Trapped in a Culture, Afrika Bambaataa and the Zulu Nation, Part 6 of 44, “E-Jay” 

I'm glad that our men feel comfortable enough to speak their truth so that we all can all be healed.🖤❤💚

This whole story is very disturbing but necessary to be told. Also we MUST protect Leila Wills at all costs

With the socalled 50th Anniversary of HipHop coming, it's a perfect time for the series "Surviving Bambaataa".

Bam is a monster & should be locked away forever he should never be free ever

I appreciate the time and work you put into this and with all the risk that may follow you still didn’t fold it’s men that didn’t have the heart to do this and you did I salute you

*You mean to tell me after all this time the man has never been locked up or charged....🤦💭*

That’s why when I was young my moms didn’t let me go anywhere unless she was there too

Real journalism💚💚💚

Excellent investigative journalism!!

"Uncomfortable feeling every time I hear 'Planet Rock'" Talib Kweli on "Nine Point Five"

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

Sad shit

“His happiness was our pain.” WOW

I believe him because no one, let alone a man would tell things like this. The way he explained that he didn’t understand at that age no one explained to him what’s going on. He was grooming him. That is what predators do.

Loving this one thanks for sharing very information blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

That man ruined a lot of young boys lives shit sad

Hip hop’s first molester family.

I'm glad he's getting the help he needs. Kudos to him for telling his story.

Wouldn't be surprised about Mr Cee at all

I have family in BX River. And I’ve heard the stories.

Today is 7/29/2021 i started watching yesterday 7/28/2021. I hope to catch up. I love these 6 part interview you doing good Ms. Leil

This woman is getting to the bottom of things! Bam doesn't even have sex appeal, I would be traumatized if he ever touched me & I'm a woman

Salute brother e jay

I was waiting for that lighter to fall for ten minutes before I realized it’s on a holder

Powerful interview

Bam seems like he premeditated all this because once they turn 12 he tried more people like bam make sure they get jobs or careers that center around kids he's probably the reason Hassan survive jail and that's why Hassan loves Bam cuz he kept Hassan safe in jail Bam makes them feel safe by giving them things they can't get from their parents the classic helping the poor kid come here kid you want some candy 🤔

Off with bam's head

Wow this is craaazy but it happens to children everywhere in this wicked world damn Shalom bsafe

God Bless him!

I had girlfriends since 8. New york was fast. If he aint have no girls breakdancing as a teen something aint right here.

Star brought me here every time I heard a planet rock I never liked it since I was 4 years old

This is crazy how come no one me too Bam yet

Bam would of been killed in my neighborhood

Banned the song planet rock!

I never new Dr York until Wurld News talked about it on his platform or channel

This man needs to pay for his pain he put upon them babies our young men and they wonder why our men are lost the neighborhood knew and didn’t stop it 🙁

Bootybatta and mr. C. Was monsters? There was others too?

Sis was faithful to bam

Wow, prayers for the victims. ❤🙏

Wow! I love Planet Rock song i was still in school when i heard that song high school at that. DON'T STOP THE PLANET ROCK

So Afrika Bambaataa was the original Buck Breaking respectively ?? Have you ever met Hassan? And great work. Glad I found your Channel

Bam was runnin through boys ... he was having the time of his life out here !

MISTER CEE IS GOING DOWN FOR GOOD NOW NO PUN INTENDED

Sad

I just wanted to dance 🕺SMDH

gotdayum!!!!

His sister was in on it getting sneaks too, guilt ?

I think dude is telling the truth. My only question where are the parents of these victims at the time of the heinous acts?

The meat and potatoes

How all these guys say they don’t know it was wrong

👀👀👀

Bro got a deep voice

I'm assuming "E-Jay" is a pseudonym...yes?

Basically...none of these dudes had REAL FATHERS

Hello Queen! I got a quick question for you. Do you mind if I do a little commentary on this situation And the videos you have dropped? Nothing malicious... just breaking down Certain things I can use to educate my audience on awareness. If not I totally understand I just thought I would ask 1st

Aww sis got jealous

This is first time I have heard Mr.Cee being a boy lover! His love of transgenders is well known.

Did any of them see hassan Campbell as a kid

Yo his sister....smh. shit piss me off.

Can't this victim go to police? Is everyone too old to press charges now?

I believe him because of how he wants to be hidden Hassan just want clout a

Shit he did every drug

Why did you keep going back for 2years

I feel like at 12 I fully understood that no adults should be touching my private area..but Thank God I will never know because I was never put in that situation..that is the attitude we all should have..if you have never been molested you have absolutely no idea how you would respond so please less judgment.

After 3:43 he says he never wanted to audition to be a dancer. Quite contradicting and suspect

At 7:42 he says was trying to dance but never auditioned. Thats unusual.

I’m sorry but “E JAY” doesn’t look like he had a hard drug abused life. And that’s w/o seeing his face.

Where was your parents

I was raped as a adolescent too but I didn't go back for more

Idk about yall but i was fighting grown men since i was young

No such thing as east Harlem lol a Harlem joke

I'm done hear about these grown men talk about how they let this man molest them when they was teenagers.

im not tryin to take sides but i do know body language and tone of voices for some reason i think its about money because some of these people you interview do not sound believable and other episodes you did on this MONEY KEPT COMING UP WOW!!!!! REALLY

At 2:23 he says he wanted to be a dancer like his sister. Everyone i grew up wanted to be a dancer like michael jacksons or crazy legs in beatstreet. All my friends sisters back then were doubledutching or hoolahoop dancing. Why is he hiding his face like he is a minor he should show his face like a gwron azz man like mc shan did. Mc shan was aproached by benny medina to play the role of fresh prince and benny made a pass at shan and shan rejected. Shan aint hiding his identity like a minor.

All actors

Women dnt like this but its mostly your faults ... If yall have baby by men who want to be daddys or stand up guys we would be in better places

Sad