Trapped in a Culture, Afrika Bambaataa and the Zulu Nation, Part 1 of 44, Grandmaster TC Izlam Part1
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- More on the lawsuit against Afrika Bambaataa and the Zulu Nation here: www.metropolis...
Bronx-Lance Taylor took on the name Afrika Bambaataa and started a hip-hop awareness group. But former members say the Universal Zulu Nation was a violent gang that disintegrated into a cult with Bambaataa as the god-head. In 2016, several men came forward with disturbing tales of what they say took place from the 1970s into the 1990s. Although Peace, Unity, Love, and Having Fun was the motto of the Zulu Nation, Bambaataa fashioned the organization’s doctrine after Malachi York’s Nuwabian Nation, the Nation of Islam, the Moorish Science Temple, and the 5% Nation.
“Today, the Zulu Nation counts hip-hop royalty like Nas, Lil Wayne, and Big Boi as affiliates, in addition to younger rappers like Joey Bada$ and Freddie Gibbs. Acclaimed TV series The Get Down-not to mention countless documentaries and a recent showcase at Cornell University-credit Bambaataa with uniting a divided neighborhood, offering a way out of gang life, and helping to launch a movement that would place African American art forms at the center of global popular culture.” wrote Dave Wedge, Vice Magazine.
Since the story broke, hip hop has yet to come to terms with the importance of this subject.
In this series, original interview footage is being shown to the public for the first time, encouraging a broader conversation and deep dive into what may have taken place.
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Keep 'em coming Queen
I found you from your time with Poppy. I've been subscribed since then. I'm waiting for the documentary to finally be seen by the world.
Big Up's to you
And we thank you 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I appreciate you for doing this but the title could of been different..im sure most zulus weren't gay..ijs
@@propane718 If the founding father, Afrika Bambaataa, and the founding chapter were living this lifestyle and behavior, they were already a gay family before other members joined.
Star brought me here
Great...welcome
Me 2
#Facts
@@LeilaWills I'm here from Star. The half breed old man isn't streaming tonight so I figured I come here. Thank you for uploading!
@@MrAirnike8 Star isn't streaming but he's flexing on the Gram. Allegedly.
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I'm going to learn today 🧡
Excellent job sis . Continue to bring light to the truth💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
👏 Congrats and MUCH success🌠📣
TC was a friend. They used to call him "The Alien." I met and interviewed him for a New York 90s publication I co-owned. He was a good brother who looked out for real Hip-Hop heads such as myself, and quiet as kept, he was an excellent producer. I was shocked to learn of his unfortunate passing, but knew he was involved with forces that were greater than him. May he Rest In Peace.
MY DEAR FRIEND THE FUNKY ALIEN. 🙏😭
the only reason I pressed play is because of Star... pay attention, it's about to get real.
😂😂I know right I read the title and then I saw her name and I put 1 into together and I'm here just like you
Ok...I want to share my little story about bambaataa.
I'm from CT. Back in @93 I was Zulu chapter 860. It was a Friday night. Me and my boys k(I'm omiiting his name) and gooba were in Hartford trying to figure out what we were getting into that night. Someone had the idea to go to the "city" (NYC). We agreed, even though we only had a couple dollars to our name, but fuck it. A quick greyhound trip later, we're in NYC; Washington square park, to be exact. We're chilling, freestyling and soaking in the creativite energy aka hip hop. It's now @4 or 5am. We're tired but still walking around. We find ourselves at port authority. There were no buses heading back to CT, yet, so we decided to take a nap on the steps. So, we sit back to back to back to get some rest. We get waken up shortly after by the police.
It is now Saturday. Early am. We go to McDonald's in times square and decide, " fuck it. We're already in the City. We might as well just make another day out of it!" Hell yeah. But, we were broke AF.
Now, my boy, "k" says, " yo, I'm gonna make phone call to Bam(baataa)." Gooba and I say, "ok. Fuck it." "K" gets off the phone and says it's a go! Off to Bronx river we go.
We get there, go up to the apartment (I can't remember the floor, but if I had to guess it was no higher than the 6th floor; maybe 4th) in the PJ's, overlooking the community center. We knock and get greeted by 2 big security looking ahki's. Everything is cool. They offer us some homemade iced tea (delicious) and me and gooba go to the living room (to the left of the entrance. Straight ahead was the small kitchen. Fridge on the left. to the right of the entrance was a small hall way. The first door on the left was the bathroom. Straight ahead was the bedroom. I only remember one bedroom, but it could've been two. If it was two, then bambaataa was in the room on the left.)
