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Afrika Bambaataa
American DJ, rapper, and producer (1957-2026)
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Afrika Bambaataa (2) · hip-hop pioneer (2) · Zulu Nation (2) · sexual abuse allegations (2) · legacy (1) · DJ (1) · Bronx (1) · Planet Rock (1) · electro-funk (1) · music controversy (1)
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Lance Taylor (April 17, 1957 – April 9, 2026), known professionally as Afrika Bambaataa (), was an American DJ, rapper, and record producer. He is notable for releasing a series of genre-defining electro tracks in the 1980s that influenced the development of hip hop culture. Afrika Bambaataa is one of the originators of breakbeat DJing.
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🇺🇸 Afrika Bambaataa Dies at 67The pioneering hip-hop DJ and Zulu Nation founder had, in his last decade, been accused by multiple men of sexually abusing them when they were teenag...
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🇺🇸 Afrika Bambaataa, Influential Hip Hop Artist and Zulu Nation Founder, Dies at 67Afrika Bambaataa, the pioneering rapper and record producer behind hit tracks like “Planet Rock” who founded the Zulu Nation hip-hop organization and ...
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