Afrika Bambaataa
Acting
- Born 17/04/1957
- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- Died 09/04/2026
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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Beastie Boys Story
2020
Soundbreaking
2016
Hip Hop Evolution
2016
808
2015
Sample This
2013
The Bass That Ate Miami: The Foundation
2013
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
2012
Hip Hop Story from Croatia
2008
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
2007
Leftfield: A Final Hit
2005
5 Sides of a Coin
2004
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004
James Brown: Soul Survivor
2003
The Work of Director Chris Cunningham
2003
The Freshest Kids
2002
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
2002
Scratch
2001
The Hip Hop Years
1999
Modulations
1998
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
1995
The Show
1995
One World, One Voice
1990
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990
Sacrée soirée
1987
Bombin'
1987
The Making of Sun City
1985
Beat Street
1984
Beat This!: A Hip Hop History
1984