非洲Bambaataa,哈的先驱者68岁死于前列腺癌.
Afrika Bambaataa, hip-hop pioneer, died at 68 from prostate cancer.
据他的律师说, 这位被广泛认为是哈创始人之一的先驱非洲·班巴塔在宾夕法尼亚州因前列腺癌去世时68岁.
Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa, widely regarded as one of the genre’s founding figures, died at age 68 in Pennsylvania from prostate cancer, according to his lawyer.
他以1982年的"行星摇滚"和"环球祖鲁民族"而闻名,他帮助将哈从一个本地运动转变为全球现象.
Known for the 1982 hit “Planet Rock” and the Universal Zulu Nation, he helped transform hip-hop from a local movement into a global phenomenon.
他的遗产, 然而, 已被复杂的多个性虐待指控从男人知道他作为青年, 他否认.
His legacy, however, has been complicated by multiple allegations of sexual abuse from men who knew him as youths, which he denied.