25 years of Def Jam: how the sound of New York's streets rose up to rule the world
From 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 e...
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Old School Wednesday ~ Kurtis Blow
Kurtis 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...
→ 28 July 2011 12.01am — Comment on this
Bob Dylan's grandson launches rap career
Pablo 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 ele...
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Kurtis Blow appears on Soul Train
October 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 m...
→ 13 June 2011 12.45am — Comment on this
Def Jam Records launched by Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin
1984: Number 8 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicThe Def Jam label holds an almost mythical status within hip-hop. How come? After...
→ 13 June 2011 12.43am — Comment on this
Ice T helps pioneer gangsta rap on the west coast with his rapcore single Body Rock/ Killers
1984: Number 9 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicHip-hop had planted roots on the west coast by the early 80s but it was stylistic...
→ 13 June 2011 12.42am — Comment on this
The Game and Snoop Dogg release the video for 'Purp
Basketball and rap music have been intertwined since the days of Kurtis Blow. As the shibboleth goes: Rappers want to be ballers, ballers want to be rappers, and occasion...
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Kurtis Blow “Christmas Rappin’”
Prior to the released of Blow's classic track "The Breaks," "Christmas Rappin'" was released as the first rap single on a major label. It was only after the song's succes...
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Rapper Kurtis Blow Gets A Body Scan, Weed Is Found
OMG! This is crazy! When rapper, Kurtis Blow, went through security at LAX on Thursday morning, TSA officers said that they saw "an anomoly" (lol) in his pants. A pat do...
→ 2 December 2010 7.40pm — Comment on this
Kurtis Blow - Rapper Kurtis Blow Busted For Pot Possession
Rap pioneer KURTIS BLOW has been fined for drug possession after airport security guards found a stash of marijuana on him during a body scan in Los Angeles.The hip-hop.....
→ 2 December 2010 7.11pm — Comment on this
Kurtis Blow Arrested For Marijuana Possession
At LAX...
→ 2 December 2010 7.05pm — Comment on this
Don't Touch His Junk! Crack TSA Scanners Bust Kurtis Blow for Pot
While they have yet to catch any would-be terrorist, those TSA body scanners did manage to weed out poor Kurtis Blow.The legendary MC was popped this morning at LAX fo...
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Kurtis Blow Busted With Weed In LAX
(AllHipHop News) Pioneering rap legend Kurtis Blow was busted in Los Angeles Airport this morning (December 2nd), after new body scanners installed by the TSA found a sta...
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Kurtis Blow Busted for Weed After LAX Body Scan
Filed under: Kurtis Blow, Music, Celebrity Justice TMZ has learned ... legendary rapper Kurtis Blow was busted at LAX this morning ...
→ 2 December 2010 5.04pm — Comment on this
thursday evening updates
Mr. Jones said...30 Days Out is spending more time in our big sister's bedroom, riffling through her massive record collection. Today we pull out "Rick Danko," the first...
→ 15 July 2010 7.37pm — Comment on this
