Journalist Leila Wills says that UHHM President Rocky Bucano’s alleged ties to Afrika Bambaataa tarnish the museum.
which was leaked in September 2016, a defiant Taylor compared himself to other prominent people with abuse allegations, proclaiming, “If y’all worried about if Bambataa still here, get the fuck out.” He added, “you could look at all the other different situations from the Pope down, ain’t nobody left shit…Michael Jackson, Bill Cosby, or Honorable Elijah Muhammad…none of they brothers left them ‘cause of BS … I ain’t goin’ nowhere” distancing his organization from the Universal Zulu Nation.
“The Universal Hip Hop Museum and Mr. Bucano condemn all acts of acts of violence and abuse. I would like to make it clear that Afrika Bambaataa has not had a role at the Universal Hip Hop Museum since 2016. I and the Univeral Hip Hop Museum are not party to any activities affiliated with the Universal Zulu Nation. I affirm that the Universal Hip Hop Museum is committed to its mission to empower, educate, and uplift communities,” the statement says.
But the Museum has promoted the Universal Zulu Nation several times since the allegations surfaced. In November of 2018, the Universal Hip-Hop Museum’s official Twitter account