Kurtis Blow Quotes

• The Bronx is famous for two things. Hip-hop, and 26 world championships.

  Kurtis Blow

  Two, Hip Hop, World

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• Hip Hop is thee dominant youth culture in the world right now.

  Kurtis Blow

  Hip Hop, Culture, World

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• Pete Dj Jones was the first person that I saw with 2 turntables. This was 1972.

  Kurtis Blow

  Saws, Firsts, Turntables

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• I started DJing, breakdancing and MCing in the '70s and I got my record deal in 1979 with 'Christmas Rap.'

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  Christmas, Rap, Records

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• The dude in red's back at the pole,
  Up North where everything is cold.
  But if he were right here tonight,
  He'd say 'Merry Christmas! And to all, a good night!'

  Kurtis Blow

  Good Night, Rap, Merry Christmas

  Song: Christmas Rappin', Album: Kurtis Blow, 1980

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• That's the job of the entertainer, to entertain, not to motivate or inspire people to get violent!

  Kurtis Blow

  Jobs, People, Inspire

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• The music business is really a spiritual business whether we know it or not.

  Kurtis Blow

  Spiritual, Music Business, Knows

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• Just like I'm the king on the microphone, so is Dr. J and Moses Malone
  I like slam dunks, take me to the hoop my favorite play is the alley-oop
  I like the pick-and-roll, I like the give-and-go
  Cause it's basketball, uh, Mister Kurtis Blow.

  Kurtis Blow

  Basketball, Kings, Blow

  Song: Basketball, Album: Ego Trip

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• Yeah when I was 7 or 8 my moms would have little parties, and I would play the music.

  Kurtis Blow

  Mom, Party, Play

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• My first jam was at Hotel Diplomat opening for Hollywood.

  Kurtis Blow

  Hollywood, Jam, Diplomats

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• I was called Kool Dj Kurt Walker... but they wanted tocall me Kurtis Blow.

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  Blow, Walkers, Wanted

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• When I was 13 I had a fake Id that said that I was 19. I was getting in all the clubs.

  Kurtis Blow

  Fake People, Clubs, Said

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• I was signed when I was 19 years old, in 1980. I went to Germany and France. Seeing the world at that time was just an awesome experience for a teenager.

  Kurtis Blow

  Teenager, Years, Germany

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