Hip-hop pioneer accused of sexual abuse Afrika Bambaataa dies, aged 68

https://www.nme.com/news/music/hip-hop-pioneer-accused-of-sexual-abuse-afrika-bambaataa-dies-aged-68-3939416?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hip-hop-pioneer-accused-of-sexual-abuse-afrika-bambaataa-dies-aged-68 Afrika Bambaataa, the hip-hop pioneer accused of sexual abuse and child sex trafficking, has died at the age of 68.

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