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Afrika Bambaataa
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Afrika Bambaataa (born April 19, 1957) is an American DJ from the South Bronx, New York who was instrumental in the early development of hip hop throughout the 1980s. Afrika Bambaataa is one of the three originators of break-beat deejaying, and is respectfully known as the “Grandfather” and “Godfather” and The Amen Ra of Universal Hip Hop Culture as well as The Father of The Electro Funk Sound. Through his co-opting of the street gang the Black Spades into the music and culture-oriented Universal Zulu Nation, he is responsible for spreading hip hop culture throughout the world. On September 27, 2007, he was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Read on...Song lines: ♪ We gotta rock it, don't stop it ... We gotta rock it, don't stop ... Gotta rock it, don't stop it ♫
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This song is listed #237 on Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
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