Me and gooba get comfortable on the couches. "K" goes to bam's room. We're not homosexual, so I didn't think anything of it. Gooba and I fall asleep watching " leprechaun" on the TV (it might of been a floor model... seriously).
An hour or two go by and I wake up. I see "k" and he looks extremely comfortable. No shirt on. No socks on. I'm like, "damn. I didn't know you and Bam(baataa) were that cool!?" (In my head). I already was "impressed" that "k" had his number, but now it's pretty obvious that they really knew each other.
"K" says, "come here". I'm groggy ASF but think that we're about to politik about what we're going to do for that day. I go.
I walk into the dark bedroom, only lit by the TV light. I see Bam. The bed was directly located to the left of the door. He's laying down on his left elbow. I say peace ahki and enter the room. This is my very first encounter with him. It was extremely non-formal. I almost felt like I was intruding on his Saturday morning. Anyways, it was quiet, and there was nowhere to sit other than the floor. So I took a seat. "K" followed.
Now, I'm confused by the silence. Then, the TV starts. I now realize that there's a porno playing. Girl and guy. I wasn't too surprised cause I already knew some people that would watch porn with their brothers and/or cousins. In fact, they would have sex with girls in the same room at the same time. Sometimes, they would run trains, too. But, I was alot more conservative than them AND I never did that shit with my family; but to each their own.
The porno starts playing. I'm confused. I'm waiting for the conversation about what we're gonna do today to start, but it doesn't. After about 10-15 seconds go by and the awkward silence is broken by Bam's even more awkward question. "Are you a lotion, Vaseline, soap, or all-natural?" I literally had no fucking idea what he was referring to. It took several seconds to register wtf he was talking about. When it finally clicked, I said, "nah, I'm good!". I now had a feeling of what was taking place and then proceeded to get up and excuse myself back to the living room. I guess the politikin was gonna have to wait. But, I found it weird that this dude was so comfortable. Mind you, this was my very first time meeting him... smh. Also, I was only 15/16.
On one hand, it was almost a compliment because you would only be that vulnerable with people you trust. But, on the other hand, this shit was one of the most disturbing things I've encountered. There is no fucking way that this was what I expected meeting Afrika bambaataa was gonna be like. I felt betrayed, somehow. Let down. Zulu was supposed to be an alternative to the gang shit that Hartford, CT was over run with. He was supposed to be a mentor. A leader. I would never do some shit like that. And he's supposed to be better than me. Hence, my confusion.
We ended up hopping into his old, black, Chevy trailblazer to a little corner diner. I had no money, so I had to watch them eat... Smh. We then headed to 125th for some reason, then I headed back to CT. Gooba, "k", and I still have never talked about that day. Needless to say, I left Zulu. Good riddens. TC Izlaam was the truth, though. Rip (RESPECT). #FACTS
Whoa..
Respect for sharing your story.
i'm sorry this happened to you.
U should have been interviewed cause I ain't hearing nothing from him.
@@999KBC thought it was just me.
Im 22 min in and struggling to keep listening to this interview.
Me to what is he talking about a little of everything under the sun and aint saying nothing i'm off him
He following the interviewer lead, 22 mins in. Listen to her questions to the brother.
He’s just rambling on and on about nothing
Yes eye am bored
Mindless rambling
@ 31:00 he talks about Hassan Campbell... The rest is just serious narcissistic rambling! Your welcome!
Preciate bruh..
word! cause I'm bout 13 minutes in like WTF is he talking about? what are we looking to get out of this interview?
😂😂😂😭 “narcissistic rambling “ you hella funny but not lying
@@9ninehd3 13 minutes in the brother speaking bout his past how is that rambling
Good Looks bro
All these people knew kids were being raped by Afrika Bambaataa and others in the Zulu Nation but did nothing to stop the horrific acts😡 This makes me so angry that adults were taken the innocence of kids.
Thank you for the research and reporting. They should be under prison cells.
Thank you so much...it has been a difficult journey. Appreciate it.
@@LeilaWills check your cash app💜
I’ve seen a couple of the victims over the years on podcasts. I missed this documentary. Thank you for reposting.
Rap isn’t my generation but I’m aware of Bambaataa, KRS One, Q Tip. Watching the video of KRS One trying to defend Bambaataa is pathetic. Then it lead to my 1st view of his video 13 n good. What the hell is in his mind where he thought this was appropriate to put out in the universe?. I only say this because thinking he was knowledgeable and conscious rapper not this gutter music played today
@@yogisunlight9379 I received the CashApp and just want to say thank you so much. I am so touched by this gift. It has been such a long road with this and you, and people like you, seeing value in this work is the most gratifying thing I can ask for. Thanks so much! 💖💖💖
So hip hop started off gay lol ?
