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Record label
| BBE Records (Barely Breaking Even) | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Pete Adarkwah, Ben Jolly |
| Status | Active |
| Distributor(s) | Studio !K7 |
| Genre | Hip hop, neo-soul, breakbeat, electronic |
| 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.
Current/former artists
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- Audrey Powne
- BlackCoffee
- Bombay Monkey
- Dark Room Notes
- J Dilla (deceased)
- DJ Jazzy Jeff
- George Pajon
- Keb Darge
- Keith Harris
- Kenny 'Dope' Gonzales
- Lady Daisey
- Little Louie Vega
- Masters at Work
- Mike City
- Mr Thing
- Pete Rock
- Phantogram
- Printz Board
- Roy Ayers
- Shawn Lee
- Slakah the Beatchild
- DJ Spinna
- Spoek Mathambo
- TY (deceased)
- DJ Vadim
- Paul Weller
- will.i.am
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
- 2004: Pete Rock – Soul Survivor II
- 2005: Ski Oakenfull – Rising Son
- 2005: Pete Rock – The Surviving Elements: From Soul Survivor II Sessions
- 2005: D'Nell – 1st Magic
- 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
- 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
- 2021: Billy Bang – Lucky Man: Music from the Film
- 2024: Audrey Powne – From the Fire
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
- "About Us". k7.com. K7. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- 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.
- Grugier, Maxence (26 February 2014). "Le label BBE Records fête le hip hop des origines". premiere.fr. Retrieved 29 November 2014.