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'''Thomas "Tom" Burton''' (1964 – March 29, 2010) was an [[People of the United States|American]] professional wrestler, also known by his ring name '''Tom Davis''', who competed in North American regional and independent promotions during the 1980s and early 1990s including the [[United States Wrestling Association]], [[Global Wrestling Federation]], the [[Universal Wrestling Federation (Herb Abrams)|Universal Wrestling Federation]] and the [[American Wrestling Association]]. He also had successful stints in international promotions such as the Japanese [[shoot-fighting]] promotion [[UWF International]].

==Career==
===Early career===
Making his debut in the mid-1980s, Burton first appeared in the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]] appearing on [[WWF Superstars of Wrestling]] teaming with Chris Curtis against [[The British Bulldogs]] and, in single matches, faced [[Brutus Beefcake|Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake]] during August 1988.

Several weeks later, while in the [[American Wrestling Association]], he teamed with [[Mike Enos]] and Krusher Krugnoff in a 6-man tag team match against [[Los Guerreros]] ([[Hector Guerrero|Hector]], [[Mando Guerrero|Mando]] and [[Chavo Guerrero, Jr.]]) in September 1988 <ref><u>The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling.</u> Perf. Tom Burton. DVD. [[World Wrestling Entertainment]], 2007.</ref> and, the following month, defeated [[Jerry Lynn]] in one of his earliest matches while touring various independent promotions in the Midwest.

During the next year, he made occasional appearances on WWF Superstars facing [[Hercules]] in [[Huntsville, Alabama]] on January 21 and, teaming with [[Dusty Wolfe]], against [[The Rockers]] in [[Madison, Wisconsin]] on July 8, 1989. Appearing on [[WWF Wrestling Challenge]] later that year, he would also face [[Ronnie Garvin]], [[Tito Santana]], [[Jim Neidhart|Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart]] and [[Jake Roberts|Jake "The Snake" Roberts]]. He would also face The Rockers several times, with partners [[Barry Hardy]] and [[Larry Lawson]].

Facing Brutus Beefcake, [[Koko B. Ware]] and [[Jimmy Snuka|"Superfly" Jimmy Snuka]] during early 1990, Burton returned to the independent circuit for a time before settling in Memphis.

===United States Wrestling Association===
While in the USWA, Burton began teaming with [[Tony Anthony]] as the '''Dirty White Boys''' and, while losing to [[Jeff Jarrett]] and [[Billy Joe Travis]] on May 21, they later came back to defeat [[Rex King (wrestler)|Rex King]] and [[Steve Doll]] for the USWA Tag Team Championship in Memphis, Tennessee on June 2, 1990 before losing to Rex King & [[Joey Maggs]] weeks later. Feuding with Billy Joe Travis, Burton had a less than successful singles career losing singles matches to Rex King and Joey Maggs before leaving the promotion later that year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/memphis/jarrett/1990.html |title=Mid-South Coliseum 1990 (Jarrett) |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |work= |publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref>

He would also appear in [[Jim Crockett Promotions]]'s [[WCW Power Hour|NWA Power Hour]], teaming with Tim Hughes against [[Arn Anderson]] and [[Barry Windham]] on July 22, 1990. He also faced [[Lex Luger]] several times on [[WCW Worldwide]] before teaming with [[Barry Horowitz]] against the '''Renegade Warriors''' ([[Mark Youngblood|Mark]] and [[Chris Youngblood]]) on October 13, 1990.

===Global Wrestling Federation===
Returning to the WWF for a short time teaming with [[Mike Shelton]] against the [[Road Warriors|Legion of Doom]] on October 14 and, in WCW, faced [[Terry Taylor]] on November 3, 1990. The following year, he would appear in the [[UWF International]]'s television debut losing to [[Nobuhiko Takada]] at Tokyo's [[Korakuen Hall]] on May 10, 1991.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/wo/news/headlines/default.asp?aID=12487 |title=Wrestling Observer Headlines, 2/17/2005 |accessdate= |author=Meltzer, Dave |authorlink=Dave Meltzer |coauthors= |date=2005-02-17 |year= |month= |work= |publisher=[[Wrestling Observer]] |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref> During the next two months, he would face [[Kiyoshi Tamura]] and [[Yuko Miyato]] before returning to the United States in early July.<ref name="Purolove">{{cite web |url=http://www.purolove.com/misc/uwfi/results.php |title=UWF International Results: 1991-1996 |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2007 |month= |work= |publisher=Purolove.com |pages= |language=[[German language|German]] |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref>

