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Harmony and LG. The first single, 1987's "Dance To The Drums/No Joke", was produced by Bambaataa and Baker with musicians Keith LeBlanc and Doug Wimbish. Bambaataa was involved in the Stop the Violence Movement, and with other hip hop artists recorded "Self Destruction", a 12" single
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American single made on a computer, namely the Fairlight CMI. Inspired by techno groups such as
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3252:Golding, Sheniqua (April 17, 2016).
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2995:Dracoulis, Nicola (March 29, 2010).
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1939:"Agharta – The City of Shamballa"
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2546:Chang, Jeff (December 18, 2023).
1966:"Got to Get Up" (vs. Carpe Diem)
1360:Tommy Boy/Rhino/Atlantic Records
610:In 1980, Bambaataa's groups made
322:dating as far back as the 1970s.
27:American DJ, rapper, and producer
3420:Wedge, Dave (October 16, 2016).
3336:Willis, Kiersten (May 9, 2016).
3280:Platon, Adele (April 13, 2016).
2293:Willis, Kiersten (May 9, 2016).
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1177:Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records
1172:Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere)
1165:Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records
634:Afrika Bambaataa (left) in 2004
591:He was also the founder of the
318:due to multiple allegations of
3308:Kreps, Daniel (June 1, 2016).
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3967:Sony Music Publishing artists
3922:African-American male rappers
3658:DJ Afrika Bambaataa Interview
3364:Ivey, Justin (May 31, 2016).
2810:"Afrika Bambaataa is hip-hop"
2808:Hyman, Eve (April 29, 2013).
2499:fink, robert (October 2005).
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3817:Looking for the Perfect Beat
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2690:. Los Angeles, California:
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1058:roles in the organization.
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3868:Silver Screen Shower Scene
3668:Afrika Bambaataa Interview
3625:Afrika Bambaataa biography
3074:. Polystar. Archived from
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1011:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
3957:Tommy Boy Records artists
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3691:Afrika Bambaataa Official
2999:. Holy Roller Productions
2931:"The Beat Box Bites Back"
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920:Rage Against the Machine
910:" combining electro and
874:In 1990, Bambaataa made
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528:Birth of the Zulu Nation
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3600:Official Charts Company
3027:Star Time: Song by Song
2937:. Global Darkness. 1984
2847:Forman, Murray (2002).
2661:. pp. 16, 18, 57.
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2412:Brewster, Bill (2000).
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817:Little Steven Van Zandt
508:and synthesizer player
504:"beat-box" by producer
3947:Rappers from the Bronx
3932:DJs from New York City
3765:The Decade of Darkness
3744:Planet Rock: The Album
2687:The Hollywood Reporter
2607:New Pittsburgh Courier
2548:"It's a Hip-Hop World"
2479:The Hollywood Reporter
2324:Iton, Richard (2006).
1961:Low Spirit Recordings
1342:Electro Funk Breakdown
1294:Electro Funk Breakdown
1217:The Decade of Darkness
1160:Planet Rock: The Album
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2365:. Chicago, Illinois:
2268:Universal Zulu Nation
1431:Peak chart positions
1304:Return to Planet Rock
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3982:American hip hop DJs
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3575:on November 22, 2012
3173:. December 26, 2007.
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1708:"Bambaataa's Theme"
1678:"World Destruction"
1653:"Frantic Situation"
1513:Warner Bros. Records
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698:Trans-Europe Express
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3078:on December 6, 1998
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2692:Eldridge Industries
2387:Katz, Mark (2012).
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2150:Oxford Music Online
1206:EMI America Records
1186:Death Mix Throwdown
1128:Paul Winley Records
1022:Covington, Kentucky
999:character roles on
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895:(ANC), in honor of
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477:a test cassette of
3783:Compilation albums
3343:Atlanta Black Star
3105:Officialcharts.com
3048:. KMEL Beat Report
2789:. 1996. p. 21
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2299:Atlanta Black Star
2260:"Afrika Bambaataa"
2118:"Afrika Bambaataa"
1700:Celluloid Records
1493:"Jazzy Sensation"
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989:Some Thing Came Up
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2891:on April 22, 2018
2864:978-0-8195-6397-2
2761:. London, England
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2637:The Village Voice
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3321:December 9,
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2724:: 339–356.