@@MeMe-ec6mm no you have no clue on how hip hop really started nor what influence it
TC was about 10 years my senior. As a rambunctious teen from a tumultuous Connecticut, I was extremely fortunate to witness TC's love for us. He tried his absolutely best to offer guidance, support, and friendship to anyone, but especially to those that needed it the most. I thank you for being one of the very few examples of a good man that we had. I will forever appreciate you. And, most importantly, I RESPECT you!
Rest in paradise.
@John Doe, same here.. grew up in the Elm City, from newhall, sherman ave, and brookside. TC wasn't perfect but he always was willing to help all who were in need. Rest in Light to the soldier from my city!!!
@@LIONKING1103 one of my favorite memories is witnessing this dude freestyle on the train from New Haven to the City non-stop!
Also, there was one time where I didn't have 2 nickels to rub together. TC noticed I wasn't eating and gave me some chicken wings off of his own plate. He'll never know how much that small gesture meant to me.
Like you said, not perfect, but who the fuck is?! Peace, brother!
@@JohnDoe-md4hh are you the "John Doe who use to ryme?
my fondest memory was the early 90's when he had the teen parties downtown new haven. The Dj turntable battles and the dance battles was official. Even the Dj who battled Q in the movie Juice came to perform. Someone need to find the 90's time machine "ASAP "..
safe travels fam!!!
@@LIONKING1103 nah, fam. I used to go by the name enoc back then. As crazy as things were, I miss those days, too! Peace!
@@JohnDoe-md4hh no doubt, we probably crossed paths on many occassions... I ran withmy boys from wh "redcoats". Shit was definitely real back rhen!!@
R.I.P. TC.
A lot of people don’t know TC that well. He was a worldwide traveler, visionary and humble. I had a great time with TC in Brazil working as a translator for him, last time I saw him was in London. God Bless TC
Thank God this is finally coming out Bambattaa needs to be exposed and held accountable for his heinous acts
I envisioned a real series with all the bells and whistles but I do not want to withhold the content and needed discussion.
@@LeilaWills Yes this is a very important subject that needs to be heard so i completely understand why you would choose that option.
StarReport directed me here, thanks for the content.
Urban X brought me here as well. Check it, I’m up to the 10:54 mark on this video and I still don’t have a clue what the hell this dudes talking about. Having a degree in journalism has enabled me to help film and edit a complete documentary. So with all that on the table, I need to say that from a professional standpoint, this so far has to be one of the poorest documentary’s I’ve ever witnessed to be conceived in my lifetime. It’s got 40 parts, so I hope it picks up in later episodes. It’s a shame too, because I really wanted to learn more about the Zulu Nations contribution to hip hop.
What is this dude talking about 🤷♀️🤦♂️
RIP TC Izlam
I believe TC was gunned down
Interested to see where this episode is going🤔 this brother is really self-absorbed and his body language tells me he's in no way approves of Africa bambaataa's actions... there's a lot of twisted philosophy around all those different teachings and philosophies and then you mix Street s*** in there too.. but I'm from the West Coast.. we keep it simple.
He ain't saying nothing fareal man.
@@Ace-sb4il Right! just a lot of posturing and self-absorbed statements.
I actually like the trains blasting in the background...and his Hip-Step ethos
I lived with tc in the Bronx for a year at his friends house by the grand concourse and we had a friends with benefits relationship. He taught me a lot of good, but a lot of bad as well. Some traumatic things happened but I believe he was damaged mentally by molestation so hard, it put an impact on him. For the sake of his children I will not speak up about it. His good side outweighed his dark side and he only showed some his dark side when things got tough. The year I lived with tc he was in tough times. I remember meeting his elder family and they were drinking those 5 hour energy things lol. They seemed like very great people. This was during the time he was titled grandmaster. I remember coming with him to all the events and into all these temples on other days and I had to pretend to be his driver. Rip tc, I only think of the good. Thank you for always making me walk on the inside of the street and you on the outside so nobody tried to harm me. And thank you for the flowers and showing me Edgar Allen p. old house. Thanks for the good memories. I swear that man was a psychic as well. And I don’t believe in them. But he had some type of knowing.
It's really hard for me to respect this man
I see all the Troll Babies in here ...I just got finish listening to the audio 1-7 and now im here ...🤯...Great Work
Hey Nikie! Thanks for coming....appreciate it!
