Afrika Bambaataa

ActingBORN: 1957-04-17The Bronx, New York, USA

Biography

Afrika Bambaataa, born Lance Taylor, is an American disc jockey, rapper, songwriter and producer. He is notable for releasing a series of genre-defining electro tracks in the 1980s that influenced the development of hip hop culture.

Top Filmography

7.5

Beastie Boys Story

2020 // MOVIE

6.8

Beat Street

1984 // MOVIE

7.7

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

2013 // TV

6.7

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

2012 // MOVIE

7.5

Hip Hop Evolution

2016 // TV

7.3

808

2015 // MOVIE

8.1

The Work of Director Chris Cunningham

2003 // MOVIE

6.7

Sample This

2013 // MOVIE

7.3

Modulations

1998 // MOVIE

7.5

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

2007 // MOVIE

6.4

The Show

1995 // MOVIE

7.5

James Brown: Soul Survivor

2003 // MOVIE

8.1

The Freshest Kids

2002 // MOVIE

4.0

And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

2004 // MOVIE

5.1

Sacrée Soirée

1987 // TV