bambaataa's second release around 1983 was "looking for the perfect beat," then later, "renegades of funk," both with the same soulsonic force. he began working with producer bill laswell at jean karakos's celluloid records, where he developed and placed two groups on the label: time zone and shango. bambaataa recorded "wildstyle" with time zone, and he recorded a collaboration with punk rocker john lydon and time zone in 1984, titled "world destruction." shango's album, "shango funk theology", was released by the label in 1984. that same year, bambaataa and other hip hop celebrities appeared in the movie "beat street". he also made a landmark recording with james brown, titled "unity." it was billed in music industry circles as "the godfather of soul meets the godfather of hip hop."