

All that i can hear here is Africa bam batty boy riding on the coat tails of the true innovators, namely - KRAFTWERK.

[violenthues]

@atlantichouse so what. i think it's a great example of hip hop and electronic intersecting when too often people like to separate the genres.

[atlantichouse]

@violenthues well you call it 'intersecting' i'd call it blatently ripping off another artists sound just as they are breaking through into mainstream and thus stealing the credit for all their hardwork and innovation. I believe Kraftwerk had to sue Africa bam batty boy for a breach of copy right so i get the feeling that Kraftwerk themselves didn't exactly share your idea's on 'intersecting' either.

[Diamonique310]

@atlantichouse Now that you wrote it..hummmm yes it sounds like KRATWERK!

[mrrbboys]

Real Hip-Hop right here!

[jozento]

Its like after this song soulja boi striked his first attack of bad music smh music nowadays is trash..

[billionkek]

it's time to chase ya dreamsssss

[2damnsexy2handle1000]

i really love this song!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it sounds so good and im only 13 and still growing up on this

and i really wish that i was alive when all this was happening

[miverderock]

so cheeky .. to steal Kraftwerk's "Trans Europe Express" and "numbers" synths!!!

[OneLouDesignz]

father of hip-hop



[blastofo]

Johnny Rotten approves.

[LuvingMusicAlways]

At my school (Lincoln Park!) we played this and Rock It by Herbie Hancock in band as part of our open house performance. It was so much fun! Everybody loved it, and surprisingly almost everyone in the band knew the songs beforehand. We need more good music like this. I know a bunch of people who would rather listen to this than the crap they play on the radio and call music now. These 14 and 15 year olds know good music :)

[VetteAholicZ06]

@LuvingMusicAlways :) Woooo

[DomRoxBos]

@LuvingMusicAlways As someone who grew up when this jam came out & father of (3, one teen)...it pleases me to see comments such as this...thank you for keeping GOOD music alive & I wish you and your band mates much success....

[PoppySandals]

CQ

[murfyness]

"That bastird stole my Beat!"

[BandoyBMX]

@2damnsexy2handle1000 I agree doin the top rock n doin da robot oh memories

[efrainhobo2]

imma bring old school back

[2damnsexy2handle1000]

i love this so much and i love dancing to it

[pobis381]

make ur heart beat and feet move......wow

[juan1992yg]

Holy shit I remember pluggin my ipod into the walmart ihome and dancin to this song infront of everyone haha fun times

[TheLondonGentleman1]

My father love this group so I want to listen them!! love

[reasonrasta]

classic master pice

[brokjesdief]

legend



[BigRayBonz]

Awwwwwww shiiiiiiiiii

[ropx30]

feel the pop in your soul...

[brickcamm]

If you couldn"t get a dance on this beat at the club, you were doing bad.

[miskittt]

It's time to Pop-Lock!

[RedRobot2point0]

@miskittt It's always that time!! hahaaa

[mrshackztor]

Ahahaha I remember listening to this as a kid and I always thought he was saying "The hokey pokey, yeaaah." LMAO

[zangief19]

da hora........

[jayjay2338]

Genial !

[cocoaqueen16]

Afrikaans Bambaataa need to get down on his knee's & thank kraftwerk for this. "Trans Europe Express" & excerpts of "Numbers" are both sampled in this song. He did it justice though because this is truly a classic. Without him i probably would've never even gotten into Kraftwerk.

[TheOnepoop]

@cocoaqueen16 so maybe they just shake hands. :-)

[kfcchook]

Ali-G

[MrDeeVenom]

Im Body Popping In Church To This.

I Have Headphones Inn :D

[julitogsx1]

cuado escucho musica me detengo en el tiempo para volver al pasado y recordar los buenos momentos de mi juventud los cuales jamas seran igualados ni en bailes musica peliculas y programas de entretenimiento y aunque existieran diferencias no llegaban tan lejos como hoy

[dougoaks]

I feel like break dancing!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hulaqde]

part of this mix is from Kraftwerk's Trans-Europe Express, known to synthesize their music back in the 70's.......

[wolsta70]

Gooutwithabang you said it bro original hip hop sweet sounds

[wolsta70]

Truly some old skool tunes just take me back instantly to being 14 and jammin on road with friends not caring wot people thought of us spininning on bits of cardboard and lino

[sojampix112nyc]

The art of the sample.DUCHAMP 1ST to do it,WARHOL masterd it and now it live's on though the genius of Hip Hop.

[ScratchOnScratch]

oK________

[makeoner420]

thrasher skate n destroy

[mobus1603]

Yeahhhhhh, just hit me!

[dominque865]

omg! skating ring, and basement parties!

[DatBMeDSGG]

50 people cant catch up 2 da beat dats y dey mad 

[misszebraXXX]

me and mah dad JAM OUTY to this (: 11 year old and 34 year old; Bonding like thattt((((: i cherish it !! ;D XD

[emceedmt]

ZULUNATIONNNN RESPECT!

[jackukg]

so funke

[UceLife]

50 Dislikes ?!? I can understand cause I dont like 50 cent either lol

REAL MUSIC RIGHT HERE!!!!

[GoOutwittaBANG]

were it not for this track and Bambaataa Hip Hop would not even exist!!! You fools that disliked this better recognize and show respect.

[MrTHAY32]

WHO THE FUCK DISLIKED THIS ALL TIME CLASSIC!

[HDEnek]

Afrikla Bambatta FUCK YOU

[emceedmt]

@HDEnek best say fuck you to everyone influenced by him too. I.E. HIP HOP.

