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Afrika Bambaataa

1957 - Today

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Lance Taylor (born April 17, 1957), also known as Afrika Bambaataa (), is a retired American DJ, rapper, and record producer. He is notable for releasing a series of genre-defining electro tracks in the 1980s that influenced the development of hip hop culture. Afrika Bambaataa is one of the originators of breakbeat DJing. Through his co-opting of his street gang Black Spades into the music and culture-oriented organization Universal Zulu Nation, he has helped spread hip hop culture throughout the world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Afrika Bambaataa is the 753rd most popular singer (up from 816th in 2019), the 4,449th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,339th in 2019) and the 231st most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Afrika Bambaataa ranks 753 out of 4,381. Before him are Shawn Mendes, Andreas Vollenweider, Plastic Bertrand, Gino Paoli, Richard Carpenter, and Sayed Darwish. After him are Navneet Aditya Waiba, Peggy March, Joseph Schmidt, Izhar Cohen, Halsey, and Redman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Afrika Bambaataa ranks 144. Before him are Mark Gordon, Mary Bell, Jaco Van Dormael, Marc Platt, John Lasseter, and Vladimir Tkachenko. After him are Duško Ivanović, Tetsuo Sugamata, Nikos Galis, Viktor Vekselberg, Hansi Müller, and Kevin Rudd.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Afrika Bambaataa ranks 4,449 out of 20,380. Before him are Jim Carroll (1949), David Stern (1942), Roger Ailes (1940), Dennis Sullivan (1941), Norman Finkelstein (1953), and Chavo Guerrero Jr. (1970). After him are Burt Kennedy (1922), Nick Bollettieri (1931), Clarence Thomas (1948), David Rasche (1944), Timothy Dexter (1747), and Robert Surtees (1906).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Afrika Bambaataa ranks 231. Before him are Pink (1979), Betty Everett (1939), Patti Page (1927), Pharrell Williams (1973), Bobby Darin (1936), and Richard Carpenter (1946). After him are Peggy March (1948), Halsey (1994), Redman (1970), Judy Collins (1939), B. J. Thomas (1942), and AJ McLean (1978).

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