Kurtis Blow
14 articles
Audio interviews
Kurtis Blow and Afrika Islam (1998)
Interview by Frank Broughton, Rock's Backpages audio, 27 September 1998
The pioneering DJ talks about inspirations like Pete DJ Jones; about being a B-Boy; attending Kool Herc parties; starting out as an MC and the rise of rap... until he gets into a shouting match with Afrika Islam. Beef!
File format: mp3; file size: 25mb, interview length: 27' 18" sound quality: ****
List of articles in the library
Kurtis Blow: Rumble In The (Concrete) Jungle!
Interview by Lloyd Bradley, Blues & Soul, 29 January 1980
A Blow by Blow account... ...
The Commodores, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Kurtis Blow: Madison Square Garden, New York NY
Live Review by Richard Grabel, New Musical Express, 4 October 1980
Cross-over cupboard love ...
Report and Interview by Richard Grabel, New Musical Express, 11 October 1980
MY STORY — BY KURTIS BLOWAs rapped to Richard Grabel ...
Report and Interview by Don Snowden, Los Angeles Times, 18 January 1981
ASK KURTIS BLOW about 'Another One Bites the Dust' and his reply is quick and to the point. "That's my 'Christmas Rappin''." ...
Kurtis Blow Raps His Way To The Top
Report and Interview by John Morthland, Rolling Stone, 5 March 1981
The sound of the streets hits the heartland. ...
Rap, Rap, Rapping At Top 10’s Door: Kurtis Blow and Company
Interview by Don Snowden, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 1981
Twas the night before Christmas and allthrough the house...Hold it, hold it. That’s PLAYED OUT.Don’t give me all that jiveAbout things you wrote before I ...
Profile by Carol Cooper, The Village Voice, 6 September 1983
WHEN RAP WAS first struggling out of the youth-center playgrounds and into big-time notoriety, Kurtis Blow was there. ...
Kurtis Blow: America (Mercury)
Review by Simon Reynolds, Melody Maker, 11 January 1986
BLOWING OUT ...
LL Cool J, Doug E. Fresh, Kurtis Blow: Krush Groove Party, Madison Square Garden, New York NY
Live Review by Richard Grabel, New Musical Express, 18 January 1986
RUSH PRODUCTIONS, an organization with the best intentions, conceived this event to be a celebration of the success of the film Krush Groove and of the consolidation ...
Kurtis Blow: A Blow-By-Blow Guide To Rapping
Interview by Frank Owen, Melody Maker, 5 April 1986
At the ripe old age of 25, KURTIS BLOW is the Godfather of Rap. Here, he takes Frank Owen through his personal step-by-step guide to ...
Kurtis Blow: The Super-Ego Rules, From The Bronx To Kingdom Blow
Interview by Paul Sexton, Record Mirror, 1 November 1986
In short, Kurtis Blow thinks an awful lot of himself. An awful lot. His new LP is called Kingdom Blow. The line-up on it includes ...
Interview by Sean O'Hagan, New Musical Express, 8 November 1986
WHAT ARE WORDS WORTH? ...
Kurtis Blow on 'The Breaks', the evolution of sampling, and 'Sun City'
Interview by Carl Wiser, Songfacts, 4 October 2003
KURTIS BLOW gets a lot more airplay these days than he did in the '80s. That's because back in the day – when the long-term ...
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