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Police Save Kurtis Blow’s Life After Pioneering Rapper Has Heart Attack

2969 days ago
AllHipHopGET WELL KURTIS BLOW more info

Jill Scott tour update: Apollo added, Rakim opening Coney Island

3084 days ago
Brooklyn VeganOther upcoming Apollo shows include DMX/N.O.R.E./Jim Jones/Jadakiss, and Kurtis Blow. Continue reading… more info

Ice-T, Public Enemy, Naughty By Nature Lead Art of Rap Festival Tour

3149 days ago
Rolling StoneIce-T, Public Enemy, Naughty By Nature, Mobb Deep, EPMD, the Sugarhill Gang and Kurtis Blow will join forces for SiriusXM Backspin's the Art of Rap Festival Tour, which kicks off July 16th in Dallas, Texas and concludes August 6th. The all-star, eigh... more info

Hip-hop Legends To Receive Proclamations From New York City Official

3939 days ago
ContactMusicHip-hop legends Afrika Bambaataa, Kurtis Blow and Grandmaster Flash are set to be honoured by New York City officials.The hitmakers will receive... more info

Like, Omigod! Digging through the ‘80s Pop Culture Box, Part 2

4323 days ago
PopdoseEarly hip-hop! Leftover classic rock! Italian sex disco! Racist tomfoolery! And the luckiest bar band in the Midwest! All in our continuing crawl through Disc One of this seven-disc set! #6 Kurtis Blow, “The Breaks (part 1)” #87 Billboard Hot 100... more info

Big Daddy Kane - Heavy D To Be Honoured At Soul Train Awards

4787 days ago
ContactMusicBig Daddy Kane Kurtis Blow and Doug E Fresh are among the rappers who will pay tribute to Heavy D at the upcoming Soul Train Awards The veteran MC real name Dwight Arrington Myers died last week 08Nov11 after neighbours found him lying unconscious o.... more info

25 years of Def Jam: how the sound of New York's streets rose up to rule the world

4859 days ago
Guardian MusicFrom humble beginnings in student digs, the record label Def Jam is credited with bringing New York's street culture and music to the masses – and even helping to elect a president'Without hip-hop we wouldn't have Obama," says Russell Simmons, co-f... more info

Old School Wednesday ~ Kurtis Blow

4897 days ago
MVSWKurtis Blow ~ “Basketball” This ’80s old school jam has been in my head since I walked into Dwayne Wade last night. Lyrics Chours: They’re playing Basketball We love that Basketball They’re playing Basketball We love that Basketball (Now ra... more info

Bob Dylan's grandson launches rap career

4899 days ago
Guardian MusicPablo Dylan says his grandfather was 'the Jay-Z of his time'Bob Dylan's teenage grandson is entering the music business, not as a folk troubadour or even simply going electric – but as a rapper. "He feels strongly about my music," Pablo Dylan said,... more info

Kurtis Blow appears on Soul Train

4942 days ago
Guardian MusicOctober 1980: Number 6 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicKurt Walker has a number of claims on the history of hip-hop. Under the moniker Kurtis Blow, he was the first rapper to sign to a major label, Mercury. H... more info

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