They're keeping friction going between people from the East and the West. One thing we all got in common is your color, which is Black and Latino, which is our family. Afrika Bambaataa blackcolorcommon Change image and share on social
It ain't no joke when you lose your vinyl. Afrika Bambaataa jokelosevinyl Change image and share on social
There's a lot of people over time who have brought out all these funky records that everybody has started jumping on like a catch phrase... When Planet Rock came out, then you had all of the electro funk records. Afrika Bambaataa bringcatchelectro share on social
My definition of hip hop is taking elements from many other spheres of music to make hip hop. Whether it be breakbeat, whether it be the groove and grunt of James Brown or the pickle-pop sounds of Kraftwerk or Yellow Magic Orchestra, hip hop is also part of what they call hip-house now, or trip hop, or even parts of drum n' bass. Afrika Bambaataa breakbeatbrowncall share on social
We also want to try and slow down all this foolishness that's going on between the East and West. We gotta understand that Hip Hop is now universal. Hip Hop is not East coast or West coast. Afrika Bambaataa coasteastfoolishness Change image and share on social
Actually freestyle really comes from 'Planet Rock'. If you listen to all the freestyle records you'll hear that they are based on 'Planet Rock'. All the Miami Bass records are based upon Planet Rock. Afrika Bambaataa basbasefreestyle Change image and share on social
The Universal Zulu Nation stands to acknowledge wisdom, understanding, freedom, justice, and equality, peace, unity, love, and having fun, work, overcoming the negative through the positive, science, mathematics, faith, facts, and the wonders of God, whether we call him Allah, Jehovah, Yahweh, or Jah. Afrika Bambaataa acknowledgeallahequality share on social
House, rap, R&B, disco rock, they are all part of hip-hop culture. Why you ain't playing Kraftwerk along with Jay-Z? That's hip-hop. Afrika Bambaataa culturediscohip Change image and share on social
How you act, walk, look and talk is all part of Hip Hop culture. And the music is colorless. Hip Hop music is made from Black, brown, yellow, red and white. Afrika Bambaataa actblackbrown Change image and share on social
What worries me are these so-called radio stations with program directors who don't play all the different flavors of hip-hop. They should play the old with the new, 24/7, 365 days a year. A lot of these program directors are just jiving around and not playing all the good music for the people. Afrika Bambaataa calldaydirector share on social