“Planet Rock”
Single by Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force from the album Planet Rock: The Album
Released	1982
Format	12"
Genre	Electro/Hip hop/Freestyle (music)
Length	7:31
Label	Tommy Boy TB 823
Writer(s)	Arthur Baker, John Robie, Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force
Producer	Arthur Baker

"Planet Rock" is a 1982 song by Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force. Afrika Bambaataa (born Kevin Donovan on April 17, 1957) is an American DJ from the South Bronx, who was instrumental in the The Soulsonic Force (also referred to as Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force) are an American Hip-hop ensemble led by Afrika Bambaataa who helped established Planet Rock The Album is an Old school hip hop album by Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force released in 1986 as a collection of previous Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Electro ( electro-boogie, electro-funk) is a Genre of Electronic music directly influenced by the use of TR-808 and Funk Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Freestyle or Latin Freestyle, also called Latin Hip Hop in its early years is a form of Electronic music that is heavily influenced by Latin American In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Arthur Baker (born April 22, 1955) is an American Record producer and DJ best known for his work with hip hop artists In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing See also 1982 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 Afrika Bambaataa (born Kevin Donovan on April 17, 1957) is an American DJ from the South Bronx, who was instrumental in the The Soulsonic Force (also referred to as Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force) are an American Hip-hop ensemble led by Afrika Bambaataa who helped established It is widely regarded as one of the earliest and most influential rap songs. Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and Although it was only a minor hit in the US, Canada, and UK, it helped change the foundations of hip-hop and dance music. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music. It is credited with giving birth to the electro style and helped pave the way for other genres such as techno, house, and trance. Electro ( electro-boogie, electro-funk) is a Genre of Electronic music directly influenced by the use of TR-808 and Funk A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s House music is a style of Electronic dance music initially popularized in mid-1980s Discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino Trance is a style of Electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s In November 2004, the song placed at #237 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time" and #10 in the 100 Greatest Rap Songs. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published

Produced by Arthur Baker, "Planet Rock" blends synthesizer and vocoder sounds with breakbeating. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Arthur Baker (born April 22, 1955) is an American Record producer and DJ best known for his work with hip hop artists A vocoder, ˈvoʊkoʊdər (a Portmanteau of vox/voc ( voice) and encoder) is an analysis / synthesis system mostly used for speech in which the input is Breakbeat (sometimes breakbeats or breaks) is a term used to describe a collection of sub- genres of Electronic music, usually characterized It was influenced by artists such as Kraftwerk, Gary Numan and funk pioneer George Clinton. Kraftwerk (ˈkʁaftvɛɐk German for " power plant " or " Power station " is an influential Electronic music band from Gary Numan (born Gary Anthony James Webb on 8 March 1958 is an English singer composer and musician Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul It was the first hip-hop recording to use a drum machine. For the early "drum machine" computers that used a rotating cylinder as their main memory see Drum memory A drum machine is an

The record was recorded in the NYC upper eastside Intergalactic Studios, a popular site for NYC clubscene productions. Toward the end of the scheduled recording session, NYC music clubscene fixtures: DJ David Azarc, soundman Jim Toth, and promoter Tom Goodkind; all from the Peppermint Lounge, asked Arthur to please hurry. The three had scheduled the next recording session for a band that would become the Washington Squares. Ever accommodating, Arthur told them that things would move faster if they assisted him with the backup vocals. The voices singing "Rock it don't stop it" on Planet Rock are in fact those of the Washington Squares.

The influence of "Planet Rock" can still be heard in hip-hop genres like G-funk and in the work of producers such as The Neptunes who use electro-based sounds in their productions. G-funk, or Gangsta Funk, is a type of Hip hop music that emerged from West Coast Gangsta rap in the early 1990s The Neptunes (or "Neptoons" is the name for the record production duo consisting of

A music video was also created for the song. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics

The song was used as the main theme of the 2006 basketball video game NBA 2K7

Credits

• Engineer - Bob Rosa, Jan D. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. NBA 2K is a Basketball Video game series that was initially exclusive for the Sega Dreamcast starting in 1999 Burnett
• Executive Producer - Tom Silverman
• Mastered By - Herb Powers, Jr. Tom Silverman is the founder and president of the influential record label Tommy Boy Records, and co-founder of the independent film and television company Tommy Boy Films
• Mixed By Producer - Arthur Baker[1]
• Video By - Video Mix Productions - Danny Cornyetz & Jessica Jason

Kraftwerk borrowings

The main melody of "Planet Rock" is borrowed from the title track of Kraftwerk's influential album Trans Europe Express, while the drum pattern is based on the song "Numbers" from the Kraftwerk album Computer World, another popular underground club record. In Music, a melody (from Greek μελῳδία - melōidía, "singing chanting" also tune, voice, or A title track is a Song which shares its name with the album on which it appears Trans-Europe Express is a 1977 album by German band Kraftwerk. Computer World ( German version Computerwelt) is a Concept album created by Kraftwerk and released in 1981 The borrowings eventually resulted in an out-of-court settlement between Kraftwerk and Tommy Boy Records head Tom Silverman. For other uses of settlement including legal uses see Settlement. Tom Silverman is the founder and president of the influential record label Tommy Boy Records, and co-founder of the independent film and television company Tommy Boy Films

Music sample

Planet Rock (sample)

Short sample of "Planet Rock", originally released in 1982 by Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force.

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References

• Ross, Sean (1992). In Street Jams: Electric Funk Part 1 [CD liner notes]. Burbank, CA: Rhino Records.

External links

• Song Review from All Music Guide