Resurfacing in the [[Global Wrestling Federation]], he lost to [[Terry Daniels]] at the [[Dallas Sportatorium]] in [[Dallas, Texas]] on July 19, 1991. He later started teaming with [[Mike Davis (wrestler)|Mike Davis]], briefly as an incarnation of the [[Rock 'n' Roll RPMs]], and later as '''Tom Davis''' of the '''Dirty Davis Brothers'''. In July, the two would enter the 2-day GWF Tag Team Championship Tournament defeating Firecat & [[El Grande Coloso]], the Renegade Warriors and [[Bill Irwin]] and [[John Laurinaitis|Johnny Ace]] before losing to [[Mick Foley|Cactus Jack]] and [[Mike Shaw|Makhan Singh]] in the tournament finals on July 27.

Losing to [[Del Wilkes|The Patriot]] and [[Marcus Bagwell|The Handsome Stranger]] during early August, he and Mike Davis would face [[Chris Walker (wrestler)|Chris Walker]] and [[Steve Simpson (wrestler)|Steve Simpson]], the Renegade Warriors, American Breed and [[Terry Garvin]] & [[Ed Robinson]] during the next several months.

In late September, he and Davis began facing Chaz & Terry Garvin defeating them on September 27. Although defeating them in a rematch on October 11, they soon began feuding with them after he and Mike Davis were hired by [[The Lightning Kid]] to sideline Chaz who had been challenging The Lightning Kid for his [[GWF Light Heavyweight Championship]]. During one of their matches, while Terry Garvin had been tied up in the ring ropes, they had been trying to injure Chaz's knee when [[Tug Taylor]] arrived. Although presumably hired by The Lightning Kid as well, Tug Taylor instead turned on the Dirty Davis Brothers and running them off. During an interview with Taylor afterwards revealed that Chaz was his son and would be watching out for his during his stay in the promotion.

Facing [[Brian Lee]] and Terry Garvin in single matches, he and Davis defeated [[Rick Garren]] & [[Larry Green]] on October 8 and Garren & [[Ben Jordan]] on October 15 before facing Tug Taylor & Terry Garvin in several indecisive matches. Losing to them in a steel cage match on November 29, they would also lose several matches to Chaz & Tug Taylor defeating them in an elimination match on December 13, 1991. Shortly thereafter, Davis would be defeated by a masked wrestler who revealed himself to be Chaz making his return to the promotion. He would also take part in the first television taping for the [[American Wrestling Federation]] in [[Lowell, Massachusetts]] on December 16, 1991. During the event, he would face [[Savio Vega|TNT]] and teamed with [[Mike Sharpe|"Iron" Mike Sharpe]] and [[Mike Sampson|Sampson]] against [[Bill Wilcox]], [[Freight Train Fulton]] and [[Chris Candido]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/hitmanbrentsdungeon/AWFTVTaping91.htm |title=Brent's Wrestling Collection: AWF TV Taping (1991) |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2005 |month= |work= |publisher=Hitman Brent's Dungeon |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref>

Losing to [[John Tatum (wrestler)|John Tatum]] and Rod Price on January 3, they would continue losing matches to Chaz & Tug Taylor including a "strap on a pole" match and, in a 6-man tag team match with [[Billy Travis]], lost to Chaz, Tug Taylor and Jerry Lynn on January 10. Fighting to a draw against [[Scott Putski]] and [[Gary Young (wrestler)|Gary Young]], they would split up after fighting to a time limit draw against Chaz & Tug Taylor on January 24, 1992.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldclasswrestling.info/results/gwf.htm |title=Global Wrestling Federation: 1991-94 |accessdate= |author=Dananay, John |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2006 |month= |work= |publisher=World Class Memories |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref>

