Afrika Bambaataa, born Lance Taylor, was an American disc jockey, rapper, songwriter and producer. He is notable for releasing a series of genre-defining electro tracks in the 1980s that influenced the development of hip hop culture.

KNOWN FOR

Sacrée soirée
1988
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2014
Soundbreaking
2016
Beastie Boys Story
2020
Hip Hop Evolution
2016
Graffiti Rock
1984
The Hip Hop Years
1999
Beat Street
1984
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
2012
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
2002
James Brown: Soul Survivor
2003

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
30
Sound
1
2020
Beastie Boys Story
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Hip Hop Evolution
as Self
2016
Soundbreaking
as Self
2015
808
as Self
2014
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013
Sample This
as Self
2013
The Bass That Ate Miami: The Foundation
as Self
2012
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
as Self
2008
Hip Hop Story from Croatia
as Himself
2007
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
as Self
2005
Leftfield: A Final Hit
2004
5 Sides of a Coin
as Himself
2004
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self
2003
The Work of Director Chris Cunningham
as Car Park Attendant
2003
James Brown: Soul Survivor
2002
The Freshest Kids
2002
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
as Self
2001
Scratch
1999
The Hip Hop Years
as Self
1998
Modulations
as Self
1998
Falco - Hoch wie nie
as Self (archive footage)
1995
The Show
as Self
1995
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
1990
One World, One Voice
as Self
1990
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
as Self
1988
Sacrée soirée
as Self
1987
Bombin'
as Self
1985
The Making of Sun City
1984
Beat This!: A Hip Hop History
as Himself
1984
Beat Street