Kurtis Blow
Kurtis Blow
Kurt Walker, professionally known by his stage name Kurtis Blow, is an American rapper and record producer. He is the first commercially successful rapper and the first to sign with a major record label. "The Breaks", a single from his 1980 debut album, is the first certified gold record rap song. Throughout his career he has released 15 albums and is currently an ordained minister...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth9 August 1959
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Well I was always a hustler... I ran numbers; I wasn't a stick up kid, but I was a fence for them. I used to sell weed; and was kicked out of Music and Art for that.
I don't ever want to see you guys here.
I told them to wait... they did it without me, but they used my band Orange Krush. I was kinda mad so I said thats what I will do, start producing.
This is the first time in 23 years that someone has vandalized the graffiti wall.
I used to date Latoya for awhile, I was a close freind of the family.
The music business is really a spiritual business whether we know it or not.
When I was 13 I had a fake Id that said that I was 19. I was getting in all the clubs.
I was called Kool Dj Kurt Walker... but they wanted tocall me Kurtis Blow.
My first jam was at Hotel Diplomat opening for Hollywood.
Pete Dj Jones was the first person that I saw with 2 turntables. This was 1972.
Hip Hop is thee dominant youth culture in the world right now.
I was signed when I was 19 years old, in 1980. I went to Germany and France. Seeing the world at that time was just an awesome experience for a teenager.
Yeah when I was 7 or 8 my moms would have little parties, and I would play the music.
I started DJing, breakdancing and MCing in the '70s and I got my record deal in 1979 with 'Christmas Rap.'