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