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Afrika Bambaataa has died

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Re: Afrika Bambaataa has died

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Post by nunez »

contubernio wrote: post #10

Bambaataa was a serial sexual abuser and everybody in the rap scene knew it back in the day (early 90s) same way everyone knew about R. Kelly (I ran a rap program on the radio in 92-94).

Wow, had no idea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrika_bambaataa#Child_sexual_...

Massively influential guy to hip hop, but what a shame.

Re: Afrika Bambaataa has died

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Post by chris_wot »

sjtgraham wrote: post #12
contubernio wrote: post #10

Bambaataa was a serial sexual abuser and everybody in the rap scene knew it back in the day (early 90s) same way everyone knew about R. Kelly (I ran a rap program on the radio in 92-94).

What did you do about it at the time?

The same thing you did. What sort of question is that?

Re: Afrika Bambaataa has died

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Post by contubernio »

sjtgraham wrote: post #12
contubernio wrote: post #10

Bambaataa was a serial sexual abuser and everybody in the rap scene knew it back in the day (early 90s) same way everyone knew about R. Kelly (I ran a rap program on the radio in 92-94).

What did you do about it at the time?

Not a reasonable question. All my information was third hand at best.

We didn't play Bambaataa, R Kelly or Tupac (convicted rapist) records. That's about all a radio station could do. Can't state what legally speaking were merely rumors on the air without facing problems. All you can do is not support them commercially, which we did.

Re: Afrika Bambaataa has died

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Post by kristopolous »

Teever wrote: post #6

I fell into a job bussing tables and porting alcohol at a local live music venue when I was 19 and I worked there off and on over seven years. As much as I love live music after a while it just sort of became a job, but every now and again an incredible musician would come through and I wouldn’t know until I showed up for my shift and I asked my coworkers who was playing that night. One night I come in and my jaw dro…

yeah, he was skilled. Got to see him a few years ago.

Re: Afrika Bambaataa has died

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Post by torben-friis »

contubernio wrote: post #10

Bambaataa was a serial sexual abuser and everybody in the rap scene knew it back in the day (early 90s) same way everyone knew about R. Kelly (I ran a rap program on the radio in 92-94).

Damn. As someone half the world away I just knew him as a pioneer, news didn't travel enough to know anything about the personal lives of artists in the early 00s.

No idea about the allegations until now, which means the news doubly suck.

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