Kurtis Blow
Kurtis Walker
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Raised in Harlem and educated at City College of New York and Nyack College where he studied communications, film, and ministry, Kurtis Blow broke ground as the first rapper signed by a major label when Mercury released “Christmas Rappin’” in 1979, followed by the gold-certified single “The Breaks.” Over a decade he issued seventeen albums, produced hits for the Fat Boys and Run-DMC, and earned AS…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources