Afrika Bambaataa - Actor Profile

Afrika Bambaataa

24Movies
10.0 Best Rating

Biography

Afrika Bambaataa, born Lance Taylor, is an American disc jockey, rapper, songwriter and producer. He is notable for releasing a series of genre-defining electro tracks in the 1980s that influenced the development of hip hop culture.

Top Rated Movies

★10.0
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' (2002) movie poster
★10.0

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' — Featuring inverviews from: Afrika Bambaataa, Ashford & Simpson, Jackson Browne, Kim Burell, Taylor Dayne, Carmen Electra

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'

2002•Documentary
★10.0
The Bass That Ate Miami: The Foundation (2013) movie poster
★10.0

The Bass That Ate Miami: The Foundation — A documentary feature about the hip hop music sub genre Miami Bass. Weighing out the music's cultural impact, its influ

The Bass That Ate Miami: The Foundation

2013•Documentary
★9.0
The Making of Sun City (1985) movie poster
★9.0

The Making of Sun City — Documentary Chronicling the making of Artists United Against Apartheid “Sun City”

The Making of Sun City

1985•Documentary
★8.1
The Work of Director Chris Cunningham (2003) movie poster
★8.1

The Work of Director Chris Cunningham — British director Chris Cunningham has drawn acclaim for groundbreaking music videos for the likes of Autechre, Aphex Twi

The Work of Director Chris Cunningham

2003•Music
★8.1
The Freshest Kids (2002) movie poster
★8.1

The Freshest Kids — From the Boogie Down Bronx and beyond, the history of the b-boy.

The Freshest Kids

2002•Documentary

Complete Filmography & Verdicts

YearMovieCharacterRatingVerdict
2020 Beastie Boys Story Self (archive footage) ★ 7.5 HIT
2015 808 Self ★ 7.3 HIT
2013 Sample This - ★ 6.7 HIT
2013 The Bass That Ate Miami: The Foundation Self ★ 10.0 HIT
2012 Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap Self ★ 6.7 HIT
2008 Hip Hop Story from Croatia Himself ★ 0.0 FLOP
2007 NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell Self ★ 7.5 HIT
2005 Leftfield: A Final Hit - ★ 8.0 HIT
2004 5 Sides of a Coin Himself ★ 0.0 FLOP
2004 And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop Self ★ 4.0 FLOP
2003 James Brown: Soul Survivor - ★ 7.5 HIT
2003 The Work of Director Chris Cunningham Car Park Attendant ★ 8.1 HIT
2002 The Freshest Kids - ★ 8.1 HIT
2002 The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' Self ★ 10.0 HIT
1998 Modulations Self ★ 7.3 HIT
1998 Falco - Hoch wie nie Self (archive footage) ★ 8.0 HIT
1995 Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat - ★ 7.0 HIT
1995 The Show Self ★ 6.4 FLOP
1990 One World, One Voice Self ★ 0.0 FLOP
1990 Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter Self ★ 0.0 FLOP
1987 Bombin' Self ★ 7.7 HIT
1985 The Making of Sun City - ★ 9.0 HIT
1984 Beat Street - ★ 6.8 HIT
1984 Beat This!: A Hip Hop History Himself ★ 7.0 HIT