Afrika Bambaataa
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 17 April 1957 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- 9 April 2026
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
Acting 25
- 2020Beastie Boys Story as Self (archive footage)
- 2015808 as Self
- 2013Sample This as Self
- 2013The Bass That Ate Miami: The Foundation as Self
- 2012Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap as Self
- 2008Hip Hop Story from Croatia as Himself
- 2007NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell as Self
- 2005Leftfield: A Final Hit
- 20045 Sides of a Coin as Himself
- 2004And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop as Self
- 2003James Brown: Soul Survivor
- 2003The Work of Director Chris Cunningham as Car Park Attendant
- 2002The Freshest Kids
- 2002The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' as Self
- 2001Scratch
- 1998Modulations as Self
- 1998Falco - Hoch wie nie as Self (archive footage)
- 1995Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
- 1995The Show as Self
- 1990One World, One Voice as Self
- 1990Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter as Self
- 1987Bombin' as Self
- 1985The Making of Sun City
- 1984Beat Street
- 1984Beat This!: A Hip Hop History as Himself