Afrika BambaataaActingApril 17, 1957— April 9, 2026(68 years old)The Bronx, New York City, New York, USAPopularity: 0InstagramIMDbBiographyAfrika 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.Known For7.7Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown7.5Hip Hop EvolutionSelf7.8SoundbreakingSelf7.0The Hip Hop YearsSelf7.5Beastie Boys StorySelf (archive footage)6.8Beat Street6.7Something from Nothing: The Art of RapSelf6.4The ShowSelfRed Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole PorterSelf10.0The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'Self7.7Scratch7.5NY77: The Coolest Year in HellSelfFilmographyMovies25TV Shows4AllCast25CrewBrowse All2020s7.5Beastie Boys StorySelf (archive footage)2010s7.3808Self6.7Sample ThisSelf10.0The Bass That Ate Miami: The FoundationSelf6.7Something from Nothing: The Art of RapSelf2000sHip Hop Story from CroatiaHimself7.5NY77: The Coolest Year in HellSelf8.0Leftfield: A Final Hit4.0And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-HopSelf5 Sides of a CoinHimself7.5James Brown: Soul Survivor8.1The Work of Director Chris CunninghamCar Park Attendant10.0The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'Self8.1The Freshest Kids7.7Scratch1990s7.2ModulationsSelf6.4The ShowSelf7.0Rap: Looking for the Perfect BeatRed Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole PorterSelfOne World, One VoiceSelf1980s7.7Bombin'Self9.0The Making of Sun City6.8Beat Street7.0Beat This!: A Hip Hop HistoryHimself
