Last night, September 4th, DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist played their favorite records from Afrika Bambaataa's 42,000-disc collection for New York's Irving Plaza. Read David Fricke's report, and check out ...

Photos by Eddie Pearson for Okayplayer. Speaking to Okayplayer, Monte Booker breaks down his new album and more. 2 days ago All of this unfolded under the watchful and warm eye of the renegade of funk ...

Funkmaster Flex was hit with an FCC complaint after making remarks concerning Afrika Bambaataa’s legal troubles on his show. Funkmaster Flex and his New York-based radio station Hot 97 were hit with a ...

RENEGADES OF RHYTHM TOUR WHEN%3A 9 p.m. Monday WHERE%3A Mercury Ballroom%2C 611 S. Fourth St. COST%3A %2425 When Afrika Bambaataa was on the frontline of New York's emerging rap scene in the late ...

One of the best producers in the world right now is Kaytranada. The Canadian born beatmaker remixes Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force's iconic 1982 “Planet Rock," which Kay renamed the “Planet ...

Advocacy organization Hip-Hop Stands with Survivors has filed an FCC complaint against New York radio station Hot 97 and Funkmaster Flex over comments the DJ made about Afrika Bambaataa, who has been ...

Afrika Bambaataaspeaks at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in New York in 2006. Hundreds, if not thousands of hip-hop artists have sampled James Brown. Legendary DJ Afrika ...

Turntable maestros DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist have announced that they will perform a vinyl-only tour in honor of Afrika Bambaataa's hip-hop legacy and influence on the hip-hop genre. The "Renegades of ...

Hip-Hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa will be among those honored with a permanent street sign in a Bronx Week Walk of Fame induction ceremony taking place later this month. Bambaataa, a Bronx native, will ...

Turntable heroes DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist have been on the road with a vinyl-only tour in honor of Afrika Bambaataa. The "Renegades of Rhythm" tour, which exclusively features records from ...