Featured In
ALBUMDo Be Do (Sad Song ) - SingleAfrika Bambaataa
Albums by Afrika Bambaataa
ALBUMBoom Boom (Deluxe Version) - SingleAfrika Bambaataa
ALBUMLost Generation (Remastered)Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force
ALBUMDark Matter Moving At the Speed of LightAfrika Bambaataa
ALBUMVibe & MetalAfrika Bambaataa
ALBUMHydraulic FunkAfrika Bambaataa
ALBUMThe Dance AlbumAfrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force
ALBUMGot to Get Up - EPAfrika Bambaataa & Carpe Diem
ALBUMThe Decade of Darkness 1990 2000Afrika Bambaataa
ALBUMPlanet Rock: The AlbumAfrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force
ALBUMBeware (The Funk Is Everywhere)Afrika Bambaataa
Afrika Bambaataa's Popular Music Videos
Planet Rock
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force
Artist Biography
Together with other visionary DJs such as Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa can be credited with inventing hip-hop in the late 1970s and early 1980s. His musical innovations and genuinely collaborative style--considering any record fair game to infuse with a hip-hop beat--made him a pioneer in the form. Moving from a live band approach to a more high-tech sound resulted in the classic smash hit "Planet Rock" in 1982.
Hometown
The Bronx, NY, United States
Genre
Hip-Hop/Rap