Best Rapper On The Scene - Kurtis Blow

Kurtis Blow - Kurtis Blow

The self-entitled 1980 release from Kurtis Blow came as the first full-length Hip Hop release and it comes from one of few to come from a pioneering MC. Kurtis Blow was an original as he performed with the founder of Hip Hop, DJ Kool Herc during the 70s (prior to when it was even labelled as an individual musical genre), and he performed freestyles along with Herc s Funk mixes. He also formed a group with the current Hip Hop mogul, Russell Simmons called The Force, but failed to do as much as his brother, DJ Run went on to do as part of Run-DMC. This is his debut release from the rapper who didn t really get a chance to follow-up "The Breaks". 1. "Rappin ...

Kurtis Blow - Kurtis Blow

The self-entitled 1980 release from Kurtis Blow came as the first full-length Hip Hop release and it comes from one of few to come from a pioneering MC. Kurtis Blow was an original as he performed with the founder of Hip Hop, DJ Kool Herc during the 70s (prior to when it was even labelled as an individual musical genre), and he performed freestyles along with Herc s Funk mixes. He also formed a group with the current Hip Hop mogul, Russell Simmons called The Force, but failed to do as much as his brother, DJ Run went on to do as part of Run-DMC. This is his debut release from the rapper who didn t really get a chance to follow-up "The Breaks". 1. "Rappin ...