Salute to Star
“ if I ain’t gettin no cash , you ain’t gon see my ass . And at the end of the day, I don’t flash “ this Nicca was cold .. RIP
Thank you 🙏🏾 Leila can’t wait to view the FULL documentary!
There's a lot!
UrbanX sent me. Gonna watch the whole series. Thanks for your contribution. Looks like the gaunlet is falling soon.
Sa Neter sent me. Prayers up for him and wishing him a speedy recovery.
TC passed away a while back. Sorry to inform you.
Wow, thanks for sharing this Leila Willis, you are Super Hooping right now!!!!!!
Thank you so much!
These New York cats say a whole lot of nothing.
Bounce!
Lol
The same can be said about non NY residents.
He ain’t no True 5%. As soon as he said “overstand”
Hush up
@@Mayo2014 Na you shut up 🤡
😂😂😂😂
Facts… his ways and actions say it all . What foundation did he ever have ?
Was watching this and admiring this man’s wisdom, looked him up and found out he passed. RIP TC Izlam ✊🏿
Passed? He was murdered
He got murked
Salute Lelia and Troi Torain.
Kwasi
Stay Safe Leila, thankyou✌️❤️🇦🇺
You're welcome! We have another release tonight.
My Goodness this conversation took years & years to happen..
The beginning of this interview is grueling he dragging on about everything but what I clicked on for..smh
I always believed the stories I've heard over the years about the freak shyt within the zulu nation...even though I wanted to remain in denial..😢
Hey Joy2theworld - thanks for hanging in there...I could've started with a different part of the interview. I took note of the reactions. Appreciate you hanging in.
@@LeilaWills
You did a great job the longer I watch the more sense it all makes
Thanks
The Brotha reminds me of Processor Griff to a Degree.
Plus, they were both DJ’s that was always about the “Each One, Teach One” movement!!! 🫐💙💙💙❤️🖤💚
Great job Leila I have to admit I was like damn just when it was getting good💪🏽.
Rest In Peace TC Islam.
The big homie star sent me!!
What the fuck is this Guy talking about? He is speaking in a helluva circular manner.
So the word hobo and clowning actually comes from the great depression. The traveling workers would tie a bedsheet to their farming hoe which is where the image of a bandana with a stick comes from and they'd hop freight from town to town with their hoe looking for work. Hoe-boy was eventually shortened to hobo. A lot of the great OG hobos were brothas though. Speaking from experience, rode the rails hard for 6 years.
Is this what got him killed?
Part 1 of 40?
I hung out with TC a lot. His rhetoric is really different here than what it was before everything became public. Back then Hip Step was more like an Electronic scene Zulu Nation branch kinda like how Zulu Nation was kinda like a branch of the Black Spades. I think it's pretty clear in this interview he was just trying to distance himself from something that everyone saw him as highly invested in. He claimed to be "Bam's Son / Godson" anywhere he went. I enjoyed his company, he was a very wise and clever guy but I also felt like he was pretty manipulative and slimy at times.
Illuminating is real folks 🤩🤩fame & richest! Can’t wait part 2
⭐ sent us here!
He’s feeling himself 🤦♂️
This ish is gonna be LIT
Treat every person as though they hold value.... We All hold good and value.
Ohhh myyy👂🤭😚😏can’t wait to part 2 & r.I.p TC…, may yo truths cumin out even in death 😘
Yeah...he reminds me of another older dude I know. Full of himself and seems to be fabricating a lot of this story
Yup. Reminds me of a few people but one name comes to mind. He's lost in his own head. Pretending to be interesting
They Killed Him!!😟
Grabbing my 🍿🍿🍿🍿 peace!
The term B-Boy has a interesting meanings. This was definitely a good watch. Keep up the good work!!
@@exposedtv398 break boy..not the music breaks but breaking point as in loosing it...herc and phase 2 said it in the freshest kids doc..(phase was schooling crazy legs but legs to this day says its break as in breakbeat smh)
@@exposedtv398 herc and flash were not zulu...only bam...herc is credited for starting hip hop and the term bboy started in herc patys...nothing to do with bam..learn the history bro
Wow, he was a valued friend. Can't wait.
Well that got interesting real fast...can't wait for the rest
Peace to Allah’s 5%
I love the raw footage that you show.!
Thanks so much!
What is this ?
R.i.p to my Mentor TC Izlam😪
Proud of you lady! Do your thing! The boys are big now and junior has a album on iTunes
First 9 mins is a waste, this dude is a clown for sure
He got murdered after this interview and said he had received death threats. I pardon your ignorance. RIP TC Izlam.
