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Kurtis Blow

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Born
9 August 1959 (age 61)
Born In
The Bronx, New York, New York, United States
Curtis "Kurtis Blow" Walker, (born on August 9, 1959, in Harlem, New York) is one of the pioneer rappers in the recording industry, and hip hop's first mainstream star. "The Breaks" (1980) is one of hip hop's undisputed classics, with its catchy disco tune and rapping style. Blow was influenced by DJ Hollywood. He became an MC in his own right around 1977, and changed his name to Kurtis Blow (as in a body blow) at the suggestion of his manager, future rap mogul Russell Simmons. Blow began his career in New York City in the mid-1970s, when he was a break… read more
Curtis "Kurtis Blow" Walker, (born on August 9, 1959, in Harlem, New York) is one of the pioneer rappers in the recording industry, and hip hop's first mainstream star. "The Breaks" (1980) is one of hip hop's undisputed classics, with its catchy disco tune and ra… read more
Curtis "Kurtis Blow" Walker, (born on August 9, 1959, in Harlem, New York) is one of the pioneer rappers in the recording industry, and hip hop's first mainstream star. "The Breaks" (1980) is one of hip hop's undisputed classics, with its catchy disco tune and rapping style. Blow was influenced by DJ Hollywood. He became an MC in his… read more

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1 Play track The Best Of Kurtis Blow The Breaks
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 340 listeners
2 Play track The Best Of Kurtis Blow Basketball
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 75 listeners
3 Play track The Best Of Kurtis Blow Christmas Rappin'
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 36 listeners
4 Play track The Breaks (Re-Recorded / Remastered) The Breaks (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
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 19 listeners
5 Play track The Best Of Kurtis Blow If I Ruled The World
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6 Play track The Best Of Kurtis Blow Hard Times
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7 Play track The Best Of Kurtis Blow Tough
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8 Play track The Best Of Kurtis Blow AJ Scratch
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9 Play track Kurtis Blow Throughout Your Years
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10 Play track The Best Of Kurtis Blow Party Time
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Albums

  1. 109,481 listeners

    1 Jan 1994 · 14 tracks

    The Best Of Kurtis Blow
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  2. 14,192 listeners

    1980 · 7 tracks

    Kurtis Blow
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  3. 10,594 listeners

    1 Jan 2003 · 12 tracks

    Best Of / 20th Century
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  4. 3,639 listeners

    28 Feb 2009 · 1 track

    The Breaks (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
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