He and Davis would finally settle their feud with Mike Davis facing Chaz in which the winner would choose someone to leave the GWF. When Davis lost to Chaz, Burton was named by Chaz to leave the promotion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/columns/39392 |title=That Was Then 4.22.06: The Global Wrestling Federation In 1991 |accessdate= |author=Carapola, Stuart |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2006-04-22 |year= |month= |work= |publisher=411mania.com |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref>

===UWFi===
Having previously appeared in the promotion in late 1991 teaming with [[Tatsuo Nakano]] against [[Kiyoshi Tamura]] and [[Yuko Miyato]] at Korakuen Hall on October 6 and losing to [[Yuko Miyato]] at the [[Ryogoku Kokugikan]] on December 22, 1991 after submitting to a cross armbreaker, Burton returned to Japan in late 1992 competing full time for UWF International.

On October 23, in one of his earliest matches, he faced [[Hiromitsu Kanehara]] at the [[Nippon Budokan|Budokan Hall]] in Tokyo submitting to an [[ankle lock]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.puroresucentral.com/UWFI92.html |title=UWF-I Commercial Tape: October 23rd, 1992 |accessdate= |author=Mancuso, Ryan |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2007 |month=July |work= |publisher=PuroresuCentral.com |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref> The following month, he and [[Yoji Anjo]] defeated Kiyoshi Tamura & Yuko Miyato at the [[Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium]] on November 7 although he would lose a singles match to Yuko Miyato on December 22, 1991.

Defeating [[Masahito Kakihara]] on January 9, he and [[Gary Albright]] would also defeat Nobuhiko Takada and [[Kazuo Yamazaki]] at the Korakuen Hall on February 15. Losing to Kazuo Yamazaki, Tatsuo Nakano and Gary Albright during the next few months and, with Tatsuo Nakano, lost to Yoji Anjo and [[Mark Fleming]] on July 12. A month later, he and Nakano lost to Yuko Miyato and Masahito Kakihara at the [[Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center]] on August 14. Knocked out by [[Yoshihiro Takayama]] on September 21, Burton also lost to Hiromitsu Kanehara before defeating [[Mark Silver]] by [[Technical knockout|t.k.o.]] at the Ryogoku Kokugikan on December 20.

On January 10, he and Yoki Anjo lost to Tatsuo Nakano and [[Gene Lydick]] and, the following month, fought to a 20 min. time limit draw with Yoshihiro Takayama at Budokan Hall on February 14. Several months later, he teamed with Gene Lydick losing to Yoji Anjo and Masahito Kakihara on May 6 and also lost matches to Hiromitsu Kanehara, [[Greg Bobchick]] and Yoshihiro Takayama before defeating Gene Lydick at the [[Meiji Jingu Stadium]] in Tokyo on December 5, 1993.

===World Championship Wrestling and later career===
During 1994, he would split his time between UWFi and [[World Championship Wrestling]] teaming with [[Bill Payne]] against [[Marcus Alexander Bagwell]] & [[2 Cold Scorpio]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] on January 10, 1994. The following night he would face [[Rick Steamboat|Rick "the Dragon" Steamboat]].<ref name="Cawthon">{{cite web |url=http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling/cawthon777/wcw94.htm |title=WCW 1994 |accessdate= |author=Cawthon, Graham |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2007 |month=May |work= |publisher=Graham Cawthon's History of WWE |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref>

Defeating Kazushi Sakuraba by [[knockout]] in a non-tournament match at the 1994 Best of the World Tournament at Bukokan Hall on May 6, he lost matches to Hiromitsu Kanehara at ''Shootfighting III'' on June 10 and, returning to WCW, faced Rick Steamboat in a match for the [[WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]] on August 27 <ref name="Cawthon"/> and [[Brian Pillman|"Flyin'" Brian Pillman]] on September 10.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/rdlscott/television.html |title=Brian Pillman's Television History |accessdate= |author=Scott, Richard |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2003-12-13 |year= |month= |work= |publisher=Quote the Loose Cannon: Brian Pillman |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref>

