Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Afrika Bambaataa, the pioneering rapper, producer and DJ who created arguably the first fusion of rap and electronic music with ...

The Bronx native is credited as one of hip-hop's founding architects. By Michael Saponara Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa (born Lance Taylor) has died at age 68. According to TMZ, which first ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New York hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa has died at 68. TMZ reported he died from complications of cancer early Thursday, April ...

His song "Planet Rock," released in 1982 with Soulsonic Force, was a seminal record in defining electro-funk, though his legacy was tarnished after several allegations of sexual abuse. By Carly Thomas ...

Afrika Bambaataa has died. As a founding member of Universal Zulu Nation and the DJ behind hits like “Planet Rock,” Bambaataa was a hugely influential figure in the world of early hip-hop, ...