After a transformative trip to Africa, he adopted the name Afrika Bambaataa Aasim, meaning “affectionate leader,” and soon after founded the Universal Zulu Nation. The mission was clear. Redirect the ...

Allegations against Afrika Bambaataa are revisited following his death, highlighting civil cases, denials, and the ongoing ...

The Bronx-born artist, who was a key figure in hip-hop’s rise from local movement to global force, was accused of child sex ...

Afrika Bambaataa’s death hasn’t silenced the controversy, and Hassan Campbell just added fuel to a fire that refuses to go ...

Here I am, dazed and confused by the sad and tragic fall of Afrika Bambaataa, a preeminent pioneer of hip-hop.

The tributes to one of hip-hop’s founders were complicated by allegations of sexual abuse made against him in recent years.

A pioneering rapper and D.J. from the Bronx, Mr. Bambaataa was accused of child sexual abuse later in his career.

Pioneering rapper and DJ Afrika Bambaataa has died. The Bronx native was 67. The Hip Hop Alliance, headed by fellow hip hop ...

The musician is widely regarded as a hip hop pioneer but had a complicated legacy.

Pioneering hip-hop artist Afrika Bambaataa has died. He was 68. The rapper and DJ died at a hospital in Pennsylvania from ...

Afrika Bambaataa, a man widely considered one of the main pioneers of hip-hop, died in Pennsylvania of prostate cancer on ...

Afrika Bambaataa, the Bronx-bred DJ helped shape hip-hop, died April 9.