In 1979, at the age of 20, native New Yorker Kurtis Blow paved the way for hip-hop artists when he became the first rapper to sign with a major record label, Mercury Records, and soon achieved ...

"The Hip Hop Nutcracker," which has garnered positive reviews during its 12 years of putting a unique spin on the Tchaikovsky masterpiece, will return to Columbus for a show at the Palace Theatre, 34 ...

Great news! Hip-hop icon Kurtis Blow is on the road to recovery following a successful heart transplant on December 5. In late 2016, Blow (born Kurtis Walker) was arguing with his son in Los Angeles ...

In 1979, Kurt Walker, a 20-year-old from the Bronx whose stage name was “Kurtis Blow,” signed a contract with Mercury Records to release the song Christmas Rappin. This was the first time a major ...

Do you love basketball as much as Kurtis Blow? Probably not. The rap legend bridged generations as he collaborated with Brooklyn rapper Lola Brooke and West Coast producer Hit-Boy for a modern take on ...

Kurtis Blow is considered one of the founding fathers of hip-hop. Born in Harlem, New York, Blow became the first rapper signed to a major label in 1979 at the age of 20. Mercury Records had picked up ...