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EPISODE · Jun 15, 2026 · 1H 12M

QLS Classic: Kurtis Blow

from The Questlove Show · host iHeartPodcasts

As The Questlove Show celebrates Black Music Month, we're revisiting a classic 2019 Questlove Supreme conversation with one of hip-hop's true pioneers, Kurtis Blow. The legendary New York MC reflects on the genre's formative years, giving credit to the peers and innovators who helped build the culture from the ground up. He also breaks down his classic catalog and revisits some of the records that helped change the course of music from the late 1970s onward. It's a firsthand account of hip-hop history from one of its most influential architects.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hip-hop pioneer Kurtis Blow stops by to talk to Questlove and Team Supreme about his unique place in music history as rap’s first superstar.

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