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Songs written by Afrika Bambaataa

Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography

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Date

Title

Album

Comment

Video

Afrika Bambaataa

05/1982

③ Planet Rock by Afrika Bambaataa

48
US

3
dance

4
R&B

53
UK

[songwriter #3 hit]
as Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #237]
[Tommy Boy 823]
written by Arthur Baker, John Robie, Afrika Bambaataa

, Soul Sonic Force (as The Soulsonic Force), Ralf Hütter & Florian Schneider

01/1983

Looking for the Perfect Beat by Afrika Bambaataa

18
dance

36
R&B

86
UK

as Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
[Tommy Boy 831]
written by Afrika Bambaataa (as Afrika Bambaataa Aasim)

, Arthur Baker, John Robie & Soul Sonic Force (as Soulsonic Force)

Time Zone

02/1984

The Wildstyle by Time Zone

45
dance

written by Afrika Bambaataa

& Amad Henderson

Afrika Bambaataa

02/1984

⑤ Renegades of Funk by Afrika Bambaataa

26
dance

48
R&B

30
UK

[songwriter #5 hit]
as Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
[Tommy Boy 839]
written by Afrika Bambaataa

, Arthur Baker, John Miller & John Robie

Soul Sonic Force

07/1984

Planet Rock by Soul Sonic Force

85
UK

written by Arthur Baker, John Robie, Afrika Bambaataa

, Soul Sonic Force (as The Soulsonic Force), Ralf Hütter & Florian Schneider

Afrika Bambaataa & James Brown

09/1984

Unity by Afrika Bambaataa & James Brown

87
R&B

[Tommy Boy 847]
written by James Brown, Afrika Bambaataa (as Khayan Aasim Bambaataa)

, Doug Wimbish (as Douglas Wimbish), Little Axe (as Bernard Alexander), Keith LeBlanc & Robin Haplin

Afrika Bambaataa

10/1984

Frantic Situation by Afrika Bambaataa

89
UK

written by Arthur Baker, LeRoi Evans, Ray Serrano, Afrika Bambaataa (as Bambaataa Aasim)

, Amad Henderson (as William Henderson), Ellis Williams, John Miller, Robert Darrell Allen & Wilfred Fowler

Time Zone

01/1985

World Destruction by Time Zone

from World Destruction

54
dance

written by Afrika Bambaataa

& Bill Laswell

Sly & Robbie

11/1985

Make 'Em Move by Sly & Robbie

from Language Barrier

83
UK

written by Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Bill Laswell, Afrika Bambaataa

& Bernie Worrell

Afrika Bambaataa

10.

02/1988

④ Reckless by Afrika Bambaataa

from The Light

35
dance

17
UK

[songwriter #4 hit]
as Afrika Bambaataa and Family featuring UB40
written by John Robie, UB40, Afrika Bambaataa

& Malibu

11.

05/1988

Sho Nuff Funky by Afrika Bambaataa

99
UK

as Afrika Bambaataa and Family
written by Maxx Kidd, Afrika Bambaataa

& James Brown

12.

07/1992

Don't Stop...Planet Rock by Afrika Bambaataa

from Don't Stop...Planet Rock EP

30
dance

as Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
[R]
written by Afrika Bambaataa

, Soul Sonic Force (as Soulsonic Force), Arthur Baker & John Robie

13.

07/1995

Pupunanny – The Mixes by Afrika Bambaataa

82
UK

[R]
[rm]
written by Afrika Bambaataa

, David Sion, Fulvio Zafret & Sergio Portaluri

Afrika Bambaataa Presents Time Zone

14.

07/1997

Zulu War Chant by Afrika Bambaataa Presents Time Zone

125
R&B

written by Afrika Bambaataa

, Shawn Thomas & Rohan Robotham

Afrika Bambaataa

15.

04/1998

Planet Rock by Afrika Bambaataa

118
R&B

82
UK

as Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
[R]
written by Arthur Baker, John Robie, Afrika Bambaataa

, Soul Sonic Force (as The Soulsonic Force), Ralf Hütter & Florian Schneider

16.

