in 1982, bambaataa and his followers - a group of dancers, artists, and djs - went outside the united states on the first hip-hop tour. he saw that the hip hop tours would be the key to help expand hip hop and his universal zulu nation. in addition it would help promote the values of hip hop that he believed are based on peace, unity, love, and having fun. he brought peace to the gangs; many artists and gang members say that "hip hop saved a lot of lives." his influence inspired many overseas artists like the french rapper mc solaar. he was a popular dj in the south bronx rap scene and became known not only as afrika bambaataa but also as the "master of records." he established two rap crews: the jazzy 5 including mcs master ice, mr. freeze, master bee, master d.e.e, and aj les, and the second crew referred to as soulsonic force including mr. biggs, pow wow and emcee g.l.o.b.e.