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Afrika Bambaataa, DJ and producer who pushed hip-hop forward, dies at 68

Afrika Bambaataa, a pioneer in hip-hop and electronic music in the 1970s and '80s, has died. Later in life, he was accused by several men of sexually abusing them when they were children.

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Isabella Gomez Sarmiento is a production assistant with Weekend Edition.
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