Few figures in history inspire as much debate as Afrika Bambaataa. As one of the architects of Hip-Hop culture, Bambaataa helped transform a local Bronx movement into a global phenomenon through the ...

MC Shan called out his longtime rival KRS-One in an eye-opening recent interview. Speaking on the Murder Master Music Show, Shan spoke angrily about the allegations against hip-hop pioneer Afrika ...

Afrika Bambaataa, a pioneer in hip-hop and electronic music in the 1970s and '80s, has died. Later in life, he was accused by several men of sexually abusing them when they were children. The musician ...

In March, Ron Savage shocked the music-loving world when he appeared on DJ Star's Star Chamber YouTube channel to accuse Afrika Bambaataa of sexual molestation as far back as the early 1980s. Savage ...

Afrika Bambaataa, widely credited as one of the early figures in hip-hop, has reportedly died at the age of 67. The DJ and producer is known for his contributions to the development of hip-hop culture ...

During a recent episode of 'The Almanac of Rap,' the producer revealed which rapper he'd choose to turn Apple's "Daybreak" ringtone into a full song. 15 hours ago “For me if you keep it hip-hop, ...

Photos by Eddie Pearson for Okayplayer. All of this unfolded under the watchful and warm eye of the renegade of funk himself, sitting on the balcony bobbing his head as he was worshipped like the DJ ...

Back in September, it was revealed that a John Doe accuser had filed a civil lawsuit against Afrika Bambaataa. John Doe claimed Bambaataa molested him for four years in the early 1990s, starting when ...

Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa (born Lance Taylor) has died at age 68. According to TMZ, which first reported the news, the "Planet Rock" artist died Thursday (April 9) from complications due to ...

Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa has died at the age of 67, TMZ reported. The influential DJ and producer passed away early Thursday in Pennsylvania, with the cause of death linked to complications ...