Kennichi Yamamoto at ''Sedai Heavykyu Senshuken Jiki Chosen Ketteisen'' on November 30. In early 1995, he lost to Yoshihiro Takayama at ''Sekai Heavykyu Senshuken Jiai'' on January 16 and Hiromitsu Kanehara at ''SAKIGAKE'' on February 18 before defeating Kenichi Yamamoto at [[Nagoya Rainbow Hall|Rainbow Hall]] in [[Nagoya, Japan]] on April 20. The next month, teaming with Hiromitsu Kanehara, he lost to Yoshihiro Takayama and Kazushi Sakuraba on May 17 and, during the next several months, was defeated by Yuko Miyato and Kenichi Yamamoto.<ref name="Purolove"/>

In mid to late 1995, he began wrestling in [[World Championship Wrestling]] appearing on [[WCW Saturday Night]] against [[Randy Savage|"Macho Man" Randy Savage]], [[Jeff Farmer (wrestler)|Cobra]] and [[Jim Duggan|"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan]]. After a hiatus, he wrestled a handful of matches for [[IWA Mid-South]] in 1997, before he retired. He left the business sometime afterwards living with his longtime girlfriend [[Candi Devine]] until his death on March 29, 2010.

==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''[[United States Wrestling Association]]'''
**[[USWA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[USWA World Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) - with [[Tony Anthony]] <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/uswa/uswa-t.html |title=U.S.W.A. World Tag Team Title |accessdate=|date= |year=2003 |month=|publisher=Puroresu Dojo }}</ref>
*'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''
**PWI ranked him # '''356''' of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1991.

==References==
{{Portal|Professional wrestling}}
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/t/tom-burton.html Tom Burton at OWW.com]

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{{Infobox person
|name=Kurtis Blow
|birth_name=Kurt Walker
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'''Kurt Walker''' (born August 9, 1959), professionally known by his stage name '''Kurtis Blow''', is an [[United States|American]] [[rapping|rapper]] and [[record producer]].<ref name="The Great Rock Discography">{{cite book
| first= Martin C.
| last= Strong
| year= 2000
| title= The Great Rock Discography
| edition= 5th
| publisher= Mojo Books
| location= Edinburgh
| page= 93
| isbn= 1-84195-017-3}}</ref> He is the first commercially successful rapper and the first to sign with a major [[record label]]. "[[The Breaks]]", a [[single (music)|single]] from his 1980 [[Kurtis Blow (album)|debut album]], is the first certified [[music recording sales certification|gold record]] rap song.

== Life and career ==

In 1979, aged twenty, Kurtis Blow became the first rapper to be signed by a major label, [[Mercury Records|Mercury]], which released "Christmas Rappin'". It sold over 400,000 copies. Its follow-up, "[[The Breaks]]", sold over half a million copies.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/> He was also the first rapper to perform overseas.<ref name=raphistory>{{cite news|author=Benny Negro|title=Exclusive Interview with Kurtis Blow |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnk4dwy19Ks|work= ''Bcyde Video'' |publisher=''[[YouTube]]''|accessdate=2011-06-03}}</ref> He released ten albums over the next eleven years. His first album was ''[[Kurtis Blow (album)|Kurtis Blow]]'', while his second was the [[Top 40|Top 50]] pop album ''Deuce''. ''Party Time'' featured a fusion of rap and [[go-go]]. ''Ego Trip'' included the hits: "8 Million Stories," "AJ Scratch," and "Basketball". His 1985 album, ''America'', garnered praise for its title track's [[music video]]. From this album, the song "If I Ruled the World" became a Top 5 [[hit record|hit]] on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'''s [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B]] [[record chart|chart]]. In 1996, fellow rapper [[Nas]] debuted at #1 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] with a [[cover version]] of the song.

Besides his own work, Kurtis has been responsible for hits by [[The Fat Boys]] &&and [[Run DMC]].<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/> Run began his career billed as 'The Son of Kurtis Blow.' [[Lovebug Starski]], Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, [[Full Force]], [[Russell Simmons]] and [[Wyclef Jean]] all have been produced by, or have worked with, Kurt. Former label mates [[René & Angela]] had their R&B chart topping debut "[[Save Your Love (Rene & Angela song)|Save Your Love (For #1)]]" gift rapped by Kurt.

