Afrika Bambaataa
Known for acting · Born 17 April 1957 · Died 9 April 2026 · aged 68 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
31 credits
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
Hip Hop Evolution
2016
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
2012
Modulations
1998
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
2007
808
2015
The Work of Director Chris Cunningham
2003
Beastie Boys Story
2020
The Freshest Kids
2002
Bombin'
1987
5 Sides of a Coin
2004
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
2002
Falco - Hoch wie nie
Falco - Hoch wie nie
1998
Acting (30)
2020Beastie Boys StorySelf (archive footage)Film
2016Hip Hop EvolutionSelf · 16 episodesSeries
2016SoundbreakingSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2015808SelfFilm
2013Anthony Bourdain: Parts UnknownSeries
2013Sample ThisSelfFilm
2013The Bass That Ate Miami: The FoundationSelfFilm
2012Something from Nothing: The Art of RapSelfFilm
2008Hip Hop Story from CroatiaHimselfFilm
2007NY77: The Coolest Year in HellSelfFilm
2005Leftfield: A Final HitFilm
20045 Sides of a CoinHimselfFilm
2004And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-HopSelf · 5 episodesSeries
2003The Work of Director Chris CunninghamCar Park AttendantFilm
2003James Brown: Soul SurvivorFilm
2002The Freshest KidsFilm
2002The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'SelfFilm
2001ScratchFilm
1999The Hip Hop YearsSelfSeries
1998ModulationsSelfFilm
1998Falco - Hoch wie nieSelf (archive footage)Film
1995The ShowSelfFilm
1995Rap: Looking for the Perfect BeatFilm
1990One World, One VoiceSelfFilm
1990Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole PorterSelfFilm
1987Sacrée soiréeSelfSeries
1987Bombin'SelfFilm
1985The Making of Sun CityFilm
1984Beat StreetFilm
1984Beat This!: A Hip Hop HistoryHimselfFilm
Sound (1)
1984Graffiti RockMusic ConsultantSeries