Afrika Bambaataa, one of hip-hop’s founding pioneers, died on Thursday at the age of 68 from prostate cancer, according to ...

Afrika Bambaataa, the hip-hop pioneer with a checkered past of sexual abuse allegations, has died at the age of 68. The visionary rapper, DJ and producer (real name Lance Taylor) died on Thursday ...

Afrika Bambaataa — the influential but deeply controversial figure credited with shaping early hip‑hop — has died at 68. The Bronx‑born DJ and producer, whose real name was Lance Taylor, passed away ...

Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa dies at 68. The cultural icon, who helped shape the genre's foundations, passed from prostate cancer. April 18, 2026 AceShowbiz - Afrika Bambaataa, the pioneering ...

NEW YORK • Pioneering rapper and DJ Afrika Bambaataa has died. The Bronx native was 67. The Hip Hop Alliance, headed by fellow hip hop icon Kurtis Blow, announced his death Thursday. “Today, we ...

Afrika Bambaataa, whose real name was Lance Taylor, died on April 9, 2026, at approximately 3:00 a.m. in Pennsylvania from complications of cancer. He was 68 years old, having been born on April 17, ...

Trailblazing rapper, DJ and producer Afrika Bambaataa has passed away at the age of 68 following a battle with prostate cancer. For music-makers, his name once held reverence, but over the last decade ...

Afrika Bambaataa, a man widely considered one of the main pioneers of hip-hop, died Thursday of prostate cancer in Pennsylvania, according to his lawyer. He was 68. Bambaataa's sudden death was met ...

Afrika Bambaataa, a man widely considered one of the main pioneers of hip-hop, died in Pennsylvania of prostate cancer on Thursday, according to his lawyer. He was 68. Bambaataa’s sudden death was met ...