Kurtis Blow
November 3, 2017
Kurtis Walker—professionally known as Kurtis Blow—began his career spinning records in the 1970s as Kool DJ Kurt. He is the first commercially successful rapper and the first to sign with a major record label, Mercury. “The Breaks,” a single from his 1980 self-titled debut album, is the first certified gold record rap song. Throughout his […]
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