
John Doe’s Lawyer Seeks to Serve Accused Child Sex Trafficker Afrika Bambaataa and Zulu Nation by Publication
Bronx–Afrika Bambaataa and the Zulu Nation have yet to respond to a child sex trafficking lawsuit filed by an anonymous plaintiff on August 4, 2021. The plaintiff’s lawyer, Hugo Ortega, is now seeking to serve Lance Taylor, the absentee hip hop pioneer known as Bambaataa, by publication. If the judge grants this request, Ortega must place the summons in a New York newspaper for 28 consecutive days.

Help Us Find Afrika Bambaataa
In a new filing dated August 11, 2022, John Doe’s attorney Hugo Ortega asked Judge Alicia Gerez for a 60-day adjournment to track down Afrika Bambaataa who has been unresponsive to a year-long civil lawsuit.

John Doe on Verge of Winning Child Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Afrika Bambaataa and the Zulu Nation
Bronx, NY (June 7, 2022)–The time allowed by law for Afrika Bambaataa and the Zulu Nation to respond to a lawsuit brought under the Child Victims Act has expired.



First Hearing in the Afrika Bambaataa Child Sex Trafficking Civil Case Set for November 1st
Is John Doe Safe? Court to Decide If He Can Remain Anonymous

John Doe is Why I Changed the Title Back to “Trapped In A Culture”
The title of my documentary on Afrika Bambaataa and the Zulu Nation never changed.


Zulu Nation Responds to Child Sex Trafficking Report
Yesterday, the Metropolis was the first to report on the Child Sex Trafficking lawsuit filed against Afrika Bambaataa and the Zulu Nation. Today, the Zulu Nation released the statement below in response.


Why I Am Not Changing the Title: Zulu Nation: Hip Hop’s First Gay Family
I was never planning to let these other Zulu Nation members off the hook by focusing on Bambaataa only.

On Behalf of All Survivors: An Open Letter to Hassan Campbell
Telling your audience that you must get paid to talk about your abuser is a slap in the face to all survivors


Child Rape Lawsuit Filed Against Members of X Clan, Blackwatch, and Famed NY Recording Studio
New York–A lawsuit filed in New York’s Supreme Court accuses X Clan’s Jason Hunter and Lumumba Carson of repeated sexual assault of a minor child.

Afrika Bambaataa Denied Entry into New York Nightclub After Protest (Video)
New York - Sounds of Brazil (SOB’s) nightclub denied entry to hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa on Saturday, December 22, 2018. Phone calls, emails, social media posts, and an outraged public made an on-site protest against his scheduled appearance at the venue.

Revisionist Hip Hop and the Over Glorification of Afrika Bambaataa
Among all the shame and disgrace Bambaataa has earned for himself, there are passionate reactions of the public whose shock is compounded by the mythic narrative of Afrika Bambaataa being, “The Father of Hip Hop.”

Afrika Bambaataa—Inside the Mind of a Cult Leader
Hip Hop Legend and Pioneer Afrika Bambaataa is facing a litany of child molestation allegations said to have taken place over the course of nearly five decades.