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Afrika Bambaataa

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Afrika Bambaataa

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Apr 17, 1957 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Afrika Bambaataa, born Lance Taylor, was an American disc jockey, rapper, songwriter and producer. He is notable for releasing a series of genre-defining electro tracks in the 1980s that influenced the development of hip hop culture.

Known For

Acting
2020Beastie Boys StorySelf (archive footage)
2016Hip Hop EvolutionSelf
2016SoundbreakingSelf
2015808Self
2013Sample ThisSelf
2013The Bass That Ate Miami: The FoundationSelf
2013Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2012Something from Nothing: The Art of RapSelf
2008Hip Hop Story from CroatiaHimself
2007NY77: The Coolest Year in HellSelf
2005Leftfield: A Final Hit
20045 Sides of a CoinHimself
2004And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-HopSelf
2003The Work of Director Chris CunninghamCar Park Attendant
2003James Brown: Soul Survivor
2002The Freshest Kids
2002The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'Self
2001Scratch
1999The Hip Hop YearsSelf
1998ModulationsSelf
1998Falco - Hoch wie nieSelf (archive footage)
1995The ShowSelf
1995Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
1990One World, One VoiceSelf
1990Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole PorterSelf
1987Bombin'Self
1987Sacrée SoiréeSelf
1985The Making of Sun City
1984Beat This!: A Hip Hop HistoryHimself
1984Beat Street