Afrika Bambaataa aka battymon Has Been Removed As Zulu Nation Leader
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After being repeatedly accused of child molestation for over a month, Afrika Bambaataa has finally been removed as the leader of the Zulu Nation.
As the accusations against Afrika Bambaataa have become more damning, the Zulu Nation appears to have finally distanced itself from the man who had long been at the helm of the international Afrocentric organization. The Zulu Nation put out a press release today confirming that the group has been placed under "new leadership" and that it plans to significantly alter the makeup of the organization.
"As part of this restructure ALL accused parties and those accused of covering up the current allegations of child molestation have been removed and have stepped down from their current positions," reads the statement. Though the press release never mentions Bambaataa by name, it is thus assumed that he is no longer the leader of the Zulu Nation, whether that means he stepped down or was forcefully revoked of his position.
The initial accusations against Bambaataa first arose at the end of March, and the primary accuser, former Bronx politician (and Zulu member, whom Bambaataa has denied knowing) Ronald Savage soon went into graphic detail regarding the assault he experienced as a teenager at the hands of Bambaataa. A week or so later, three more men came forward to disclose that they had suffered similar experiences of molestation. Just two days ago (May 4), Lord Shariyf, who identifies as Bambaataa's former bodyguard, stated that the hip-hop pioneer has likely molested "hundreds" of underage boys. Furthermore, he revealed that Bambaataa's ? is a well-known fact within the Zulu community.
The Zulu Nation's new statement is a complete reversal of the position the group took when the accusations first surfaced, though, of course, that was when Bambaataa still held far-reaching authority. Savage's allegations had been denounced by a Zulu spokesman as "defamation and assassination of character."
The new press release sheds some light on the difficulty with which the Nation arrived at its current decision to restructure much of the organization: "As an organization we are in a very difficult position because we are being asked to condemn one of our founders based on testimony through social media alone. We cannot do this. We also cannot dismiss the comments of parties asserting they have been harmed." Though the "testimony" has certainly extended beyond social media, it seems that the mounting accusations could not be ignored any longer.
As the accusations against Afrika Bambaataa have become more damning, the Zulu Nation appears to have finally distanced itself from the man who had long been at the helm of the international Afrocentric organization. The Zulu Nation put out a press release today confirming that the group has been placed under "new leadership" and that it plans to significantly alter the makeup of the organization.
"As part of this restructure ALL accused parties and those accused of covering up the current allegations of child molestation have been removed and have stepped down from their current positions," reads the statement. Though the press release never mentions Bambaataa by name, it is thus assumed that he is no longer the leader of the Zulu Nation, whether that means he stepped down or was forcefully revoked of his position.
The initial accusations against Bambaataa first arose at the end of March, and the primary accuser, former Bronx politician (and Zulu member, whom Bambaataa has denied knowing) Ronald Savage soon went into graphic detail regarding the assault he experienced as a teenager at the hands of Bambaataa. A week or so later, three more men came forward to disclose that they had suffered similar experiences of molestation. Just two days ago (May 4), Lord Shariyf, who identifies as Bambaataa's former bodyguard, stated that the hip-hop pioneer has likely molested "hundreds" of underage boys. Furthermore, he revealed that Bambaataa's ? is a well-known fact within the Zulu community.
The Zulu Nation's new statement is a complete reversal of the position the group took when the accusations first surfaced, though, of course, that was when Bambaataa still held far-reaching authority. Savage's allegations had been denounced by a Zulu spokesman as "defamation and assassination of character."
The new press release sheds some light on the difficulty with which the Nation arrived at its current decision to restructure much of the organization: "As an organization we are in a very difficult position because we are being asked to condemn one of our founders based on testimony through social media alone. We cannot do this. We also cannot dismiss the comments of parties asserting they have been harmed." Though the "testimony" has certainly extended beyond social media, it seems that the mounting accusations could not be ignored any longer.
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so i guess the allegations have truth to them
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I heard Afrika Banbaataa and Mister Cee are forming an orginazation and they first recruit is Yung Thug.
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The Recipe wrote: »I heard Afrika Banbaataa and Mister Cee are forming an orginazation and they first recruit is Yung Thug.
Bambottoms....... -
May bootyholes unite-bambaataa,mister cee,mase
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They should promote Lil Wayne to leader
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They should promote Lil Wayne to leader
That way they can say "Don't worry, our leader doesn't like children: He likes 50 year old men with Dragon Ball tattoos on their heads!" -
All them ? knew this was happening and did nothing about it. That's makes them just as bad as him.
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So many pause worthy post in this pause worthy thread ......N/H
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I think Q-Tip should be the new face of the Zulu Nation personally. Ironically, his next albums named The Last Zulu.
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It's good to hear he's out for good, and hopefully have charges filed against him. He's sick, no excuses whatsoever.
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All them ? knew this was happening and did nothing about it. That's makes them just as bad as him.
Sacrificed their principles for their meal ticket smh -
What a precipitous fall from grace.
Word on the street is, the molestation allegations gained new steam & credibility once someone leaked the play list on his phone.
He had songs from....
-Young Thug
-Frank Ocean
-Mykki Blanco
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At first they said the US government was conspiring against him. That's the kind of ? that ? me off. Instead of looking into the allegations they ignore it and blame a conspiracy.
What would be the reason anyone would want to make him look bad? -
Dude said he ain't been the leader since 1994 tho
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He jus ? up his whole legacy.
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so i guess the allegations have truth to them
Are you serious?
It's been like 20 ? that came forward and said Afrika Bamdusky was a ? warrior -
Bambooty warrior
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Trillaaaaaa wrote: »
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I hope the hip-hop cops are watching this dude 24/7 and talking to any under-age boys that he has associated with recently. ? him. "You don't use your fame as a DJ to sell drugs molest boys!"
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Roster Player #99 wrote: »KneeGro_DuperMan wrote: »Dude said he ain't been the leader since 1994 tho
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It's good to hear he's out for good, and hopefully have charges filed against him. He's sick, no excuses whatsoever.
It's not official yet. This is an ongoing process, but it's a step in the right direction.