Today, we recognize the 68th birthday of one of Hip Hop’s foundational figures, Afrika Bambaataa—a man whose influence helped shape the sound, style, and soul of the genre as we know it. Born Kevin ...

Afrika Bambaataaspeaks at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in New York in 2006. Hundreds, if not thousands of hip-hop artists have sampled James Brown. Legendary DJ Afrika ...

Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa, who was accused in 2016 of molesting a 15-year-old in 1980, is being sued for sex trafficking by a man who says he was just 12 years old at the time of the abuse, ...

Today a press release from one week ago was forwarded to me. And while it misspells Afrika Bambaataa’s last name, dude’s last name is Bambaataa. Our biggest question is: When they say Sharivari is ...

At 53 years old, Afrika Bambaataa has truly earned the title “Grandfather/Godfather Of Hip-Hop”. With a body of work spanning nearly 4 decades, this former Bronx street gang warlord and founder of the ...

Any DJ with any sense knows she or he owes a debt to Afrika Bambaataa. And if she or he happens to be spinning hip-hop, make that double. Yeah, Grandmaster Flash, Kool Herc, and DJ Hollywood were all ...

Advocacy organization Hip-Hop Stands with Survivors has filed an FCC complaint against New York radio station Hot 97 and Funkmaster Flex over comments the DJ made about Afrika Bambaataa, who has been ...

Endless rows of brand-new white cardboard boxes stacked chest-high greet you as you walk into Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, a posh art gallery on Greenwich. An amber-haired archivist in his early 30s ...

In an interview with Washington City Paper last week, hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa chastised D.C. FM radio stations for not playing enough local go-go and hip-hop. D.C. rappers have long ...