Kurtis Blow

He has appeared in the films Krush Groove and The Show. Bob Dylan covered his song "Fixin' to Die Blues", which aided his 'rediscovery' and propelled him onto the folk revival scene of the 1960s. The whole field was derided as a fad, though, and thus there was much resistance to signing Blow. He first recorded for the Victor label in 1930, and nine years later recorded for folklorist Alan Lomax. This occurred after recording "Christmas Rappin", his first single; during this time, "Rappers Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang became the first hit for hip hop. Bukka himself is remembered as a player of National Steel guitars. He was the first rapper to record a full lengh album on a major label (1980). King his first guitar, a Stella.

Blow began his career in New York in the mid-1970s, when he was a breakdancer until switching to DJing and then rapping. He gave his more famous cousin B.B. Bob Dylan appeared on Kurtis Blow's 1986 album "Kingdom Blow". Washington White, November 12, 1909, near Houston, Mississippi) was a delta blues guitarist and singer. He was influenced by DJ Hollywood. Bukka White (born Booker T. "The Breaks" (1979) is one of hip hop's undisputed classics (basically a catchy disco tune with rapping) and Nas made a new version of Blow's "If I Ruled The World".