Hip-Hop Pioneer Afrika Bambaataa Dies at 67
Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa has died at the age of 67, according to multiple reports. The influential DJ, producer, and rapper—born Lance Taylor—reportedly passed away following a battle with cancer. Bambaataa was widely recognized as one of the founding figures of hip-hop, emerging from the Bronx, New York, during the 1970s. He helped shape the…