Barely Breaking Even (BBE) is a British
record label
A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the prod ...
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.
Current/former artists
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BlackCoffee
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Bombay Monkey
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Dark Room Notes
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J Dilla
J, or j, is the tenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its usual name in English is ''jay'' (pronounced ), with a now-uncommon vari ...
(deceased)
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DJ Jazzy Jeff
Jeffrey Allen Townes (born January 22, 1965), known professionally as DJ Jazzy Jeff (or simply Jazz), is an American disc jockey (DJ) and music producer. He was a member of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince with Will Smith. He is credited, alo ...
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George Pajon
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Keb Darge
Keb Darge (born 1957[dirty interviews archives ...](_blank)
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Keith Harris
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Kenny 'Dope' Gonzales
Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez (born July 5, 1970), also sometimes known as K-Dope, is an American record producer and disc jockey. He is one half of the classic house music Masters at Work musical production team with Little Louie Vega; and also rel ...
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Lady Daisey
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Little Louie Vega
Luis Ferdinand Vega Jr. (born June 12, 1965), as known as "Little Louie" Vega, is an American DJ, record producer and Grammy Award winner remixer of Puerto Rican ancestry. He is one half of the Masters at Work musical production team.
Biograph ...
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Masters at Work
Masters at Work is the American garage house production and remix team of "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez. The duo has produced music together under the names MAW, KenLou, Sole Fusion, Hardrive, and Nuyorican Soul. They have been ...
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Mike City
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Mr Thing
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Pete Rock
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Phantogram
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Printz Board
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Roy Ayers
Roy Ayers (born September 10, 1940) is an American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Po ...
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Shawn Lee
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DJ Spinna
Vincent E. Williamsbetter known by his stage name DJ Spinna, is an American hip hop and deep house producer from Brooklyn. According to Allmusic, he has "remained strictly an underground artist despite his astonishing talent."
Life and career
Spi ...
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Spoek Mathambo
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TY
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DJ Vadim
Vadim Alexandrovich Peare (russian: Вадим Александрович Пир, Vadim Aleksandrovich Pir ...
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Paul Weller
Paul John Weller (born John William Weller; 25 May 1958) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame with the punk rock/ new wave/ mod revival band the Jam (1972–1982). He had further success with the blue-eyed soul m ...
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will.i.am
Discography
Albums
*1999:
Keb Darge
Keb Darge (born 1957[dirty interviews archives ...](_blank)
- ''Funk Spectrum: Real Funk for Real People''
*2003:
Pete Rock - ''
Lost & Found: Hip Hop Underground Soul Classics''
*2004:
The Foreign Exchange - ''
Connected''
*2004:
Pete Rock - ''
Soul Survivor II
''Soul Survivor II'' is a studio album by hip hop producer Pete Rock, released in 2004. The album features guest appearances from a large number of hip hop artists, including Pharoahe Monch, Little Brother, RZA, GZA, Talib Kweli, Dead Prez, ...
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*2005: Ski Oakenfull - ''Rising Son''
*2005:
Pete Rock - ''
The Surviving Elements: From Soul Survivor II Sessions''
*2005:
D'Nell - ''1st Magic''
*2005:
Symbolyc One
Larry Darnell Griffin Jr. (born August 3, 1976), professionally known as Symbolyc One or S1, is an American record producer from Waco, Texas. He founded the group Strange Fruit Project and is signed to Kanye West's Very GOOD Beats as a producer.
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&
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
''Special Kind of Fool'' is the fourth studio album by British hip hop musician Ty. It was released on BBE in 2010.
Critical reception
Martin Longley of BBC described the album as "a curious mixture of uncompromising rap and populist soulfulne ...
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*2010: Bara Bröst - ''Elephancycle''
*2010: Spoek Mathambo - ''Mshini Wam''
*2012:
Newban - ''Newban and Newban 2''
*2014:
Shawn Lee - ''Golden Age Against the Machine''
*2015: Dalindèo - ''Kallio''
*2016: Dalindèo - ''Slavic Souls''
*2017: Mike City - ''The Feel Good Agenda, Vol. 1''
''Beat Generation'' series
*2001:
J Dilla
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- ''
Welcome 2 Detroit''
*2001:
Pete Rock - ''
Petestrumentals''
*2001:
will.i.am - ''
Lost Change''
*2001:
Marley Marl
Marlon Williams (born September 30, 1962), better known by his stage name Marley Marl, is an American DJ, record producer, rapper and record label founder, primarily operating in hip hop music. Marlon grew up in Queensbridge housing projects ...
- ''
Re-Entry''
*2002:
DJ Jazzy Jeff
Jeffrey Allen Townes (born January 22, 1965), known professionally as DJ Jazzy Jeff (or simply Jazz), is an American disc jockey (DJ) and music producer. He was a member of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince with Will Smith. He is credited, alo ...
- ''
The Magnificent The Magnificent may refer to:
* "The Magnificent" (song), a 1995 song by the One World Orchestra
* ''The Magnificent'' (DJ Jazzy Jeff album), 2002
* ''The Magnificent'' (Keith Sweat album), 2009
* ''The Magnificent'' (Beenie Man album)
* List ...
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*2002:
King Britt
King Britt (born 1968) is an American educator, DJ and record producer from Philadelphia.
Biography
Britt is a 1986 graduate of Central High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1987, he started working at Tower Records, as a buyer for t ...
- ''Adventures in Lo-Fi''
*2003: Larry Gold - ''Presents Don Cello and Friends''
*2003:
DJ Spinna
Vincent E. Williamsbetter known by his stage name DJ Spinna, is an American hip hop and deep house producer from Brooklyn. According to Allmusic, he has "remained strictly an underground artist despite his astonishing talent."
Life and career
Spi ...
- ''
Here to There''
*2004: ''The Beat Generation Sampler''
*2006:
J Dilla
J, or j, is the tenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its usual name in English is ''jay'' (pronounced ), with a now-uncommon vari ...
- ''
The Shining''
*2007:
DJ Jazzy Jeff
Jeffrey Allen Townes (born January 22, 1965), known professionally as DJ Jazzy Jeff (or simply Jazz), is an American disc jockey (DJ) and music producer. He was a member of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince with Will Smith. He is credited, alo ...
- ''
The Return of the Magnificent''
*2008:
Madlib
Otis Jackson Jr. (born October 24, 1973), known professionally as Madlib, is an American DJ, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, and rapper. He is widely known for his collaborations with MF DOOM (as Madvillain), J Dilla (as Jaylib), and F ...
- ''
WLIB AM: King of the Wigflip''
References
External links
BBE Music*
Label Focus: BBE Music{{Authority control
British record labels
Hip hop record labels
British hip hop record labels
Electronic music record labels