Afrika Bambaataa
Known for: Acting
Born: April 17, 1957
Died: April 9, 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.
Known for
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
2007
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
1995
Beat This!: A Hip Hop History
1984
5 Sides of a Coin
2004
Bombin'
1987
One World, One Voice
1990
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
2002
The Bass That Ate Miami: The Foundation
2013
Modulations
1998
Falco - Hoch wie nie
1998
The Freshest Kids
2002
Leftfield: A Final Hit
2005
808
2015
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
2012
The Work of Director Chris Cunningham
2003
Hip Hop Story from Croatia
2008
Beastie Boys Story
2020
Sample This
2013
The Show
1995
James Brown: Soul Survivor
2003
Scratch
2001
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990
Beat Street
1984
The Making of Sun City
1985
The Hip Hop Years
1999
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013
Hip Hop Evolution
2016
Sacrée soirée
1987
Soundbreaking
2016
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004