Person

Afrika Bambaataa

Acting · 1957–2026 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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.

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  Sacrée soirée

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  Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

  2013

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  Beastie Boys Story

  Self (archive footage)

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  Soundbreaking

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  Hip Hop Evolution

  Self

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  Graffiti Rock

  Music Consultant

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  The Hip Hop Years

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  808

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  Beat Street

  1984

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  James Brown: Soul Survivor

  2003

• 2020Beastie Boys StorySelf (archive footage)
• 2016SoundbreakingSelf
• 2016Hip Hop EvolutionSelf
• 2015808Self
• 2013Sample ThisSelf
• 2013The Bass That Ate Miami: The FoundationSelf
• 2013Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
• 2012Something from Nothing: The Art of RapSelf
• 2008Hip Hop Story from CroatiaHimself
• 2007NY77: The Coolest Year in HellSelf
• 2005Leftfield: A Final Hit
• 20045 Sides of a CoinHimself
• 2004And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-HopSelf
• 2004And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-HopSelf
• 2003James Brown: Soul Survivor
• 2003The Work of Director Chris CunninghamCar Park Attendant
• 2002The Freshest Kids
• 2002The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'Self
• 2001Scratch
• 1999The Hip Hop YearsSelf
• 1998ModulationsSelf
• 1998Falco - Hoch wie nieSelf (archive footage)
• 1995Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
• 1995The ShowSelf
• 1990One World, One VoiceSelf
• 1990Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole PorterSelf
• 1987Sacrée soiréeSelf
• 1987Bombin'Self
• 1985The Making of Sun City
• 1984Graffiti RockMusic Consultant
• 1984Beat Street
• 1984Beat This!: A Hip Hop HistoryHimself