Afrika Bambaataa
April 17, 1957 (67 years old) in The Bronx, New York, USA
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
Credits
- 2020 ·Beastie Boys Storyas Self (archive footage)
- 2016 ·Hip Hop Evolutionas Self
- 2015 ·808as Self
- 2013 ·Sample Thisas
- 2013 ·The Bass That Ate Miami: The Foundationas Self
- 2013 ·Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknownas
- 2012 ·Something from Nothing: The Art of Rapas Self
- 2008 ·Hip Hop Story from Croatiaas Himself
- 2007 ·NY77: The Coolest Year in Hellas Self
- 2005 ·Leftfield: A Final Hitas
- 2004 ·5 Sides of a Coinas Himself
- 2004 ·And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hopas Self
- 2003 ·James Brown: Soul Survivoras
- 2003 ·The Work of Director Chris Cunninghamas Car Park Attendant
- 2002 ·The Freshest Kidsas
- 2002 ·The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'as Self
- 1999 ·The Hip Hop Yearsas Self
- 1998 ·Modulationsas Self
- 1998 ·Falco - Hoch wie nieas Self (archive footage)
- 1995 ·Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beatas
- 1995 ·The Showas Self
- 1990 ·One World, One Voiceas Self
- 1990 ·Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porteras Self
- 1987 ·Sacrée soiréeas Self
- 1987 ·Bombin'as Self
- 1985 ·The Making of Sun Cityas
- 1984 ·Beat Streetas
- 1984 ·Beat This!: A Hip Hop Historyas Himself