2557:December 9,
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2372:October 23,
2226:Chang, Jeff
2023:Planet Rock
1990:Afrika Shox
1845:BMG Records
1630:James Brown
1524:Planet Rock
1280:Zulu Groove
1096:Discography
1078:Bronx River
1017:James Brown
953:Vanilla Sky
948:Afrika Shox
938:Afrika Shox
912:house music
908:Planet Rock
821:Joey Ramone
796:James Brown
791:Beat Street
776:punk rocker
745:Futura 2000
710:Captain Sky
678:Planet Rock
659:Bow Wow Wow
626:Recognition
522:electronica
518:turntablism
514:Planet Rock
282:South Bronx
199:Planet Rock
138:Occupations
3896:Categories
3681:WhoSampled
3542:October 6,
3046:daveyd.com
2941:August 10,
2895:August 25,
2667:B001R9DHYE
2309:January 5,
2070:References
1682:John Lydon
1446:US R&B
1090:trafficked
997:voice-over
971:Gary Numan
849:Boy George
825:Run–D.M.C.
798:, titled "
779:John Lydon
725:Rammellzee
686:John Robie
667:Danceteria
601:Jazzy Five
510:John Robie
498:electronic
487:electropop
342:, with an
326:Early life
119:electronic
75:1957-04-17
60:Birth name
3758:The Light
3686:Instagram
3465:March 12,
3287:Billboard
2820:DMG Media
2738:162937679
2533:162937679
2525:0261-1430
2278:August 8,
1996:Leftfield
1796:Bassheads
1509:Tommy Boy
1332:Avex Trax
1250:ZYX Music
1200:The Light
1145:Manhattan
1123:Death Mix
1082:Melle Mel
1049:molesting
1002:Kung Faux
993:Bassheads
987:'s album
977:'s album
934:Leftfield
929:Renegades
861:Yellowman
807:apartheid
772:Time Zone
706:Babe Ruth
657:'s group
651:Mudd Club
644:Manhattan
612:Death Mix
471:Kraftwerk
453:MC Solaar
413:Kraftwerk
397:Kool Herc
385:Bhambatha
336:Barbadian
298:breakbeat
177:Tommy Boy
165:1977–2013
124:breakbeat
91:The Bronx
3880:Sun City
3838:Reckless
3644:AllMusic
3579:March 5,
3568:AllMusic
3459:Archived
2786:The Wire
2434:43445660
2228:(2005).
2056:See also
1733:Reckless
1452:US Dance
1190:Blatant
1139:Sun City
829:Lou Reed
812:Sun City
721:graffiti
669:and the
647:new wave
538:graffiti
475:The Roxy
344:activist
332:Jamaican
286:New York
149:producer
3855:Related
3454:YouTube
3349:May 15,
3293:May 15,
3265:May 15,
3237:May 15,
3082:June 5,
3003:July 9,
2970:July 9,
2884:YouTube
2879:"Video"
2793:May 25,
2765:May 25,
1943:WestBam
1837:Profile
1418:Singles
1261:Hottie
975:Jamelia
961:WestBam
865:Atlanta
741:PHASE 2
723:artist
702:Numbers
586:b-girls
479:EBN-OZN
460:Jazzy 5
294:hip hop
290:electro
192:Capitol
109:Hip hop
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1440:US Pop
1434:Label
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1244:Jazzin
1114:Label
1111:Album
1101:Albums
889:London
859:, and
809:album
747:, and
605:Raheim
582:b-boys
546:DJ Dee
534:B-boys
489:group
391:Career
370:Africa
187:Winley
170:Labels
152:rapper
102:Genres
97:, U.S.
87:Origin
3831:Unity
3802:Songs
3487:Slate
3010:tour.
2815:Metro
2734:S2CID
2529:S2CID
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