Afrika Bambaataa

Biography

Afrika Bambaataa, born Lance Taylor, was 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.

Known For

Sacrée soirée

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

Hip Hop Evolution

Beastie Boys Story

Soundbreaking

Beat Street

The Hip Hop Years

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

All Movies (25)

• Beastie Boys Story2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• 8082015 · as Self
• Sample This2013 · as Self
• The Bass That Ate Miami: The Foundation2013 · as Self
• Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap2012 · as Self
• Hip Hop Story from Croatia2008 · as Himself
• NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell2007 · as Self
• Leftfield: A Final Hit2005
• 5 Sides of a Coin2004 · as Himself
• And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop2004 · as Self
• James Brown: Soul Survivor2003
• The Work of Director Chris Cunningham2003 · as Car Park Attendant
• The Freshest Kids2002
• The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'2002 · as Self
• Scratch2001
• Modulations1998 · as Self
• Falco - Hoch wie nie1998 · as Self (archive footage)
• Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat1995
• The Show1995 · as Self
• One World, One Voice1990 · as Self
• Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter1990 · as Self
• Bombin'1987 · as Self
• The Making of Sun City1985
• Beat Street1984
• Beat This!: A Hip Hop History1984 · as Himself

All TV Shows (6)

• Soundbreaking2016 · as Self
• Hip Hop Evolution2016 · as Self
• Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown2013
• And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop2004 · as Self
• The Hip Hop Years1999 · as Self
• Sacrée soirée1987 · as Self