Barely Breaking Even
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Barely Breaking Even is a British
record label
started by two DJs, Peter Adarkwah and Ben Jolly. The name BBE comes from The Universal Robot Band
's 1982 track `Barely Breaking Even'. It has two sublabels: Deep Funk, and Urban Theory. BBE is also notable for its Beat Generation Series of LPs, produced by some of the world's most respected producers.
United Kingdom
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started by two DJs, Peter Adarkwah and Ben Jolly. The name BBE comes from The Universal Robot Band
The Universal Robot Band
The Universal Robot Band were an American music group comprising Gregory Carmichael, Patrick Adams, Leroy Burgess, Gregory Tolbert and Woody Cunningham....
's 1982 track `Barely Breaking Even'. It has two sublabels: Deep Funk, and Urban Theory. BBE is also notable for its Beat Generation Series of LPs, produced by some of the world's most respected producers.
Current/former artists
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Albums
- 1999: Keb DargeKeb DargeKeb Darge is a Scottish DJ of the genres of Northern Soul and Rockabilly music.He began his career in local disco dance competitions in the North of Scotland, and made an appearance in the nationally televised 1979 UK disco dance finals. He was also a dancer for the Wigan Casino, whilst...
- Funk Spectrum: Real Funk For Real PeopleFunk Spectrum: Real Funk For Real PeopleFunk Spectrum: Real Funk For Real People is a compilation album of rare 1960s and 1970s funk music released on the record label BBE in 1999..-Track listing:Compiled by Josh Davis:# Part Time # Let's Do It Today# Roadrunners - Do It Again... - 2004: The Foreign Exchange - ConnectedConnected (Foreign Exchange album)Connected is the debut album by The Foreign Exchange, a hip hop group consisting of American rapper Phonte from Little Brother and Dutch producer Nicolay...
- 2005: Ski Oakenfull - Rising Son
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- Soul Visa - 2006: NicolayNicolay (musician)Nicolay is an electronica, R&B and hip hop record producer from the Netherlands, better known as one half of The Foreign Exchange. Although his sound was once compared to 9th Wonder's, mainly through the association of Phonte & The Justus League, Nicolay tends to use live instruments rather than...
- Here - 2009: Notes to Self - A Shot in the Dark
- 2010: TyTy (rapper)Ty is the recording name of the British hip hop artist, Ben Chijioke.-Career:He was born in London, his family having moved from Nigeria to the UK. He is based in Vauxhall....
- Special Kind of FoolSpecial Kind of Fool (album)-Track listing:# "Don't Cry " – 4:28# "Wait " – 4:15# "Heart Is Breaking " – 5:40# "Little Star " – 4:08# "Something Big " – 4:37... - 2010: Bara Bröst - Elephancycle
Beat Generation Series
- 2001: J DillaJ DillaJames Dewitt Yancey , better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan...
- Welcome 2 DetroitWelcome 2 DetroitWelcome 2 Detroit is the 2001 debut solo album from Slum Village producer J Dilla . The album followed the group's critically acclaimed Fantastic, Vol. 2, and kicked off BBE's "Beat Generation" series... - 2001: Pete RockPete RockPeter Phillips , better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth...
- PetestrumentalsPeteStrumentalsPeteStrumentals is an instrumental hip hop album from Hip Hop producer/rapper Pete Rock, his second solo release. The album is the second installment of BBE Records Beat Generation series, following Jay Dee's Welcome to Detroit album. The instrumental songs were originally recorded between 1990 and... - 2001: will.i.amWill.i.amWilliam James Adams, Jr. , better known by his stage name will.i.am and occasionally by his other stage name Zuper Blahq, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter, singer, actor and producer...
- Lost Change - 2001: Marley MarlMarley MarlMarlon Williams , better known as Marley Marl, is an American DJ and record producer, who is considered one of the most important and influential hip-hop producers in the history of hip hop.-Biography:...
- Re-EntryRe-Entry (Marley Marl album)Re-entry is a 2001 studio album by Marley Marl, released on on Barely Breaking Even Records.-Track listing:#Intro #Do U Remember#Three's Company #Spazz #Just Funky... - 2002: DJ Jazzy JeffDJ Jazzy JeffJeffrey Allen Townes , also known as DJ Jazzy Jeff or simply Jazz, is an American hip hop, R&B record producer, turntablist and actor. He is best known for his early career with Will Smith as DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince...
- The Magnificent - 2002: King BrittKing BrittKing Britt is an American DJ and record producer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.King Britt is his actual legal name.- 1987: Tower Records Years :...
- Adventures In Lo-Fi - 2003: Larry Gold - Presents Don Cello And Friends
- 2003: DJ SpinnaDJ SpinnaDJ Spinna is an American hip hop music artist and producer, who, according to Allmusic.com, has "remained strictly an underground artist despite his astonishing talent."-Biography:...
- Here To There - 2004: The Beat Generation Sampler
- 2006: J DillaJ DillaJames Dewitt Yancey , better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan...
- The Shining - 2007: DJ Jazzy JeffDJ Jazzy JeffJeffrey Allen Townes , also known as DJ Jazzy Jeff or simply Jazz, is an American hip hop, R&B record producer, turntablist and actor. He is best known for his early career with Will Smith as DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince...
- The Return Of The MagnificentThe Return of the MagnificentThe Return of the Magnificent is the follow-up album to The Magnificent by DJ Jazzy Jeff. The album, entirely produced by Townes, has guest appearances by Rhymefest, Posdnous, and Big Daddy Kane... - 2008: MadlibMadlibOtis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...
- WLIB AM: King of the WigflipWLIB AM: King of the WigflipWLIB AM: King of the Wigflip is a hip hop album by hip hop producer Madlib under BBE Records in CD format as part of their Beat Generation Series. It features production from Madlib as wells as vocals from fellow Stones Throw artists and other underground hip hop artists.-Track List:All tracks...