1.0The Find Maghttps://thefindmag.comFlorianhttps://thefindmag.com/author/florian/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://thefindmag.com/hip-hop-downloads-music/videos/watch-analyzing-afrika-bambaataas-looking-for-the-perfect-beat/">Watch: Analyzing Afrika Bambaataa’s ‘Looking for the Perfect Beat’</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://thefindmag.com/hip-hop-downloads-music/videos/watch-analyzing-afrika-bambaataas-looking-for-the-perfect-beat/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Watch: Analyzing Afrika Bambaataa’s ‘Looking for the Perfect Beat’” — The Find Mag" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://thefindmag.com/wp-content/uploads/Rbma-e1401094178896.jpg800441Alright, class is in session! The good people of the Red Bull Music Academy got together with legendary producers Arthur Baker and John Robie to talk about the creative process behind "Looking for the Perfect Beat" - one of hip hop's most recognizable beats of all time.