@@rotweilerscholar1181 no doubt 🙏🏻 RIP
You Can Interview Me Anytime Beautiful No Disrespect ,Great Footage RIP My Brother
Why Why he not in jail doing all this to this boy’s that’s men now 🥲🥲🥲
He got killed 3 weeks after this interview
Almost forgot about this smooth cat! 😌
I appreciate you Leila Wills. I recall members of Zulu Nation running the streets terrorizing the community in order to establish dominance and emphasized chasing girls and women.
There were some that actually taught applicable knowledge but the rumors of the grey area of debauchery remained consistent.
Star the 🐐 with this media shit! 🏆💯
Thank you for the interview Salute to Star and Ms. Leila Wills. 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Weirdo Bam got em
Lets get this rapis in court✊🏽
Star brought me here june16,2021
So basically hip hop started off gay ?
Its art dude! So of course it started out gay
Nah hip hop originated through jazz, the church and various forms of creative culture. Hip hop is not a sexuality preference, it's a movement!
... For me the hiphop is above the earthly, Bam may use as young people but outside of that small group that knew the misdeeds of the pedophil the souls found a solid movement to express themselves and had no idea how perverted that character and others who said "don't do it" and recorded in the studio snorting cocaine, the rest of the planet orbited in the message not in the messenger...the hiphop is real Bam is only a masc.. .
Aint no more Zulu Nation it Zu Union that bullshit aint for outside 😤
I finally found you! You are monetized so I can donate.
Urban x brought me here. But we need closure on this video. Feels like there wad more to this vid. Great info tho
Let's be consistent if the head of any organization has deviant behavior your a family acting in concert.
Sanetter. Brought me here.
Great, thank you so much for checking it
Who? Say something man damn.
I can relate to the brick graffiti wall but that chair !?! Did they get that shit off the curb before the garbage truck got there first ? It looks stank 😷
🤣😂😅
That's New York ish.
That’s what you got from all of this??🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️
U beautiful 😍.. u have an IG
@@shootermacc503 🤣🤣🤣
i still dont understand wtf hip step is.. Maybe why it never materialized..
It did. HipStep is HipHop styled Jungle/Drum N Bass (a music genre based off breakbeats but faster) and it's a whole movement with a huge scene from U.S. To London n etc
@@Monxinful WHo makes hiphop styled dnb, and why does it merit its own genre?
@@GeorgeWPush producers and MCs. Its a subgenre of Jungle/DnB with HipHop elements. Why? Because there's still a lot of people that love breakbeat roots in their beats. Another big face of hipstep lookup MC T.R.A.C. (His is usually more liquid/smooth but still hipstep)
@@GeorgeWPush DJ Soulslinger & DJ I-Cue from LiquidSky were some of the OG DJs helping push it back in the 90s
This title is very very deceiving.
We all know that God. Allah. Y. Is now Cipher in the Nation of Gods and Earths. We don’t play that Zulu ish. PERIOD!!
*STRINGERBELL SAYS: IF NINO BROWN HAD LIVED ...😵😅😅😅😅😅*
Salute. Star brought me here
Electric funk B-Boy! #salute
I'm a video editor/music producer here in Atlanta and I'd love to collab with u. Let's talk.✌🏾❤
Was his murder case ever solved?
That's exactly what I want to know.
Star sent me.
Great work here !!
I will watch it all 👀👍
Appreciate it!
@@LeilaWills I've shared it up for you as well 😎👍
Me too👍🏽
seven letters. very powerful
Sa neter brought me here
Thank you so much and thanks to Saneter!
Star gots no chill… 🤣
Starr sent me
Star sent me
Star!
This Brother got murdered I believe. Hassan Campbell talked about him before.
He got turquoise zillion braids.....
Why Hassan ain’t support you. He flashing money around? It’s all about him.
Exactly he's a narcissistic individual. He's only capable of supporting himself
Maybe she's stealing the 'spotlight' ...or maybe not lol
I believe Hassan was in a relationship with bambata.. And he he only decided to claim molestation when bambata wouldn't support him financially anymore..
@@negroantonio28 yea you are probably right because Hassan has been so quiet. I'm shocked he hasn't said anything or made any videos
I'm trying to understand how Hassan Campbell gets on his platform and says things like if you were abused as a child you shouldn't be around kids but yet he's raising like 5 kids. I do believe he was abused but I also think he needs a lot of mental help. I stopped watching his show when he was telling another man what he would do to his minor daughter. It's just shocking that people subscribe to the bullshit.
At first i thought the train horn was part of an intro to a song about to play
lol...nope. This was guerrilla interviewing at its finest lol.