in 1980, taylor's groups made "death mix", their first recording with paul winley records. according to bambaata, this was an unauthorized release. winley recorded two versions of soulsonic force's landmark single, "zulu nation throwdown," with authorization from the musicians. disappointed with the results of the single, bambaataa left the company. the arranger credit on these recordings is correctly attributed to harlem underground band leader, kevin donovan. this led to the false assumption that bambaataa's real name was kevin donovan, which was widely accepted by the hip hop community until recently, following sexual abuse allegations, when bronx river residents spoke out and revealed in oral testimonies that bambaataa's real name was in fact lance taylor.