Kurtis Blow

Summary

Kurtis Blow is a human^[1]. He was born in Harlem^[2]. He was born on August 9, 1959^[3]. He worked as a singer^[4], record producer^[5], composer^[6], beatboxer^[7], and rapper^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,628 views/month, #6,865 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Kurtis Blow was born in Harlem^[2].
• Kurtis Blow was born on August 9, 1959^[3].
• Kurtis Blow held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Kurtis Blow worked as a singer^[4].
• Kurtis Blow's professions included record producer^[5].
• Kurtis Blow's professions included composer^[6].
• Kurtis Blow's professions included beatboxer^[7].
• Kurtis Blow's professions included rapper^[8].
• Kurtis Blow worked as a disc jockey^[11].
• Kurtis Blow's education included a stint at Nyack College^[12].
• Kurtis Blow is recorded as male^[13].
• Kurtis Blow's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Kurtis Blow's genre is hip-hop^[15].
• Kurtis Blow's record label is recorded as Mercury Records^[16].
• Kurtis Blow's discography is recorded as Kurtis Blow discography^[17].
• Kurtis Blow's Commons category is recorded as Kurtis Blow^[18].
• Kurtis Blow's family name is recorded as Walker^[19].
• Kurtis Blow's given name is recorded as Kurtis^[20].
• Kurtis Blow's pseudonym is recorded as Kurtis Blow^[21].
• Kurtis Blow's instrument is recorded as voice^[22].
• Kurtis Blow's nominated for is recorded as Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song^[23].
• Kurtis Blow's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[24].
• Kurtis Blow's topic has template is recorded as Template:Kurtis Blow^[25].
• Kurtis Blow's start of work period is recorded as 1979^[26].
• Kurtis Blow's copyright representative is recorded as American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1959-08-09^[30]

• Genre(s): east coast hip hop, electro, hip hop, pop rap^[31]

• Community tags: disco rap, east coast hip hop, electro, hip hop, mid school hip hop, pop rap^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 72eafbba-ff08-4257-9594-267d4a6fcdca^[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Harlem^[2], Kurtis Blow… he was born on August 9, 1959^[3].

Education

Kurtis Blow's education included a stint at Nyack College^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[4], record producer^[5], composer^[6], beatboxer^[7], rapper^[8], and disc jockey^[11].

Why It Matters

Kurtis Blow ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,628 views/month, #6,865 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

FAQs

Where was Kurtis Blow born?

Kurtis Blow's place of birth was Harlem^[2].

What did Kurtis Blow do for work?

Kurtis Blow worked as singer^[4], record producer^[5], composer^[6], beatboxer^[7], and rapper^[8].

Where did Kurtis Blow go to school?

Kurtis Blow was educated at Nyack College^[12].