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LEGENDS AWARD
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KURTIS BLOW
Kurtis Blow, a recent recipient of a heart transplant at UCLA Medical Center, is using his celebrity to bring national attention to transplantation and organ donation. Kurtis is one of the founders and creators of recorded rap.
A timeless artist and hip hop legend, Kurtis blazed the trail for early hip hop artists and continues to carry the torch for hip hop music in new arenas. Kurtis is credited with many accolades, and was the first rapper to ever be signed to a major label, release a certified gold rap album (The Breaks), tour the United States and Europe, record a national commercial (Sprite), use the drum machine, sample and sample loop and release a rap music video.