
Artist
Kurtis Blow
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- hip hop
- pop rap
- rap
kurtis Blow emerged as hip hop's first mainstream star in the late 1970s. "The Breaks" (1980) became one of hip hop's foundational tracks, pairing a disco beat with his rapping style. he was influenced by DJ Hollywood and managed early on by Russell Simmons.
The Sugarhill Gang, Whodini, Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, Afrika Bambaataa, Run-D.M.C., Kool Moe Dee
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