Several years ago, when asked whether he’d like to host a new stage production mixing hip-hop with Tchaikovsky, classic rapper Kurtis Blow could only muster a “what?” St. Louisans are pretty good at ...

Hip-hop pioneer Kurtis Blow will visit the Palace Theatre on Dec. 4 as part of "The Hip-Hop Nutcracker" production. Kurtis Blow’s return for the 10 th annual production of “The Hip-Hop Nutcracker” is ...

Kurtis Blow was barely 21 when “The Breaks” stopped hip-hop fans in their tracks. Released in 1980 as a follow-up to his debut single, “Christmas Rappin’,the song’s funky bassline coupled with Blow’s ...

Okayplayer chats with Alchemist about his new joint albums, Prodigy, Future and more. Okayplayer: For us, it is interesting to see hip-hop and classical music fused together in such a way. How did you ...

Crooner Andy Williams is known for his Yuletide classic, “It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” For Kurtis Blow, the first rapper to sign with a major record label, the song is more of a mission ...

It’s been a decade since Kurtis Blow joined “The Hip Hop Nutcracker,” but the legendary rap pioneer from New York City says he vividly remembers the moment it happened. “They came to me and said, ‘Wow ...