Most old-old-school hip-hop fans consider Afrika Bambaataa’s massive record collection to be the Holy Grail. The Bronx DJ’s huge hoard of beats and breaks meant he was known as “Master of Records,” ...

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Three decades ago, Afrika Bambaataa found the perfect beat when he made the “Planet Rock.” And it was that beat-breaking track that bridged the gap between hip-hop and electronic music. But there’s ...

One of the best producers in the world right now is Kaytranada. The Canadian born beatmaker remixes Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force's iconic 1982 “Planet Rock," which Kay renamed the “Planet ...

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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 ...

Few hip-hop artists have stretched the definition of dance music further than Afrika Bambaataa. While many deejays now specialize in a particular style — trance, chill-out, jungle — Bambaataa brings ...

The 305’s musical tastes are as diverse as the masses who live here. We’re a bunch of EDM beat freaks, salsa fanatics, Rasta lovers, hip-hop heads, hardcore punks, and indie obsessives. But we can all ...

Afrika Bambaataa is one of the architects of hip-hop culture as we know it. He was there when DJ Kool Herc and Kool DJ Dee were throwing the parties that were the foundation stone of hip-hop in New ...

It sounded like a good idea at the time — but that was before the sexual abuse allegations. Cornell University announced in March that it would house Afrika Bambaataa’s massive vinyl collection to ...

BFI Southbank will welcome world renowned Hip Hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa to the stage on 1 December for a very special ‘in conversation’ event hosted by filmmaker and musician Don Letts. Forming ...

“I would consider Bambaataa to be one of the three biggest musical influences in my life, along with Grandmaster Flash and Kurtis Mantronik,” Shadow tells Rolling Stone. “He was a DJ with a vision and ...