A look at the socioeconomic conditions when Afrika Bambaataa becomes a Black Spade and then a DJ. He meets three boys in 1977, 1979, and 1980. They would later accuse him of sexual abuse.
Voices in Order of Appearance:
- Chuck D, Public Enemy
- Daddy O, Stetsasonic
- Lord Jamar, Brand Nubian
- President Richard Nixon
- Aton Edwards, International Preparedness Network
- Kool DJ Dee, President of the First Division, First Chapter of the Black Spades
- Tyrone the Mixologist
- Lord Shariyf, Bodyguard to Afrika Bambaataa
- Number 4, met Bambaataa around 1977
- Ronald Savage, met Bambaataa around 1979
- EJay, met Bambaataa around 1980
Host:
- Leila Wills
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