Mercury News, California — Ice-T, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Afrika Bambaataa, Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie among the acts appearing at The Art of Rap festival. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — California has hosted plenty of indie and throwback hip-hop festivals, but perhaps none is as comprehensive as Ice-T's forthcoming Art Of Rap  festival more info

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Core News — “Afrika Bambaataa! Huey is joined by a legend, and one of the godfathers of hip hop, Afrika Bambaataa. He’ll be talking about 40 years of the Universal Zulu Nation, and playing the tracks that shaped his career. You can expect to hear stories of ... more info

Stereogum — More than 30 years ago, Afrika Bambaataa’s Arthur Baker-produced “Planet Rock” changed the music industry forever, thanks in part to its use of the revolutionary 808 drum machine. The 808 created a beat no one had ever experienced before, and e... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Mathieu Bredeau DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist / Afrika Bambaataa himself [Everything] that went under the needle during Shadow and Chemist's propulsive 90-minute spree of old-school breakbeats and frenetic scratches, the disc came from Bambaataa'... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As mentioned, turntablists DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist will soon be out on the "Renegades of Rhythm" tour where they'll be DJing exclusively from Afrika Bambaataa's personal vinyl collection. (40k+ records!) There are still tickets for the September 4.... more info

Nialler9 — Influential producer and musician Arthur Baker has worked with Afrika Bambaataa, Hall & Oates and New Order, has returned to music with Slam Dunk’d, a classic disco project made in the modern era. The song ‘No Price’ was originally made in 197... more info

Stereogum — Arthur Baker produced “Planet Rock” by Afrika Bambaataa, which by itself is enough to give him a rock-solid legacy, but the man continued throughout the ’80s remixing and producing. Today he’s released “No Price,” a lost song originally t... more info

XLR8R — The latest episode of Red Bull Music Academy's ongoing beat:repeat series follows the production of Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force's 808 anthem, "Looking for the Perfect Beat." read more more info