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A seminal Bronx DJ during the 1970s, Afrika Bambaataa ascended to
godfather status with Planet Rock, the 1982 hip-hop classic which
blended the beats of hip-hop with techno-pop futurism inspired by
German pioneers Kraftwerk.
Even before he began recording in 1980, Bambaataa was hip-hop's
foremost DJ, an organizer and promoter of the large block parties
during the mid- to late '70s which presaged the rise of rap. After the
success of Planet Rock, he recorded electro-oriented rap only
sparingly, concentrating instead on fusion -- exemplified by his
singles with ex-Sex Pistol John Lydon and fellow godfather James Brown.
Bambaataa had moved to the background by the late '80s (as far as
hip-hop was concerned), but the rise of his Zulu Nation collective --
including De La Soul, Queen Latifah, A Tribe Called Quest, and the Jungle Brothers -- found him once more being tipped as one of rap's founding fathers.
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