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Band of the Day (11.06.09): AFRIKA BAMBAATAA

  • 2:45 PM Nov 06
  • Source: MOG

One of the early pioneers of hip-hop, Afrika Bambaataa has been plugging away since 1980, and hasn't slowed down since. Read More

LOS ANGELES – Teen rap prodigy Shanavea Brown wasn't even born in the 1980s when Afrika Bambaataa was throwing down beats in the South Bronx and becoming the true godfather of the hip-hop culture and the father of the electro funk sound. Read More

Afrika Bambaataa

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A seminal Bronx DJ during the 1970s, Afrika Bambaataa ascended to godfather status with Planet Rock, the 1982 hip-hop classic ... Read the full Afrika Bambaataa bio.





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