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Hip-Hop Pioneer Tied to Multiple, Sometimes Fatal, Scandals Dies at 68

Hip-hop pioneer and highly controversial rapper and DJ Afrika Bambaataa passed away from prostate cancer at 68 years old.

One of hip-hop’s earliest and most controversial figures has passed away at 68. Afrika Bambaataa died in Pennsylvania at 3 am after a bout with prostate cancer. The DJ and rapper was born in the Bronx, New York, and eventually formed the Zulu Nation…. [2543 chars]

Source: VICE | Published: 2026-04-10T15:54:30Z

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