Episode 6: The Breaks
from The Space Monkey X Audio Workshop Hosted by Rob Lammle
While he wasn't the first to put out a rap record, Kurtis Blow was undoubtedly the first rap superstar. With the backing of a major record label, Blow became an international sensation and helped this new musical genre break out into the mainstream. Robert Ford's article for the July 1, 1978 issue of Billboard Magazine, the first time hip-hop is discussed in print, but before it was given a name Robert Ford's Billboard Magazine article from May 5, 1979, discussing early, influential artists like Eddie Cheeba, DJ Hollywood, Love Bug Starski, and Kurtis Blow Kurtis Blow's live performance on Soul Train https://youtu.be/nyYqkRv0D5g?si=prONHEIXHuhc3X1F Kurtis Blow's performance on Top of the Pop https://youtu.be/zyjK1CpM8JQ?si=pojgiNkLD3gqiibe The video for Basketball (1984) https://youtu.be/_shxzlTRK44?si=DVKPq1xlqs4L4e6x Kurtis Blow raps about his love for Sprite https://youtu.be/eQXypV1giq0?si=86QocOY76GsU67QI The music video for King Holiday https://youtu.be/kGKW3O6EpMo?si=EI6DS4mxlRF0PjxX
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