Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa dies at 68 from prostate cancer

Afrika Bambaataa, one of hip-hop’s founding pioneers, died on Thursday at the age of 68 from prostate cancer, according to his lawyer. Known for shaping early hip-hop culture through DJing, electro-funk and the Zulu Nation collective, his legacy is both celebrated and contested amid longstanding abu...

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