SINGER

Kurtis Blow

1959 - Today

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Kurtis Walker (born August 9, 1959), 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kurtis Blow has received more than 1,659,339 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Kurtis Blow is the 2,426th most popular singer (down from 2,220th in 2019), the 13,166th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,978th in 2019) and the 657th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kurtis Blow ranks 2,426 out of 4,381. Before him are Baek Ji-young, Evridiki, Sharon Jones, Kian Egan, Anne-Marie, and Elnur Hüseynov. After him are Milan Stanković, Angela Aki, Ray Price, Edsilia Rombley, Martine McCutcheon, and Loukas Giorkas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Kurtis Blow ranks 592. Before him are Lee Daniels, Victoria Hislop, Gregory Kaidanov, Paul Gross, Savina Yannatou, and Hal Hartley. After him are Leonid Yudasin, Tom Egeland, Michel Dussuyer, Margaret Gardiner, Giorgio Vanzetta, and Lutz Heßlich.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kurtis Blow ranks 13,166 out of 20,380. Before him are Thomas Ian Nicholas (1980), Jason Blum (1969), Carver Mead (1934), Gerry Ashworth (1942), Sam Esmail (1977), and Shawn Pyfrom (1986). After him are Jackie Fields (1908), Stanley Hauerwas (1940), Fred Newhouse (1948), Robin Lord Taylor (1978), James Weldon Johnson (1871), and Glen Rice (1967).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Kurtis Blow ranks 657. Before him are J Dilla (1974), Lil Jon (1971), Tim Armstrong (1965), Keely Smith (1928), Brandy Norwood (1979), and Sharon Jones (1956). After him are Ray Price (1926), Jerry Nelson (1934), Peter Yarrow (1938), Levi Stubbs (1936), Béla Fleck (1958), and Deniece Williams (1950).

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