Kurtis Blow
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Kurtis Blow is an American rapper and producer recognized as one of the early pioneers of recorded hip hop, known for hits like "The Breaks."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kurtis Blow canonical | 2 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
hip hop pioneer
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human ⓘ rapper ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart |
1970s
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1979 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Kurtis Blow Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Lovebug Starski
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Run-D.M.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fat Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Kurtis Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1959-08-09 ⓘ |
| genre |
hip hop
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old-school hip hop ⓘ |
| hasChild | sons ⓘ |
| influenced |
LL Cool J
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Run-D.M.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fat Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | early hip hop ⓘ |
| name | Kurtis Blow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first rapper to be signed to a major record label
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one of the first commercially successful hip hop recording artists ⓘ |
| notableAlbum |
America
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Back by Popular Demand NERFINISHED ⓘ Deuce NERFINISHED ⓘ Ego Trip NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom Blow NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurtis Blow NERFINISHED ⓘ Party Time? NERFINISHED ⓘ Tough ⓘ |
| notableSingle |
Basketball
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Christmas Rappin' NERFINISHED ⓘ If I Ruled the World NERFINISHED ⓘ The Breaks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
8 Million Stories
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AJ Scratch NERFINISHED ⓘ America NERFINISHED ⓘ Basketball ⓘ Christmas Rappin' NERFINISHED ⓘ If I Ruled the World NERFINISHED ⓘ The Breaks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
disc jockey
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minister ⓘ rapper ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Harlem
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New York City ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Mercury Records
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PolyGram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| spouse | Shirley Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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