Afrika Bambaata, Hip-Hop Pioneer, Dead at 68
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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 cancer. Born in The Bronx, Bambaataa began DJing block parties in the South Bronx in the early ’70s, which led to him being […]