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."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hip hop pioneer
human
rapper
record producer
songwriter
activeYearsStart 1970s
1979
alsoKnownAs Kurtis Blow Walker NERFINISHED
associatedAct Lovebug Starski NERFINISHED
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
old-school hip hop
hasChild sons
influenced LL Cool J NERFINISHED
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
one of the first commercially successful hip hop recording artists
notableAlbum America NERFINISHED
Back by Popular Demand NERFINISHED
Deuce NERFINISHED
Ego Trip NERFINISHED
Kingdom Blow NERFINISHED
Kurtis Blow NERFINISHED
Party Time? NERFINISHED
Tough
notableSingle Basketball
Christmas Rappin' NERFINISHED
If I Ruled the World NERFINISHED
The Breaks NERFINISHED
notableWork 8 Million Stories NERFINISHED
AJ Scratch NERFINISHED
America NERFINISHED
Basketball
Christmas Rappin' NERFINISHED
If I Ruled the World NERFINISHED
The Breaks NERFINISHED
occupation disc jockey
minister
rapper
record producer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Harlem NERFINISHED
New York City
recordLabel Mercury Records
PolyGram NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
residence New York City
spouse Shirley Walker NERFINISHED

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