http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...ted-hundreds-boys-bodyguard-article-1.2626593
Man, this is crazy. I'm only just hearing about it now, but apparently 4 people accused him of sexually abusing them a little less than a month ago:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...ccuser-ronald-savage-speaks-article-1.2594599
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/afrika-bambaataa-accused-sex-abuse-men-article-1.2603875
I wonder how many dudes in the NY hip hop scene knew about this and kept quiet :\
Afrika Bambaataa molested hundreds of boys who were paraded in and out of his places in the Bronx and on the road, said a man who claims to be a former bodyguard for the hip hop pioneer.
Shamsideen Shariyf Ali Bey, in an interview with an internet radio host, backed up claims from three alleged sexual abuse victims that Bambaataa preyed on them when they were boys.
"I can say I walked in on stuff and said, 'What the f--k is going on?' Bey told Troi Terrain, the radio host better known as Star. There are things that I saw that confirmed it for me. Everyone knows these allegations go back to the early 70s.
Bey told Star, in an interview posted on YouTube, that Bambaataa was surrounded by people who were protected his pervy secret.
Theres always a boy in his house, Bey told Star, a former Hot 97 and Power 105 DJ. When he leaves and gets home, theres always a boy there. Ive seen them camped, asking him for money. He travels with late teens, those are the ones he takes overseas with him. When I went with him on tour in the states, Id stay in one room, and he would have boys in the room with him since the 70s, its been hundreds.
Hassan Campbell told the Daily News last month that Bambaataa was a pervert who sexually abused him numerous times.
Campbell and several other men spoke out about Bambaataa, 59, after The News published a story last Sunday about former music industry executive and Democratic Party activist Ronald Savage, who claims Bambaataa abused him at least five times in 1980,
Bambaataa, whose 1982 hit "Planet Rock" helped turn rap music into an international phenomenon, has denied the charges.
The victims have been trying to pressure state lawmakers to reform New York's statute of limitations for sex abuse cases, which bars child victims from pursuing criminal charges or civil litigation after their 23rd birthday.
Man, this is crazy. I'm only just hearing about it now, but apparently 4 people accused him of sexually abusing them a little less than a month ago:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...ccuser-ronald-savage-speaks-article-1.2594599
I want him to know how much he damaged me growing up, says Savage, 50, who was known as Bee Stinger when he was running with the Zulu Nation, the international hip-hop organization Bambaataa founded in the 1970s.
I was just a child, he told the Daily News. Why did he take my innocence away? Why did he do this to me?
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Two high-ranking Zulu Nation officials, meanwhile, recently called Savage several times and said they would help him get a sitdown with Bambaataa so he could confront his alleged abuser. And they vowed to help him get compensation for the alleged abuse.
Name your price, one says on recordings of the conversations reviewed by The News. We can take care of this today. Cash money.
Both men asked Savage to stop speaking to the media about the abuse allegations, although it is not clear that they are trying to buy his silence.
Im not talking about no $5,000, the man says. Im talking about, lets get a number, lets say $50,000.
One hundred thousand! Savage fires back, although he repeatedly adds during the conversations that he doesnt want Bambaataas money.
Tozaki says Bambaataa has no knowledge of the conversations.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/afrika-bambaataa-accused-sex-abuse-men-article-1.2603875
Afrika Bambaataa was not just a hip-hop star when Hassan Campbell began hanging out at his Bronx apartment during the late 1980s -- he was also a father figure.
When Campbell was hungry, Bambaataa gave him a meal. When Campbell needed a place to stay because of troubles at home, Bambaataa gave him a bed. When Campbell needed money, Bambaataa gave him cash.
"He had the most fun house in the world," recalled Campbell, 39. "There were celebrities there, musicians, neighborhood heroes. It was the best place to be - and the worst place to be."
It was the worst place to be because Bambaataa sexually abused him numerous times when he was 12 and 13 years old, Campbell told the Daily News.
"He is a pervert," Campbell added. "He likes little boys."
I wonder how many dudes in the NY hip hop scene knew about this and kept quiet :\