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Afrika Bambaataa
Acting
17 Apr 1957
† 09 Apr 2026
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.
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Afrika Bambaataa's Movies
75%
Beastie Boys Story
24 Apr 2020
68%
Beat Street
08 Jun 1984
67%
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
15 Jun 2012
77%
Scratch
07 Nov 2001
73%
808
30 Mar 2015
81%
The Work of Director Chris Cunningham
22 Oct 2003
67%
Sample This
12 Sept 2013
72%
Modulations
18 Sept 1998
75%
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
09 Jul 2007
67%
The Show
25 Aug 1995
77%
James Brown: Soul Survivor
29 Oct 2003
79%
The Freshest Kids
01 Oct 2002
48%
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
02 Apr 2004
77%
Bombin'
01 Jan 1987
90%
Falco - Hoch wie nie
01 Jan 1998
75%
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
19 Oct 1995
95%
The Making of Sun City
23 Jan 1985
85%
Beat This!: A Hip Hop History
05 Jan 1984
90%
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
09 Jan 2002
100%
5 Sides of a Coin
12 Nov 2004
