Afrika Bambaataa
Acting·April 17, 1957·† April 9, 2026 — 68 years old·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.
Known For
Beastie Boys Story
2020·7.5
Beat Street
1984·6.9
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013·7.7
Hip Hop Evolution
2016·7.5
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
2012·6.7
Scratch
2001·7.8
808
2015·7.3
The Work of Director Chris Cunningham
2003·8.2
Sample This
2013·6.7
Modulations
1998·7.2
Soundbreaking
2016·7.8
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
2007·7.5
Filmography · 32
2020Beastie Boys StorySelf (archive footage)2016SoundbreakingTVSelf2016Hip Hop EvolutionTVSelf2015808Self2013Sample ThisSelf2013The Bass That Ate Miami: The FoundationSelf2013Anthony Bourdain: Parts UnknownTV2012Something from Nothing: The Art of RapSelf2008Hip Hop Story from CroatiaHimself2007NY77: The Coolest Year in HellSelf2005Leftfield: A Final Hit20045 Sides of a CoinHimself2004And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-HopTVSelf2004And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-HopSelf2003James Brown: Soul Survivor2003The Work of Director Chris CunninghamCar Park Attendant2002The Freshest Kids2002The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'Self2001Scratch1999The Hip Hop YearsTVSelf1998ModulationsSelf1998Falco - Hoch wie nieSelf (archive footage)1995Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat1995The ShowSelf1990One World, One VoiceSelf1990Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole PorterSelf1987Sacrée soiréeTVSelf1987Bombin'Self1985The Making of Sun City1984Graffiti RockTVMusic Consultant1984Beat Street1984Beat This!: A Hip Hop HistoryHimself