I was called Kool Dj Kurt Walker... but they wanted tocall me Kurtis Blow.
The Bronx is famous for two things. Hip-hop, and 26 world championships.
Hip Hop is thee dominant youth culture in the world right now.
Pete Dj Jones was the first person that I saw with 2 turntables. This was 1972.
I started DJing, breakdancing and MCing in the '70s and I got my record deal in 1979 with 'Christmas Rap.'
That's the job of the entertainer, to entertain, not to motivate or inspire people to get violent!