Afrika Bambaataa

ActorSound Apr 17 (died age 68) The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA 1984–2020 (36 year career)

7.4 avg rating

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

Film

Beastie Boys Story

Self (archive footage)

Film

Beat Street

6.8 1984

Film

Hip Hop Evolution

Self

Film

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

Self

Film

Scratch

7.7 2001

Film

The Work of Director Chris Cunningham

Car Park Attendant

Film

808

Self

Film

Sample This

Self

Filmography

Acting (30)

Movies (25)

Beastie Boys Story

2020

as Self (archive footage)

7.5

808

2015

as Self

7.3

The Bass That Ate Miami: The Foundation

as Self

Sample This

as Self

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

2012

as Self

6.7

Hip Hop Story from Croatia

2008

as Himself

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

2007

as Self

7.5

Leftfield: A Final Hit

2005

8.0

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

2004

as Self

4.0

5 Sides of a Coin

2004

as Himself

James Brown: Soul Survivor

2003

7.5

The Work of Director Chris Cunningham

2003

as Car Park Attendant

8.1

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'

as Self

The Freshest Kids

Scratch

Modulations

as Self

Falco - Hoch wie nie

as Self (archive footage)

8.0

The Show

1995

as Self

6.4

Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat

1995

7.0

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

1990

as Self

One World, One Voice

1990

as Self

Bombin'

1987

as Self

7.7

The Making of Sun City

Beat Street

Beat This!: A Hip Hop History

1984

as Himself

7.0

Television (5)

Hip Hop Evolution

as Self

Soundbreaking

as Self

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

The Hip Hop Years

as Self

Sacrée Soirée

as Self

Crew (1)

Television (1)

Graffiti Rock

1984

Music Consultant

6.2