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Afrika Bambaataa, a pioneering figure in hip-hop, has died. His significant influence on the genre was overshadowed in recent years by numerous accusations of sexual abuse from men who knew him in their childhood.
Afrika Bambaataa ist im Alter von 68 Jahren an Krebs gestorben. Der „Godfather of Hip Hop" geriet zuletzt wegen Missbrauchsvorwürfen in die Schlagzeilen.
Afrika Bambaataa, the pioneering rapper and record producer behind hit tracks like “Planet Rock” who founded the Zulu Nation hip-hop organization and was later accused of multiple instances of sexual abuse of young men, died on Thursday. He was 67. Born Lance Taylor, the rapper died from complications of cancer in Pennsylvania, according to TMZ. […]