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FILE - Hip hop DJ pioneer Afrika Bambaataa speaks at a news conference in New York on Feb. 28, 2006.

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Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa dies at age 68

by The Associated Press April 10, 2026April 10, 2026

Afrika Bambaataa, a man widely considered one of the main pioneers of hip-hop, died in Pennsylvania of prostate cancer on Thursday, according to his lawyer.

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