Wyclef Jean, Love Bug Starski, Sweet Gee, Dr. In fact, Run began his career billed as “The Son of Kurtis Blow”. Beyond his own hits, Kurtis contributed to the success of The Fat Boys and Run DMC. Fellow rap legend Nas debuted at #1 on the Billboard Charts with a cover of Kurtis’ “If I Ruled the World” in 1997. Kurtis Blow’s hit songs like “8 Million Stories”, “AJ”, and “Basketball”, were ahead of their time and still get spins by DJs today. His early projects made him an instant success at home and across Europe. Kurtis went on to release ten albums over eleven years. Its gold follow-up, “The Breaks”, helped to ignite an international rap following, solidifying the new art form. In 1979, at the age of 20, Kurtis Blow became the first rapper to be signed by a major label and he released “Christmas Rappin’” which sold over 400,000 copies and became an annual classic. Credited with many accolades, he was the first rapper to ever be signed to a major label, first to release a certified gold rap album, first rapper to tour the United States and Europe, first to record a national commercial, the first to use the drum machine, first to release a rap music video, and the first rapper to become a millionaire. A timeless artist and hip hop legend, Kurtis blazed the trail for early hip hop artists and continues to carry the torch for hip hop music into new arenas. The amazing and one-of-a-kind, Kurtis Blow, is one of the founders and creators of recorded rap.
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