* 1959 – Kurtis Blow, American rapper and producer

In 2001, Articolo 31 collaborated with the American old school rapper Kurtis Blow on the album XChé SI !.

* " Bronx " by Kurtis Blow

Two weeks after being released from the hospital, he won an open mic competition judged by Kurtis Blow.

Meanwhile, the drum break from the second version of the original 1969 hit " Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose " ( the recording included on the compilation album In the Jungle Groove ) became so popular at hip hop dance parties ( especially for breakdance ) during the late 1970s and early 1980s that hip hop founding father Kurtis Blow called the song " the national anthem of hip hop ".

Kurtis Blow in concert ( Hannover, Germany ), 2012-03-30

Kurt Walker ( born August 9, 1959 ), professionally known by his stage name Kurtis Blow, is an American rapper and record producer.

In 1979, aged twenty, Kurtis Blow became the first rapper to be signed by a major label, Mercury, which released " Christmas Rappin '".

His first album was Kurtis Blow, while his second was the Top 50 pop album Deuce.

Run began his career billed as ' The Son of Kurtis Blow.

* The They Might Be Giants song " Where Your Eyes Don't Go " on their second album, Lincoln, featured the lines " You're free to come and go / Or talk like Kurtis Blow.

* The Ice Cube song " Now I Gotta Wet ' Cha " featured the line " I'll Kurtis Blow yo ass away / Like AJ ".

" and his song " On the Block ( Golden Era )" features the line " At the roller rink no skates on, early 80's girl chasing, Kurtis Blow these are the breaks on.

* The Tom Tom Club song " Genius of Love " featured the lines " Steppin ' to the rhythm of a Kurtis Blow / Who needs to think when your feet just go.

* Bruce Haack's 1982 single " Party Machine " featured the lyric, " Low low low like Kurtis Blow / Down down down like James Brown.

* The song " Music Matters " by Faithless mentioned Kurtis Blow: " From Bamma Lamma to Tamla Mo, Curtis Mayfield to Kurtis Blow ".

* The 2Pac song " Old School " featured the line " Remember poppin ' and lockin ' to Kurtis Blow, the name belts ".

Dylan also appears on the first track " Street Rock " of Kurtis Blows 1986 album Kingdom Blow

* In 50 Cent's film debut " Get Rich Or Die Tryin ", there is a party scene in Marcus's house where two girls are holding a Kurtis Blow album and are singing lyrics from " The Breaks ".

* In Chris Rock's movie " CB4 ", MC Gusto says he's going to send a search party and find Kurtis Blow.

* A poster of Kurtis Blow can be seen in an episode of Everybody Hates Chris.

After some comparisons of Bill Clinton's behaviors, he predicts that, Scooby Doo-like, Clinton will remove a mask, to reveeal he is Kurtis Blow.

In 2011 Kurtis became the voice of Roger Ebert on Ebert Presents: At the Movies.

As Founder of The Hip Hop Church, Kurtis serves as rapper, DJ, worship leader and licensed minister.

He did, however, actively participate in the writing and recording of the title track " Sons of the P ", which he also contributed vocals to, and which marked one of the earliest studio guest appearances by Clinton on a Hip Hop release ,< ref > which is preceded only by Kurtis Blow's " Magilla Gorilla " released in 1986.

Hip Hop would become a multicultural movement in young black America, led by artists such as Kurtis Blow and Run-DMC.

Zumbi ( formerly known as Zion ) became fascinated by Hip Hop in its early stages ; songs like " The Breaks " by Kurtis Blow and " Rock Box " by Run-D. M. C.

His numerous appearances include episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Tales of Tomorrow ( episode " Ice from Space "), Frontier, Crusader, My Friend Flicka ( episode " When Bugles Blow "), Gunsmoke, Tightrope, State Trooper, COronado 9, he appeared twice The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, Playhouse 90, The Rifleman, The Jack Benny Program, Perry Mason, 77 Sunset Strip, The Twilight Zone, Bonanza, The Man and the Challenge, The Untouchables, Have Gun-Will Travel, The Tab Hunter Show, and appearing twice on Mister Ed.

* Blow Your Head – Diplo Presents: Dubstep ( 2010 )

* In the 2007 Norwegian parody film Kill Buljo: The Movie, Buljo's bodyguard is named Blow Job ( played by strongwoman and powerlifter Heidi Nilima Monsen )-a tough woman dressed in black suit and bowler hat.

In May 2007, he delivered one of the eulogies at the funeral of fashionista Isabella Blow, his friend since they were in their teens.

* Goin ' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino ( Vanguard, 2007 ), performing Domino's " Let The Four Winds Blow "

Additional film credits include The Parent Trap ( 1998 ), Blow Dry ( 2001 ), Chelsea Walls ( 2001 ), Waking Up in Reno ( 2002 ), Maid in Manhattan ( 2002 ), Asylum ( 2005 ), which won her a second Evening Standard Award for Best Actress, The White Countess ( 2005 ), and Evening ( 2007 ).

For his work with Hookers N ' Blow, Reed was named Outstanding Keyboardist of the Year at the 2007 Rock City Awards (" Rockies ").

The first album the band recorded, Grow Up and Blow Away, was finally released on June 26, 2007 by Last Gang Records.

On June 26, 2007, Last Gang Records released Metric's 2001 album Grow Up and Blow Away.

* Grow Up and Blow Away ( 2007 )

Since then he has appeared in films such as Three Kings, Blow, Bringing Out the Dead, Sunshine and Live Free or Die Hard in 2007, Training Day, Collateral Damage and Push in 2009.

Isabella Blow ( 19 November 1958 – 7 May 2007 ) was an English magazine editor.

In 2007, Blow made several more suicide attempts by driving her car into the rear of a truck, attempting to obtain horse tranquilizers, trying to drown herself in a lake and by overdosing while on a beach in India.

On May 6, 2007, during a weekend house party at Hilles, where the guests included Treacy and his life partner, Stefan Bartlett, Blow announced that she was going shopping.

" On September 25, 2007, nearly 22 years later, Wright released a follow-up titled I Still Have a Pony ( a CD release of the material from When The Leaves Blow Away ).

Jona Bechtolt, aka Yacht, was also a member of The Blow from 2004 to 2007.