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 Story as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · Hip Hop Evolution as Self
- 2015 · 808 as Self
- 2013 · Sample This as
- 2013 · Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown as
- 2012 · Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap as Self
- 2008 · Hip Hop Story from Croatia as Himself
- 2007 · NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell as Self
- 2005 · Leftfield: A Final Hit as
- 2004 · 5 Sides of a Coin as Himself
- 2004 · And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop as Self
- 2003 · James Brown: Soul Survivor as
- 2003 · The Work of Director Chris Cunningham as Car Park Attendant
- 2002 · The Freshest Kids as
- 2002 · The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' as Self
- 1999 · The Hip Hop Years as Self
- 1998 · Modulations as Self
- 1998 · Falco - Hoch wie nie as Self (archive footage)
- 1995 · Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat as
- 1995 · The Show as Self
- 1990 · One World, One Voice as Self
- 1990 · Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter as Self
- 1987 · Bombin' as Self
- 1985 · The Making of Sun City as
- 1984 · Beat Street as
- 1984 · Beat This!: A Hip Hop History as Himself