TMZ — With songs like "Planet Rock" and "Looking For The Perfect Beat" -- Afrika Bambaataa gained fame for introducing an electronic funk sound to the hip-hop movement. Guess what he looks like now!   more info

ContactMusic — Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa is teaming up with Grandmaster Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz and Grand Wizard Theodore to develop a museum dedicated to... more info

ContactMusic — Hip-hop legends Afrika Bambaataa, Kurtis Blow and Grandmaster Flash are set to be honoured by New York City officials.The hitmakers will receive... more info

Impose Magazine — Ever watch John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13 only to pause it before the opening credits finish just to do a quick web search to determine which hip hop producer sampled the main title theme? It's no surprise Afrika Bambaataa was onto C... more info

Impose Magazine — In an attempt to preserve then celebrate a long history of music knowledge and collection, Johan Kugelberg/Boo-Hooray Gallery and Gavin Brown's Enterprise have been publicly archiving hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa's extensive record collec... more info

Impose Magazine — On Thursday, May 23rd, Red Bull Music Academy presented a show called United States of Bass, featuring artists from various cities known for their bass music styles. All of the major dance cities were represented: Detroit (DJ Assault), Miami (DJ Magi... more info

Impose Magazine — A couple years ago, Brooklyn duo Greatest Hits was making moves in the minds and hearts of many with their ridiculously enjoyable neon-fried tunes, with all the cool of "Billy Jean" electroshocked by the bombastic funkiness of Afrika Bambaataa. Tyler... more info

XLR8R — As the Red Bull Music Academy gets into gear for its 2013 edition in New York City (check out who'll be in attendance here), the music and culture hub has announced a series of events to take place during the school sessions—including lectures... more info

Time — Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five’s 1982 hit “The Message” is the number 1 song on Rolling Stone‘s first-ever list of “The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time.” (LIST: Listen to TIME’s Top 10 Songs of 2012 Playlist) The magazine ... more info

Discobelle.net — Diplo and Philly producer/dj System D-128 with a 3 hour Halloween special on BBC Radio 1 Extra. Tracklist after the jump. DIPLO TRACKLIST: Faithless – Nightmare on Insomnia Street Matteo DiMarr – Zilla Gina Turner – Giovanna (Van Toth Remix) Gr... more info