Afrika Bambaataa on Madonna

DJ and community leader from the South Bronx Afrika Bambaataa briefly mentioned Madonna during a Brazilian interview to Ego (a brazilian website that belongs to the well-known brazilian television network Rede Globo).

EGO: What’s your opinion about the hip hop growth and the fact that it is getting attention from ‘superstars’ such as Justin Timberlake and Madonna?

Afrika Bambaataa: There’s nothing wrong about that. There are also many black pop stars (out there). Madonna is a friend of mine and I don’ have any problem about her using pop and rap in her music. The problem is radio stations should play RapinHood as often as they play Madonna, and Justin Timberlake as much as Tati Quebra-Barraco (a brazilian MC).

Thanks to our contributor Edgar for translating this for our readers.