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Bronx rapper and DJ Afrika Bambaataa dies at 67 with troubled legacy

Pioneering rapper and DJ Afrika Bambaataa has died.

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Bronx rap pioneer Afrika Bambaataa dies at 67 with a troubled legacy

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Afrika Bambaataa, controversial hip-hop pioneer, dies aged 68

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Afrika Bambaataa, hip-hop pioneer and founder of Universal Zulu Nation, has died

Afrika Bambaataa, a hip-hop pioneer and the Father of the Electro Funk Sound, has died.

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Hip Hop Pioneer Afrika Bambaataa Passes Away at 67 — Report

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Hip-hop pioneer dies of cancer at age 68

Hip-Hop Pioneer Afrika Bambaataa Dead at 67

Afrika Bambaataa, the visionary DJ, rapper, producer, and activist and later faced multiple, widespread accusations of sexual abuse, has died at 67.

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Afrika Bambaataa Dead At 67

Afrika Bambaataa, the hip-hop pioneer who was successfully sued for child sex trafficking later in life, is dead. Bambaataa died around 3 a.m. today in Pennsylvania due to complications from cancer, TMZ reports.

Founder of hip-hop and creator of Universal Zulu Nation Afrika Bambaata. Biography

American rapper, DJ and producer Afrika Bambaataa died on April 9, 2026 in Pennsylvania from complications caused by prostate cancer. He was 68 years old. The musician went down in history as one of the three founding fathers of hip-hop and the creator of the legendary track "Planet Rock".