Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
April 17, 1957
Died
April 9, 2026
Age
68
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Popularity
1.1
Afrika Bambaataa
Acting
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.
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Known For
5.7
Sacrée soirée
1987 · TV
7.7
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013 · TV
7.5
Beastie Boys Story
2020 · Movie
7.8
Soundbreaking
2016 · TV
7.5
Hip Hop Evolution
2016 · TV
7.2
808
2015 · Movie
7.1
Graffiti Rock
1984 · TV
7.0
The Hip Hop Years
1999 · TV
6.9
Beat Street
1984 · Movie
7.7
Bombin'
1987 · Movie
6.7
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
2012 · Movie
9.0
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
2002 · Movie
Filmography
2020
Beastie Boys Story
Movie · Self (archive footage)
7.5
2016
Soundbreaking
TV · Self
7.8
2016
Hip Hop Evolution
TV · Self
7.5
2015
808
Movie · Self
7.2
2013
Sample This
Movie · Self
6.7
2013
The Bass That Ate Miami: The Foundation
Movie · Self
10.0
2013
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
TV
7.7
2012
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
Movie · Self
6.7
2008
Hip Hop Story from Croatia
Movie · Himself
0.0
2007
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
Movie · Self
7.5
2005
Leftfield: A Final Hit
Movie
8.0
2004
5 Sides of a Coin
Movie · Himself
10.0
2004
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
TV · Self
0.0
2003
James Brown: Soul Survivor
Movie
7.7
2003
The Work of Director Chris Cunningham
Movie · Car Park Attendant
8.1
2002
The Freshest Kids
Movie
7.9
2002
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
Movie · Self
9.0
2001
Scratch
Movie
7.8
1999
The Hip Hop Years
TV · Self
7.0
1998
Modulations
Movie · Self
7.2
1998
Falco - Hoch wie nie
Movie · Self (archive footage)
9.0
1995
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
Movie
7.5
1995
The Show
Movie · Self
7.0
1990
One World, One Voice
Movie · Self
0.0