Barely Breaking Even
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| BBE Records (Barely Breaking Even) | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Pete Adarkwah, Ben Jolly |
| Status | Active |
| Distributor(s) | Self-distributed |
| Genre | Hip hop, Neo-soul, Breakbeat |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Location | London, England |
| Official website | bbemusic |
Barely Breaking Even (BBE) 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.[1]
Current/former artists
- Spoek Mathambo
- More Like Trees
- Bara Bröst
- Slakah the Beatchild
- Kenny 'Dope' Gonzales
- Little Louie Vega
- Masters at Work
- BlackCoffee[2]
- will.i.am
- Funky DL
- Keb Darge
- DJ Vadim
- Keith Harris
- Notes to self
- Dark Room Notes
- DJ Jazzy Jeff
- J Dilla
- Pete Rock
- Dalindèo
- Tim Izo
- Roy Ayers
- Lady Daisey
- John Morales
- Proviant Audio
- DJ Spinna
- Al Kent
- Julien Dyne
- George Pajon
- DJ Bootsie
- Robert Strauss
- Paul Weller
- Nick van Gelder
- Mr Thing
- Printz Board
- George Levin
- Dynas
- Phantogram
- TY
- Osunlade
Discography
Albums
- 1999: Keb Darge - Funk Spectrum: Real Funk For Real People
- 2003: Pete Rock - Lost & Found: Hip Hop Underground Soul Classics
- 2004: The Foreign Exchange - Connected
- 2005: Ski Oakenfull - Rising Son
- 2005: Symbolyc One & Illmind - The Art Of Onemind
- 2006: Shawn Lee - Soul Visa
- 2006: Nicolay - Here
- 2009: Notes to Self - A Shot in the Dark
- 2010: Ty - Special Kind of Fool
- 2010: Bara Bröst - Elephancycle
- 2010: Spoek Mathambo - Mshini Wam
- 2015: Dalindèo - Kallio
- 2016: Dalindèo - Slavic Souls
Beat Generation Series
- 2001: J Dilla - Welcome 2 Detroit
- 2001: Pete Rock - Petestrumentals
- 2001: will.i.am - Lost Change
- 2001: Marley Marl - Re-Entry
- 2002: DJ Jazzy Jeff - The Magnificent
- 2002: King Britt - Adventures In Lo-Fi
- 2003: Larry Gold - Presents Don Cello And Friends
- 2003: DJ Spinna - Here To There
- 2004: The Beat Generation Sampler
- 2006: J Dilla - The Shining
- 2007: DJ Jazzy Jeff - The Return Of The Magnificent
- 2008: Madlib - WLIB AM: King of the Wigflip
References
- ^ Black, Georgia (25 September 2014). "Eleven SA music acts making waves overseas". mg.co.za. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Grugier, Maxence (26 February 2014). "Le label BBE Records fête le hip hop des origines". premiere.fr. Retrieved 29 November 2014.