Afrika Bambaataa, Influential Hip Hop Artist and Zulu Nation Founder, Dies at 67
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Relevance
11/25
Freshness
25/25
Authority
18/20
Brand Signal
6/15
Depth
4/15
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Afrika Bambaataa, the pioneering rapper, producer and DJ who created arguably the first fusion of rap and electronic music with 1982’s “Planet Rock” and others hits but whose legacy was later tarnished by multiple instances of sexual abuse of young men, died on Thursday. He was 67. Born Lance Taylor, he died from complications of […]


