Hip-Hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa dead at 67
Afrika Bambaataa, the American rapper and DJ credited as one of the founding fathers of hip hop, has died. Bambaataa, born Lance Taylor in New York to Jamaican and Barbadian parents, reportedly passed away Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 67. He gained fame as one of the defining artists during the early days of hip-hop for his DJing house shows and block parties, and enjoyed mainstream success...