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. […]
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