- Rapper and DJ who helped pioneer hip hop.
- Forced to pay out a settlement in 2025 to a man accusing him of sex trafficking him in the 1990s after a judge issued a default judgement when he didn't show up to court.
- Multiple men accused him of sexually abusing them in the 1980s and 1990s.
- A student essay contest won him a trip to Africa when he was a teen.
- Founded the Universal Zulu Nation youth-centric organization in the mid 1970s in The Bronx, New York.
- In 2013 his archives, including more than 30,000 vinyl records, cassettes and CDs were donated to Cornell University. The gift is now the foundation of the Cornell Hip Hop Collection.
- In 2012 Cornell University named him a visiting scholar.
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