Since the pharmaceuticals don't make any money and they control the doctors. If the doctors don't make any money then all hell breaks loose. In communities like LA and New York they are using a lot of the youth for a test sight. Afrika Bambaataa breakcommunitycontrol share on social
Somewhere down the line, the evil ones stole the legacy of hip hop and flipped it to a corporate type of hip hop. They decided to tell everybody 'Well, this is what hip hop is,' instead of coming back to the pioneers and getting the true definition of what hip hop is and what it was and what we been pushing for all these years. Afrika Bambaataa backcomecorporate share on social
When you talk about rap you have to understand that rap is part of the Hip-Hop culture. Afrika Bambaataa culturehiphop Change image and share on social
November is Hip-Hop History Month, where we give celebration to what hip hop has done to bring together people of the world, people of all nationalities, young people, all the political systems and politicians on the planet. Afrika Bambaataa bringcelebrationgive share on social
I don't care if it's rap, metal, whatever. You still should play Beatles records mixed with Limp Bizkit mixed with Foghat mixed with Creedence Clearwater Revival, stuff like that. Afrika Bambaataa beatlesbizkitcare Change image and share on social
Well, a lot of people within government and big business are nervous of Hip Hop and Hip Hop artists, because they speak their minds. They talk about what they see and what they feel and what they know. They reflect what's around them. Afrika Bambaataa artistbigbusiness share on social
I wear anything of culture, from the Earth or beyond. The whole planet is my shop. Afrika Bambaataa cultureearthplanet Change image and share on social
People get caught up in worshipping certain rappers, or they try to demonise hip hop by looking at what certain rappers are doin' in their lives. Afrika Bambaataa catchdemonisedoin Change image and share on social
Hip-hop went through different stages, from the beginning in the streets of the Bronx, to the whole Tri-State area and then to the rest of the United States and the rest of the world. Afrika Bambaataa areabeginbronx Change image and share on social
If you see something is going wrong within politics and the world today, then some Hip Hop artist is gonna come along and get straight with it. If they think that there's a lot of racism going on then there's another Hip Hop artist who's gonna come out and speak their mind. Afrika Bambaataa artistgonnahip share on social