"I had no idea I was building the foundation of a culture the whole world would one day claim as its own," the turntable ...

Sampling has been part of the genre since the beginning. The rapper names the three songs that artists keep turning to.

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Afrika Bambaataa shaped the New York sound at street parties ...

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Afrika Bambaataa, a man widely considered one of the main pioneers of hip-hop, died in Pennsylvania of prostate cancer on Thursday, according to his lawyer. He was 68. Bambaataa's sudden death was met ...

The Bronx-born DJ was known as a pioneer in hip-hop. His legacy was tarnished in later years amid child sex assault allegations.

Here I am, dazed and confused by the sad and tragic fall of Afrika Bambaataa, a preeminent pioneer of hip-hop.

Diagnosed with cerebral palsy at birth and freestyle rapping since he was six, the artist born Jaquawn Gatson performed at ...

NEW YORK CITY, New York — Afrika Bambaataa, the influential DJ, producer and early architect of hip-hop, has died at 68. His ...

A pioneering rapper and D.J. from the Bronx, Mr. Bambaataa was accused of child sexual abuse later in his career.