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Christmas Rappin' / Christmas Rappin'
Performing artist
Kurtis Blow
Date1979
Mediumpolyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
DimensionsOverall (HW): 12 5/16 × 12 5/16 in. (31.274 × 31.274 cm)
Overall (Diameter): 11 7/8 in. (30.163 cm)
Overall (Diameter): 11 7/8 in. (30.163 cm)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number2001.482.7.A,.B
Text Entries“Christmas Rappin' / Christmas Rappin'” is a two-track vinyl released in 1979 by Kurtis Blow. Released under Mercury Records, this vinyl was produced by J.B. Moore and Robert Ford Jr.
In 1979, Kurtis Blow (Kurtis Walker, b. 1959) became the first rapper to be signed by a major record label, Mercury Records. His first single “Christmas Rappin’” sold more than 400,000 copies and became a holiday staple. With his second release “The Breaks” in 1980, Blow earned the first gold record ever for a Rap artist and launched the careers of The Fat Boys and Run-DMC. He went on to accomplish many other firsts including being the first Rap artist to star in a national television commercial (Sprite, 1986), make the first Rap video (“Basketball,” 1984), and act in a soap opera (One Life to Live, 1991). He is also the founder of the International Hip-Hop Museum.
Two women posing on opposite sides with one leg propped on a silver stand. Women are wearing silver sheer body suits with black boots. “Disco Single” is printed on top of the cover in white font.
CopyrightThis work is issued under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) License. For more information, go to https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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