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Epic card · Arts
Afrika Bambaataa, an Epic card
Lance Taylor, known professionally as Afrika Bambaataa, was an American disc jockey, rapper and record producer.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 79
- Power
- 156
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 600,000
Power 156 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Afrika Bambaataa quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Afrika Bambaataa card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Bambaataa was one of the ______ of breakbeat DJing.
Answer
originators. Bambaataa was one of the originators of breakbeat DJing. From the Afrika Bambaataa article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He was notable for releasing a series of genre-defining electro tracks in the ____s that influenced the development of hip-hop culture.
Answer
1980s. He was notable for releasing a series of genre-defining electro tracks in the 1980s that influenced the development of hip-hop culture. From the Afrika Bambaataa article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Jean-Claude Van Damme. Jean-Claude Van Damme 87 · Microphone 83 · Afrika Bambaataa 77 · Hokusai 74 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was notable for releasing a series of genre-defining electro tracks in the 1980s that influenced the development of hip-hop culture.
- Bambaataa was one of the originators of breakbeat DJing.
- Through his co-opting of his street gang Black Spades into the music and culture-oriented organization Universal Zulu Nation, he helped spread hip-hop culture throughout the world.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Afrika Bambaataa article was read about 600,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 79: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Afrika Bambaataa
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Afrika Bambaataa (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Mika Väisänen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
