Afrika Bambaataa

Biography

Afrika Bambaataa, born Lance Taylor, is 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

The Show

25 August, 1995

Modulations

18 September, 1998

Falco - Hoch wie nie

1 January, 1998

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

9 July, 2007

Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat

19 October, 1995

One World, One Voice

9 December, 1990

Hip Hop Story from Croatia

1 January, 2008

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

15 June, 2012

The Work of Director Chris Cunningham

22 October, 2003

Beastie Boys Story

24 April, 2020

The Making of Sun City

23 January, 1985

5 Sides of a Coin

12 November, 2004

Beat This!: A Hip Hop History

5 January, 1984

808

30 March, 2015

James Brown: Soul Survivor

29 October, 2003

The Freshest Kids

1 October, 2002

Leftfield: A Final Hit

3 October, 2005

And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

2 April, 2004

Beat Street

8 June, 1984

Sample This

12 September, 2013

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

1 December, 1990

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'

9 January, 2002

Bombin'

1 January, 1987

The Bass That Ate Miami: The Foundation

8 August, 2013

The Hip Hop Years

1999

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

2013

Hip Hop Evolution

2016

Sacrée soirée

1987