# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kurtis-blow
# Generated: 2026-08-14T00:39:45.389Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/kurtis-blow"
name: "Kurtis Blow"
slug: "kurtis-blow"
description: "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."
tagline: "American rapper"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kurtis_Blow_im_Musiktheater_Bad_(Hannover%2C_Germany)%2C_2012-03-30.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1959-08-09"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           18.713056
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     80
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/kurtisblow1"
    handle:    "kurtisblow1"
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    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/kurtisblow/"
    handle:    "kurtisblow"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
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    title: "ከርቲስ ብሎ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Kurtis Blow"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump