A chance encounter led to overnight success for the Sequence, a seminal trio whose “Funk You Up” broke barriers.
His song "Planet Rock," released in 1982 with Soulsonic Force, was a seminal record in defining electro-funk, though his ...
The musician was best known for his seminal 1982 track 'Planet Rock.' ...
Soul music may have experienced a golden age in the 1970s, but R&B legends, new and old, continued to release groundbreaking tunes in the 1980s. Dance music evolved, disco was far from dead, and the ...
NEW YORK CITY, New York — Afrika Bambaataa, the influential DJ, producer and early architect of hip-hop, has died at 68. His ...
With fellow members Cheryl Cook and Angie Stone, the trio was first female hip-hop act to chart a hit single.
George Clinton opened his inaugural P-Funk Fest in Tallahassee on April 11, launching an event expected to recur annually, according to HBCU Game Day. Members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., from ...
A pioneering rapper and D.J. from the Bronx, Mr. Bambaataa was accused of child sexual abuse later in his career.
Afrika Bambaataa, one of the progenitors of hip-hop whose breakthrough track "Planet Rock" helped define electro-funk and ...
In September 1985, British band the Blow Monkeys, led by smooth-voiced, sharp-suited and floppy-fringed frontman, Dr. Robert, ...
Afrika Bambaataa, the Bronx-bred DJ helped shape hip-hop, died April 9.
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 ...