Along with [[Dexter Scott King]], Kurt co-ordinated "King Holiday," a song to celebrate [[Martin Luther King]]’s birthday. The Mercury/Polygram single, co-produced by Kurt, included the collaborative efforts of [[Stephanie Mills]], [[Whitney Houston]], [[New Edition]],  [[El Debarge]], [[James "JT" Taylor]], The Fat Boys, [[Menudo]] ([[Ricky Martin]]), [[Teena Marie]] and Run DMC. The music video was sponsored and paid for by [[Prince (musician)|Prince]].

Kurt's acting performances and music coordination in several [[film]]s includes Leon Kennedy’s ''[[Cry of the City]]'' and the hip hop film ''[[Krush Groove]]''. ''[[The New York Daily News]]'' called his cinematic works, “Noteworthy, a dynamic presence.”{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}} As host and co-producer for ''Das Leben Amerikanischer Gangs'', an international film production's focus on the West Coast gang scene, Kurt crossed international waters for inner city justice (1995). As host and associate producer for ''[[Rhyme and Reason]]'' Kurtis gives an informative account of the status of hip hop (1998). ''The History Of Rap'', which he produced and wrote, has been planned for a cinema release.

Kurt has spoken out emphatically against [[racism]]. He was an active participant in the Artists Against Apartheid record “[[Sun City (song)|Sun City]]”. Kurt has worked with Rev. [[Jesse Jackson]]'s [[Operation Push]] and [[the Rainbow Coalition]] in Chicago. Kurt has also worked with Rev. [[Al Sharpton]]'s [[Action Network]] in New York City.  In 1995, he started working on-air in radio, Power 106, the #1 CHR radio station in Southern California. He hosted 'The Old School Show' on Sunday nights, featuring hits from the past. He also worked for [[Sirius Satellite Radio]] on the Classic Old School Hip Hop station Backspin 43.

Beginning in 1996, Kurt was featured in a hip hop display at the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]. The display still stands. In 1998, the group [[Next (group)|Next]] released "[[Too Close]]", in which the music of "Christmas Rappin'" was [[sampling (music)|sampled]]. [[ASCAP]] honored Kurt and Next at a gala affair on May 26, 1999. In 2002, he traveled to the [[Middle East]] to tour the Armed Forces bases performing seventeen shows for the troops. The tour consisted of shows in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Kyrgyzstan, Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman. Kurt said, “It was a tour I will never forget,” and “I did the [[Bob Hope]] thing.”

Kurt was a judge for the 8th annual [[The Independent Music Awards|Independent Music Awards]].<ref>[http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/pastjudges.asp Independent Music Awards - Past Judges]</ref>

==Minister==
Deeply committed to [[Christianity]], Kurtis attended ministry classes at [[Nyack College]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}} As Founder of The Hip Hop Church, Kurtis serves as rapper, DJ, worship leader and licensed minister.<ref>[http://www.hiphopministry.com/ Hip Hop Ministry]</ref> He became an ordained minister on August 16, 2009. There are several hip hop churches in the US, and he is involved with many of them. "Don't get it twisted, God has always existed," said Kurtis, "and in terms of these young people out here who love Jesus but do not like to go to church, maybe hip hop can bring them back to the church."{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}}