[TheKoolkidd001]

I'm Only 19 And I grew Up On this :)

[kidsloth]

@TheKoolkidd001 i may not have grown up exclusively on this, but its still one of my faves



[loserville090]

@TheKoolkidd001 lucky

[joballin2011]

@TheKoolkidd001 am 17 and i grew up on this

[TheKoolkidd001]

@joballin2011 That's whats up :)

[GODBODY300000]

i enjoy this track by styling too its defined art all about bboying when its top rock or uprocking illen out

[MrDADSCAB]

Nice lick 5* tune

[1RadNomad]

@MrDADSCAB That's because it's a Kraftwerk lick, ripped off by this clown without permission.

[22lovehaters]

this is the real music here!! 4 realz

[SuperCharlene2010]

@22lovehaters THK U!!!!

[billionkek]

ha ,bah ,bump-get bump wit some class people-

[rico1543]

I am twelve and i listen to this music

[reasonrasta]

electro boogy



[holguineddie]

REAL SHIT!!! not this fake ass shit today!!

[haykikos]

@holguineddie fuck birdman and drake and kid cudi and ludacris

[toxim0ne]

rocking DONT STOPIN!

[1954telecaster]

some real shit right here! rezpekt.

[khamdoun]

Gotta rock it

[George805able]

if i seee fucking people shuffle to this song i will stared killed all the guy shuffle!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pantherwoods]

Houston rocks to the planet rock, don't stop! Cartoons!!! Stevie V and Captain Jack!!!

[keestonepark]

damn the good ol days!!!!

[thegreatbungholio21]

Freaking love this song.....30 years later and it still bumps.

[str8outtatexas1]

I'm a 44 yr. old old schooler from texas who grew up on all of this great music. I know times change,people change,technology changes ect.., but whenever I'm playing my old school (which is 95% of the time) it reminds me of being a kid who respected my parents,adults,the law & was all about having fun breakin & chasing girls. Todays music especially rap reminds me of the shows the first 48, unsolved crimes, crime stoppers,disrespect,ho's,bitch­es,money,guns,bling,cars, & other meaningless shit.

[keestonepark]

@str8outtatexas1 dat some real shit i remember a different of era hip-hop too.

[patrik1908]

@str8outtatexas1 Agree!!! Hip Hop turned into something i can´t support anymore. The most of the Hip Hop music today is fascistic racistic or sexistic. Don´t understand how this could happen to Hip Hop. Where are the Africa Bambaataas, De La Souls, KRS Ones or Poor Righteous Teachers of this time?

[tylervaillant]

@patrik1908 check out kendrick lamar. quasimoto, mf doom, madlib

[skyjuiceification]

@str8outtatexas1

real talk!

[KillaKaylee95]

@str8outtatexas1 ~ I agree! I am 40 and grew up listening to all of this music and miss it! I think our kids today need to be schooled on this awesome old school music!!! :o)

[braggs619]

@str8outtatexas1 im with you on that im 44 also and this time of music was great and there was no maddness like now!!!!!:)

[BigCruncca]

@str8outtatexas1 Hello, I like to introduce myself. I'm a 28 Year young Guy from Germany. I guess what happend to Hip Hop, is what happens to every kind of innovative, new Music. It becomes a Business and all of a Sudden, Creativity is out of the Window. (Sorry, my English ain't exactly Harvard Quality, isn't it!)

[str8outtatexas1]

@BigCruncca _what's up brah? You're exactly right. That's what the music industry has turned into across the board in all genres. Right on.

[BigCruncca]

@str8outtatexas1 In Germany there was once an independent Rap Label named Aggro Berlin. It was the first German Gangster Rap Label, but really innovative. They existed from 2001 - 2009. They had over 100 Releases and sold over 2 Million Records. They were the most successfull Independent Hip Hop Label in Germany ever. By the Time of 2007 they made a Deal with a Major Label (Universal) and 2 Years later they quit. That's how the Industry is fucking real Music up

[str8outtatexas1]

@BigCruncca -yeap they promote the most meaningless garbage instead of the more talented artist. Same way here brah.

[BigCruncca]

@str8outtatexas1 I thought, since you live in Texas, is Swisha House Records still alive. Or did they disappear? Because I knew that they also were very innovative. (That's what I heard)

[str8outtatexas1]

@BigCruncca -They probably are, but i live in california so i really don't know.

[tgnomercy]

When it was real..... when it was fun........when it was ART

[carloss1960]

Sampling thanks to Kraftwerk always & forever the first ones to give birth to the background beat for planet rock & afrika bambaataa!!!!!! Trans Europa Expresssssssss!!!!

[erking55]

I cant poplock or even dance but i cant help but move to this song..dancing as i type right now

[Spacecowboy360]

thank this song to KRAFTWERK (creators of the general techno music), anyways this song is cool..

[johnreyes78]

Classic BBOY Beats!!

[721rem]

back in the days when the local skating arena was the place to be on saturdays.

[TaktmeisterD]

The Godfather of Electro... 

[tbirdshockey08]

where did hip hop go? this shit real right here

[hmykal99]

TO ALL MY BROOKLYNITES -- YOU'LL REMEMBER CONEY ISLAND BACK IN DA DAY -- THE HIMALAYA GOING IN CIRLES JAMMIN TO THIS.... -- GOOD MEMORIES POPS YOU WILL BE MISSED!!!

[klc8181972]

Summer of 82-now, Philly, Block party, abandon house porch is the stage, with 4 speakers and a table holdin two turntables and this song blastin through the streets makin people get off the bus a couple of blocks early just to walk through water plug that was illegal turned on, (oops sorry fire marshall) while the youngin's playin hop scotch and the teens plain double dutch or wall ball... ahhhh the memories!!!!

[TheDoormat2u]

da da da da da, da da da, da da da da da da, da da da, da da,  da da, da da, da da... say planet rock... planet rock