Kurtis Blow

Not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Eligible since: 2006

First Recording: 1980

Previously Considered? No  what's this?

Kurtis Blow
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Will Kurtis Blow be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
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Rap's first male superstar

Posted by Joe-Skee on Saturday, 06/21/2014 @ 14:45pm

Not sure why Kurtis Blow has not been inducted or considered. Commercially he may not have been "big", but he broke a lot of barriers and collaborated with other rap artists who were more successful. Not sure how the hall of fame can justify Nirvana but not Kurtis Blow.

Posted by Mary Brumm on Monday, 11/1/2021 @ 21:02pm

"Where your eyes don't go, a part of you is hovering
It's a nightmare that you'll never be discovering
You're free to come and go or talk like Kurtis Blow
But there's a pair of eyes in back of your head"

- They Might Be Giants

Posted by GregDean on Thursday, 05/1/2025 @ 13:04pm

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