==References in popular culture==
* The [[They Might Be Giants]] song "Where Your Eyes Don't Go" on their second album, ''Lincoln'', featured the lines "You're free to come and go/Or talk like Kurtis Blow."
* The [[Ice Cube]] song "Now I Gotta Wet 'Cha" featured the line "I'll Kurtis Blow yo ass away/Like AJ".
* The [[R.A. the Rugged Man]] song "L.I.'s Finest" featured the line "These are the breaks like Kurtis." and his song "On the Block (Golden Era)" features the line "At the roller rink no skates on, early 80's girl chasing, Kurtis Blow these are the breaks on."
* The [[Tom Tom Club]] song "Genius of Love" featured the lines "Steppin' to the rhythm of a Kurtis Blow / Who needs to think when your feet just go."
* The song "Christmas Rappin{{' "}} was featured during a Christmas episode of the TV sitcom ''[[Martin (TV series)|Martin]]''.
* [[Bruce Haack]]'s 1982 single "Party Machine" featured the lyric, "Low low low like Kurtis Blow/ Down down down like [[James Brown]]."
* The song "Music Matters" by [[Faithless]] mentioned Kurtis Blow: "From Bamma Lamma to Tamla Mo, [[Curtis Mayfield]] to Kurtis Blow".
* Blow is mentioned in the film ''[[Notorious (2009 film)|Notorious]]''. When [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] was a child, he is shown to be a fan of Blow. As an adult, The Notorious B.I.G. sings Blow's "The Breaks" with his young daughter listening and learning it.
* The [[Tupac Shakur|2Pac]] song "Old School" featured the line "Remember poppin' and lockin' to Kurtis Blow, the name belts".
* In the fourth chapter of ''[[Chronicles: Volume One]]'', [[Bob Dylan]] says he knew Blow, and that it was Blow who introduced Dylan to the rap genre of the time (mentioning contemporary artists like [[Ice-T]], [[N.W.A.]] and [[Public Enemy (group)|Public Enemy]]). Dylan also appears on the first track "Street Rock" of Kurtis Blows 1986 album [[Kingdom Blow]]
* A brief reference to "8 Million Stories" was made in the 2009 hit "[[Empire State of Mind]]" by [[Jay-Z]].
* In 50 Cent's film debut "Get Rich Or Die Tryin", there is a party scene in Marcus's house where two girls are holding a Kurtis Blow album and are singing lyrics from "The Breaks".
* In Chris Rock's movie "CB4", MC Gusto says he's going to send a search party and find Kurtis Blow.
* In the video game ''[[NBA 2K12]]'', "Basketball" is used in the opening video and is also part of the game's soundtrack.
* A poster of Kurtis Blow can be seen in an episode of [[Everybody Hates Chris]]. The episode is Everybody Hates Houseguest.
* "The Breaks" is a featured song on the game Dance Central 2 for the Xbox Kinect.
* In [[Cedric The Entertainer]]'s Starting Lineup, Cedric speculates on having a black president.   After some comparisons of [[Bill Clinton]]'s behaviors, he predicts that, [[Scooby Doo]]-like, Clinton will remove a mask, to reveeal he is Kurtis Blow.

==Discography==
===Albums===
* ''[[Kurtis Blow (album)|Kurtis Blow]]'' (1980, Mercury)
* ''[[Deuce (Kurtis Blow album)|Deuce]]'' (1981, Mercury)
* ''[[Tough (Kurtis Blow album)|Tough]]'' (1982, Mercury)
* ''[[The Best Rapper on the Scene]]'' (1983, Mercury)
* ''[[Ego Trip (Kurtis Blow album)|Ego Trip]]'' (1984, Mercury)
* ''[[America (Kurtis Blow album)|America]]'' (1985, Mercury)
* ''Kingdom Blow'' (1986, Mercury)
* ''Back by Popular Demand'' (1988, Mercury)

===Other albums===
30th Anniversary of The Breaks CD - Krush Records - 2010

===Gospel albums/Collaboration albums or mixtapes===
* ''Kurtis Blow Presents: Hip Hop Ministry'' (2007, EMI Gospel)
* ''Just Do It'' (2008, Krush Groove/Trinity/B4 Ent.) <small>(with The Trinity)</small>
* ''Father, Son, and Holy Ghost'' (2009, Krush Groove/Trinity/B4 Ent.) <small>(with The Trinity)</small>

===Compilation albums===
* ''The Breaks'' (1986, Polygram)
* ''The Best of Kurtis Blow'' (1994, Mercury)
* ''Best of... Rappin''' (2002, Spectrum Music)
* ''20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kurtis Blow'' (2003, Mercury)

===Singles and EPs===
* 1979: "Christmas Rappin{{' "}} (Mercury MDS-4009)
* 1980: "[[The Breaks]]" (Mercury MDS 4010)
* 1982: "Tough EP" (Mercury)
* 1983: "[[Party Time?]]" (Mercury)
* 1983: "Nervous" (Mercury)
* 1984: "Ego Trip" (Mercury)
* 1986: "The Bronx" (Mercury)
* 1988: "Back By Popular Demand" (Mercury)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://kurtisblow.net Official Website]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0089423/ Kurtis Blow] on the [[Internet Movie Database]]
*[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p12 Kurtis Blow] on [[AllMusic]]
{{Kurtis Blow}}

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