News: BBE compilation with Pete Rock, Jazzy Jeff, Madlib and more

News: BBE compilation with Pete Rock, Jazzy Jeff, Madlib and more

The Beat Generation series celebrates its 10th anniversary this month. Among those picked to contribute are Golden Era greats (Marley Marl; Jazzy Jeff); acclaimed DJ/producers whose work habitually blurred genre lines (King Britt; DJ Spinna; Madlib) and those whose regular gigs didn’t afford them the creative freedom they craved (Will.i.am). ‘The Beat Generation: 10th Anniversary Collection’, mixed and compiled by DJ Spinna and Mr. Thing, will be released next week.

Pete Rock, Jay Dee, Jazzy Jeff, Madlib and Marley Marl. That’s only a small segment of BBE Music’s ‘Beat Generation: 10th Year Anniversary’ compilation. So we assume we don’t have to tell you how great the music on that compilation, to be released on March 29th, is.

BBE Music (Barely Breaking Even) is critically acclaimed for their Beat Generation series, which featured nine albums since the year 2000. Among those picked to contribute were Golden Era greats (Marley Marl; Jazzy Jeff); acclaimed DJ/producers whose work habitually blurred genre lines (King Britt; DJ Spinna; Madlib) and those whose regular gigs didn’t afford them the creative freedom they craved (Will.i.am).

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the series, on March 29th the British label will release ‘The Beat Generation: 10th Anniversary Collection’, mixed and compiled by DJ Spinna and Mr. Thing. Just take a look at the tracklist below, which equals guaranteed eargasms.

DISC 1: DJ Spinna
|1. Madlib The Beat Konducta – Stop
3. Pete Rock – Nothin Lesser (featuring The UN)
3. Madlib The Beat Konducta – What It Do (featuring Talib Kweli)
4. Marley Marl – Big Faces
5. DJ Jazzy Jeff – My Peoples (featuring Raheem DeVaughn)
6. Pete Rock – Pete’s Jazz
7. Jay Dee – African Rhythms
8. Marley Marl – What Ruling Means (featuring Kev Brown & Grap Luva)
9. DJ Spinna – Drive (featuring Shadowman)
10. Madlib The Beat Konducta – Go! (featuring Guilty Simpson)
11. DJ Jazzy Jeff – Are You Ready? (featuring Slum Village)
12. will.i.am – Lay Me Down (featuring Terry Dexter)
13. DJ Jazzy Jeff – Rock Wit U (featuring Erro)
14. DJ Spinna – Surely
15. Pete Rock – Give It To Y’all (featuring Roc Marciano & Trife)
16. Jay Dee – Beej-N-Dem Pt. 2 (featuring Beej)
17. Madlib The Beat Konducta – Blow The Horns On ‘Em (featuring Guilty Simpson)
18. Marley Marl – Live Ova Beats
19. DJ Jazzy Jeff – We Live In Philly (featuring Jill Scott)
20. DJ Spinna – All Up In It (featuring Eric Krasno & Neal Evans)
21. DJ Jazzy Jeff – A Charmed Life (featuring J Live)
22. will.i.am – Money (featuring Huck Fynn, Oezlem & The Horn Dogs)
23. Marley Marl – Hummin’ (featuring Roy Ayers, Edwin Birdsong)
24. Jay Dee – Rico Suave Bossa Nova
25. King Britt – Spaces (featuring Quasimoto)
26. will.i.am – Lost Change In D Minor
27. King Britt – Transcend (featuring Bahamadia)
28. DJ Spinna – Idols (featuring Vinia Mojica)
29. Larry Gold – No Stoppin’ (featuring Black Thought (of The Roots), Gene McFadden & John Whitehead)
30. DJ Spinna – Love Is Sold (featuring Abdul Shylon)
31. Jay Dee – Big Booty Express

DISC 2: Mr Thing
1. Madlib The Beat Konducta – Stop
2. Pete Rock – Nothin Lesser (featuring The UN)
3. Marley Marl – What Ruling Means (featuring Kev Brown & Grap Luva)
4. DJ Jazzy Jeff – Are You Ready? (featuring Slum Village)
5. DJ Spinna – Galactic Soul
6. will.i.am – Lay Me Down (featuring Terry Dexter)
7. DJ Jazzy Jeff – Rock Wit U (featuring Erro)
8. Pete Rock – Petes Jazz
9. Jay Dee – African Rhythms
10. Jay Dee – Beej-N-Dem Pt. 2 (featuring Beej)
11. Madlib The Beat Konducta – Blow The Horns On ‘Em (featuring Guilty Simpson)
12. Pete Rock – Give It To Y’all (featuring Roc Marciano & Trife)
13. Pete Rock – To My Advantage (featuring Nature)
14. King Britt – Spaces (featuring Quasimoto)
15. DJ Spinna – All Up In it (featuring Eric Krasno & Neal Evans)
16. Marley Marl – Live Ova Beats
17. will.i.am – Money (featuring Huck Fynn, Oezlem & The Horn Dogs)
18. Jay Dee – Rico Suave Bossa Nova
19. King Britt – Transcend (featuring Bahamadia)
20. King Britt – Cobbs Creek (featuring De La Soul)
21. will.i.am – Lost Change In D Minor
22. Larry Gold – No Stoppin’ (featuring Black Thought (of The Roots), Gene McFadden & John Whitehead)
23. DJ Spinna – Rock (Unplugged)

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