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Afrika Bambaataa
Afrika Bambaataa is a DJ and community leader from the South Bronx, who was instrumental in the early development of hip hop throughout the 1970s. Like many of the early pioneers in Hip-Hop, he is of African American descent. On September 27, 2007, he was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.During 1982 Afrika Bambaataa and his followers group of dancers, artists and DJs went outside the United States on the first Hip-Hop tour. Bambataa saw that the Hip-Hop tours will be the key to help expand Hip-Hop and Universal Zulu Nation. In addition it will help promote the values of Hip-Hop that he believed are based on peace, unity, love, and having fun. His influence inspired many overseas artists like the French rapper MC. Solaar. [2] he was a popular DJ in South Bronx rap scene and became known not only as Afrika Bambaataa but also as the "Master of Records." He established two rap crews: the Jazzy 5 including MCs Ice, Mr. Freeze, Master D.E.E, and AJ Les, and the second Crew referred to as Soulsonic Force including Mr. Biggs, Pow Wow and Emcee G.L.O.B.E.[3] In that same year Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force dropped the live band to go high-tech. He was provided an eerie keyboard hook by Kraftwerk who has been known for robotic trance music and popular among inner-city youth and also provided electronic "beat-box" by producer Arther Baker and synthesizer player John Robie. That, however, resulted in a pop hit "Planet Rock", which went to gold status and generated an entire school of "electro-boggie" rap and dance music. Bambaataa formed his own label to release the Time Zone Compilation. He created "turntablism" as its own subgenre and the ratification of "electronica" as an industry-certified trend in the late '90s. Bambaataa established a name to be recognized not only inside the hip-hop community but outside as well.[3] Moreover Bambaataa believed that the core values of Hip-Hop were: peace, unity, love and having fun. He was the "Godfather" of hip-hop as he is responsible for the Hip-Hop movement in Europe, Africa and Asia[citation needed] as well as the first one to name the culture Hip Hop[citation needed]. Bambaataa brought peace to the gangs as many artists and gang members say that "Hip-Hop saved a lot of lives". [4] Bambaataa became famous in the industry due to his early use of drum machines and computer sounds. He was instrumental in changing the way R&B and other forms of black music were recorded.
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