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Kurtis Blow

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. Read more on Last.fm

Track: The Breaks

Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1The Breaks
450635
2Christmas Rappin'
119575
3Basketball
86682
4If I Ruled The World
35975
5The Breaks (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
22441
6Hard Times
21162
7Tough
12794
8Party Time
12593
9AJ Scratch
11846
108 Million Stories
10934

Other Album Releases:

Father, Son & Holy Ghost
Just Do It
Back By Popular Demand
Kingdom Blow
Kurtis Blow
Basketball (Sped Up)
The Breaks (Re-Recorded - Sped Up)
If I Ruled The World (Non.Linear Remix)
I'm Chillin' (Non.Linear Remix)
Let's Move It (Remix Collection)

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