We Need to Have a Real Conversation About Afrika Bambaataa

When Hassan Campbell told the world he’d been sexually abused as a child by Afrika Bambaataa, it rocked the hip-hop community. The allegations were quickly backed up by three other men, who all said Bambaataa had abused them, as well.

With these accusations fresh in everyone’s minds, Bambaataa’s former bodyguard, Shamsideen Shariyf Ali Bey, supported the claims, saying they were not isolated cases, estimating that the legendary founder of hip-hop has molested “hundreds” over the past 40 years.

Bambaataa’s lawyer, Charles Tucker, brushed off all the accusations, telling the New York Daily News, “This is not a crime story. This belongs in the gossip section. This is not Bill Cosby.” He’s right about one thing, this is not Bill Cosby. This is Jerry Sandusky.

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