Kurtis Blow

Release · MusicBrainz

Type

Album

Artist

Kurtis Blow

First released

1980

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

270,110

Total plays

1,204,012

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. <a href="https:/

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Music

Genre

Hip-Hop/Rap

Year

1980

Tracks

9

Wikidata facts

Instance of

album

Genre

old-school hip-hop

Producer

Larry Smith

Performer

Kurtis Blow

Record label

Mercury Records

Distribution format

music streaming

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