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Kurtis Blow

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Was the first hip-hop MC to be signed by a major label, which in this case was Mercury/PolyGram Records. See more trivia »

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Kurt Walker
in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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2011 Dance Central 2 (Video Game) (performer: "The Breaks")
 
2010 It's Kind of a Funny Story (performer: "The Breaks")
 
2010 Angel Camouflaged (performer: "I'm Tired" Angel Camouflaged Remix, "Gimme Three Steps")
 
2009 Welcome to the 80's (TV series documentary)
– Rap, Breakdance und Graffiti (2009) (performer: "The Breaks")
 
2009 Notorious (writer: "The Breaks" / as Kurt Walker)
 
2008 Beautiful Losers (documentary) (performer: "The Blow")
 
2005-2007 Everybody Hates Chris (TV series)
– Everybody Hates Gambling (2007) (performer: "If I Ruled the World")
– Everybody Hates Elections (2006) (writer: "The Breaks")
– Everybody Hates a Part Time Job (2006) (performer: "Tough")
– Everybody Hates Halloween (2005) (writer: "The Breaks" / performer: "The Breaks")
– Everybody Hates Basketball (2005) (performer: "Basketball")
 
2006 Scarface: The World Is Yours (Video Game) ("The Breaks")
 
2002 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Video Game) (writer: "The Breaks" / performer: "The Breaks")
 
2002 Like Mike (writer: "Basketball" / as Kurt Walker)
 
2002 Empire (writer: "Games People Play")
 
2000 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
– Lucy Liu/Jay-Z (2000) (writer: "I Just Wanna Love U Give It 2 Me")
 
1997 In Dark Places (writer: "Let's Dance", "I Wanna Freak You" / performer: "Let's Dance")
 
1997 Soul Food (writer: "The Breaks" / as Kurt Walker / performer: "The Breaks")
 
1995 The Jerky Boys (writer: "Dial a Jam" / as Kurt Walker / performer: "Dial a Jam")
 
1986 Knights of the City (performer: "Kurtis Blow Rap")
 
1985 Krush Groove (writer: "Krush Groovin'" / as K. Blow / music: "If I Ruled The World", "Pump It Up - Let's Get Funky", "All You Can Eat", "Fat Boys" / lyrics: "If I Ruled The World" / performer: "If I Ruled The World", "Krush Groovin'")
 
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2013 California Dreamers (filming)
King Kurtis
 
2011 The Benita Show (TV series)
– Episode #1.10 (2011)
 
2004 Kings of Hip Hop: The Founders (video)
 
1997 In Dark Places
Piano Player
 
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2005 Slippin': Ten Years with the Bloods (documentary) (associate producer)
 
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1985 Krush Groove (music supervisor)
 
Show ShowSelf (24 titles)
2011 The Hot 10 (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– The Soul Train Awards Tune-In Show (2011) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 2011 Soul Train Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2011 Way Black When: Primetime (TV series)
Himself - Performer
– Episode #1.6 (2011) … Himself - Performer
 
2010 Unsung (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Fat Boys (2010) … Himself
 
2010 White Lines and the Fever: The Death of DJ Junebug (documentary short)
Himself - Hip-Hop Icon
 
2010 VH1 Rock Docs (TV series)
Himself
– Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America (2010) … Himself
 
2009 The Mo'Nique Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 November 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Welcome to the 80's (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Rap, Breakdance und Graffiti (2009) … Himself
 
2007 Baisden After Dark (TV series)
Himself
– Who's Wearing the Pants in the Family? (2007) … Himself
 
2007 The (White) Rapper Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (2007) … Himself
 
2006 Breaking the Rules (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Disco: Spinning the Story (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Showtime at the Apollo (TV series)
Himself - Musical Guest
– Episode dated 16 April 2005 (2005) … Himself - Musical Guest
 
2004 Sex 'n' Pop (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Sexual Healing (2004) … Himself
 
2000 Il segreto del giaguaro
Himself
 
1997 Rhyme & Reason (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The Show (documentary)
Himself
 
1990 Rapmania: The Roots of Rap (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1987 Square One TV (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.20 (1987) … Himself
 
1986 Knights of the City
Himself
 
1986 Sun City: Artists United Against Apartheid (video documentary)
Himself
 
1985 Krush Groove
Himself
 
1981 New York, New York (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 31 August 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
1980 Soul Train (TV series documentary)
Guest
– Episode #10.2 (1980) … Guest
 
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Personal Details

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Album, "Deuce," Mercury/PolyGram Records 814 020, 1981. See more »
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Trivia:

Was the first hip-hop MC to be signed by a major label, which in this case was Mercury/PolyGram Records. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo