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![Roland TR-808 drum machine played on historic first Def Jam single, Jazzy Jay and T La Rock's “It's Yours” (1984), with “AFRIKA BAMBAATAA” carved on left side of machine by Afrika Bambaataa Roland TR-808 drum machine played on historic first Def Jam single, Jazzy Jay and T La Rock's “It's Yours” (1984), with “AFRIKA BAMBAATAA” carved on left side of machine by Afrika Bambaataa](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/e1/d6/2899e18a4532b21edef7484a01b7/070n10777-c6s62-t2-03.jpg)
Roland TR-808 drum machine played on historic first Def Jam single, Jazzy Jay and T La Rock's “It's Yours” (1984), with “AFRIKA BAMBAATAA” carved on left side of machine by Afrika Bambaataa
![Roland TR-808 drum machine played on historic first Def Jam single, Jazzy Jay and T La Rock's “It's Yours” (1984), with “AFRIKA BAMBAATAA” carved on left side of machine by Afrika Bambaataa Roland TR-808 drum machine played on historic first Def Jam single, Jazzy Jay and T La Rock's “It's Yours” (1984), with “AFRIKA BAMBAATAA” carved on left side of machine by Afrika Bambaataa](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/82c66db/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x6000+0+0/resize/385x385!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Ffd%2F69%2F985dad6247a99db034e50312d312%2F070n10777-c6s62-t2-01.jpg)