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Take it from anyone who knows what time it is, it’s simply impossible to consider the worldwide impact of hip-hop music and culture without invoking the name of Afrika Bambaataa. As one of the original creators (along with Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash) of the original breakbeat DJ style that took hold of the Bronx in the late 1970s, Bam was known both for his encyclopaedic knowledge of records and his willingness to play any style of music, be it rock, funk, disco or punk. Any style, as long as it had a break that he could use to move a crowd. Afrika Bambaataa, whose name translates to "affectionate leader” and the UZN played a key role in the formulation and growth of Hip Hop culture internationally.

Bambaataa was the first to use the newly coined term Hip Hop to encompass all the elements of the music, graffiti, dance, rap,dj's and knowledge; thereby identifying Hip Hop as a unique culture unto itself.

After his hit sensation "Planet Rock" in 1982, Bambaataa organized the first international Hip Hop tour of B-Boys, Graffiti Artists, DJs and Emcees providing the world with the first glimpse of the Cultural Revolution called Hip Hop. The tour was a major achievement and a harbinger of the success Hip Hop would come to have around the globe.