Hip Hop Living Legend
Afrika Bambaataa is one of the three Godfathers of hip hop culture. A world-renowned DJ from the South Bronx, who was instrumental in the early development of Hip Hop throughout the 1970s. Afrika Bambaataa is one of the three main originators of break-beat deeJjaying, and is respectfully known as the “Grandfather”, “Godfather” and "The Amen Ra of Universal Hip Hop Culture" as well as "The Father of The Electro-Funk Sound". Through his co-opting of the street gang the Black Spades into the music and culture-oriented Universal Zulu Nation, he is responsible for spreading rap and hip-hop culture throughout the world. Like many of the early pioneers in Hip-Hop, he is of West Indian descent. On September 27, 2007, he was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (source: hihop.sh)
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