A legend who continues to gain historical weight, recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee Afrika Bambaataa was an early-’80s visionary who gave the Bronx-bombing hip-hop scene a dose of Kraftwerk sheen on “Planet Rock,” one of the most significant hip-hop singles ever recorded. During his heyday, he gave rap a sense of science-fiction space fancy, calling on new-wave electro as much as funk, and he even helped shepherd in rap-rock with “World Destruction,” a collaboration between Bambaataa’s Time Zone project and John Lydon that predated even the up “Walk This Way.” Just as notable as Bambaataa’s ace selection skill in his wowing fashion sense, which often runs toward expansive and robe-intensive. Also appearing: Brownout!, DJ Manny, Bigface.

Pioneering DJ and hip-hop icon Afrika Bambaataa invades the already otherworldly hip-hop circus that’s been dubbed Rockit 7: World Destruction.read more at AustinChronicle.com