08/1998

Mind Control by Afrika Bambaataa

178
UK

featuring Nebula Funk
written by Afrika Bambaataa

& Davide Rizzatti

17.

12/1998

Looking for the Perfect Beat by Afrika Bambaataa

42
dance

as Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
[R]
[rm]
written by Afrika Bambaataa (as Afrika Bambaataa Aasim)

, Arthur Baker, John Robie & Soul Sonic Force (as Soulsonic Force)

18.

02/1999

Planet Rock by Afrika Bambaataa

144
UK

as Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
[rm]
written by Arthur Baker, John Robie, Afrika Bambaataa

, Soul Sonic Force (as The Soulsonic Force), Ralf Hütter & Florian Schneider

19.

07/1999

Agharta – The City of Shamballa by Afrika Bambaataa

125
UK

as Afrika Bambaataa & Westbam
written by Afrika Bambaataa

, Klaus Jankuhn & WestBam

Leftfield

20.

09/1999

② Afrika Shox by Leftfield

from Rhythm and Stealth

100

7
UK

[songwriter #2 hit]
featuring Afrika Bambaataa
written by Neil Barnes, Paul Daley, Afrika Bambaataa

& Nick Rapaccioli

Rage Against the Machine

21.

11/2000

Renegades of Funk by Rage Against the Machine

from Renegades

109
US

19
rock

9
alt.

[album cut]
written by Afrika Bambaataa

, Arthur Baker, John Miller & John Robie

Afrika Bambaataa

22.

08/2001

Planet Rock Remixes by Afrika Bambaataa

from Swordfish: The Album

47
UK

[R]
[rm]
Paul Oakenfold pres/ Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
written by Arthur Baker, John Robie, Afrika Bambaataa

, Soul Sonic Force (as The Soulsonic Force), Ralf Hütter & Florian Schneider

23.

09/2001

Renegades of Funk by Afrika Bambaataa

98
UK

as Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
[R]
[rm]
written by Afrika Bambaataa

, Arthur Baker, John Miller & John Robie

Powers That Be

24.

07/2003

Planet Rock / Funky Planet by Powers That Be

63
UK

written by Afrika Bambaataa

, Giles Goodman, Kraftwerk, Pierre J & Roland Clark

Mekon

25.

03/2004

D-Funktional by Mekon

from Something Came Up

72
UK

featuring Afrika Bambaataa
written by Afrika Bambaataa

, Emre Ramazanoglu & Mekon (as John Gosling)

Afrika Bambaataa

26.

11/2004

Renegades of Funk / Renegades Chant by Afrika Bambaataa

93
UK

as Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force
[R]
written by Afrika Bambaataa

, Arthur Baker, John Miller & John Robie

27.

2005

B More Shake by Afrika Bambaataa

from Dark Matter Moving at the Speed of Light

15
dance

written by Afrika Bambaataa

Xscape

28.

04/2005

What's Up by Xscape

118
R&B

written by LaKeisha Miles, Arthur Baker, John Robles, Afrika Bambaataa

, Tamika Scott-Byas (as Tamika Scott), Tameka "Tiny" Cottle (as Tameka "Tiny" Harris) & LaTocha Scott

LL Cool J

29.

02/2006

① Control Myself by LL Cool J

from Todd Smith

310

4
US

14
dance

28
R&B

2
UK

[songwriter #1 hit]
featuring Jennifer Lopez
[Def Jam 006285]
written by LL Cool J (as James Todd Smith), Jermaine Dupri, LRoc (as James Phillips), Ryan Toby, Jennifer Lopez, Afrika Bambaataa

, Arthur Baker, John Miller & John Robie

City Girls

30.

06/2021

Twerkulator by City Girls

51
US

written by Arthur Baker, Green Velvet (as Curtis Alan Jones), Ellis Williams, Emil Schult, John Miller, Yung Miami (as Caresha Brownlee), JT (as Jatavia Johnson), John Robie, Afrika Bambaataa

, Ralf Hütter & Robert Allen

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