“Hip Hop is thee dominant youth culture in the world right now.”
“I started DJing, breakdancing and MCing in the '70s and I got my record deal in 1979 with 'Christmas Rap.'”
“I used to date Latoya for awhile, I was a close freind of the family.”
“I was called Kool Dj Kurt Walker... but they wanted tocall me Kurtis Blow.”
“I was signed when I was 19 years old, in 1980. I went to Germany and France. Seeing the world at that time was just an awesome experience for a teenager.”
“My first jam was at Hotel Diplomat opening for Hollywood.”
“Pete Dj Jones was the first person that I saw with 2 turntables. This was 1972.”
“That's the job of the entertainer, to entertain, not to motivate or inspire people to get violent!”
“The Bronx is famous for two things. Hip-hop, and 26 world championships.”
“The music business is really a spiritual business whether we know it or not.”
“When I was 13 I had a fake Id that said that I was 19. I was getting in all the clubs.”
“Yeah when I was 7 or 8 my moms would have little parties, and I would play the music.”
