# Kurtis Blow

> Kurtis Walker, known professionally by his stage name Kurtis Blow, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Walker is the first commercially successful rapper and the first to sign with a major record label. "The Breaks", a single from his 1980 self-titled debut album, is the first certified gold record rap song. Over his career he released 17 albums. He is an ordained minister. He also serves as leader of the group Hip Hop Alliance.

*American rapper*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/kurtis-blow

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1959-08-09
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 53.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 18.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 80.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 90.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **X**: https://x.com/kurtisblow1 (@kurtisblow1)
- **INSTAGRAM**: https://www.instagram.com/kurtisblow/ (@kurtisblow)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0089423/ (@nm0089423)
- **SPOTIFY**: https://open.spotify.com/artist/25TKXk9zo9yk0HMJQ3TuE9 (@25TKXk9zo9yk0HMJQ3TuE9)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/13151)
- [ከርቲስ ብሎ](https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%8A%A8%E1%88%AD%E1%89%B2%E1%88%B5_%E1%89%A5%E1%88%8E)
- [كورتيس بلو](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88)
- [كورتيس بلو](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88)
- [Къртис Блоу](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%8A%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%81_%D0%91%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%83)
- [Kurtis Blow](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurtis_Blow)
- [Kurtis Blow](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurtis_Blow)
- [Kurtis Blow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurtis_Blow)
- [Kurtis Blow](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurtis_Blow)
- [Kurtis Blow](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurtis_Blow)
- [Kurtis Blow](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurtis_Blow)
- [Քուրթիս Բլոու](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%94%D5%B8%D6%82%D6%80%D5%A9%D5%AB%D5%BD_%D4%B2%D5%AC%D5%B8%D5%B8%D6%82)
- [Kurtis Blow](https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurtis_Blow)
- [Kurtis Blow](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurtis_Blow)
- [カーティス・ブロウ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A6)
- [Kurtis Blow](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurtis_Blow)
- [Kurtis Blow](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurtis_Blow)
- [Kurtis Blow](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurtis_Blow)
- [Блоу, Кёртис](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%83%2C_%D0%9A%D1%91%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%81)
- [Kurtis Blow](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurtis_Blow)
- [Kurtis Blow](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurtis_Blow)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/72eafbba-ff08-4257-9594-267d4a6fcdca)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q961447)
- [Kurtis Blow](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/103902)

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