KurtisBlow

It's been more than 30 years since Kurtis Blow became one of the first legitimate rappers to put out a record. That 12-inch, led by the novelty single 'Christmas Rappin'' kick-started a storied career for one of the genre's true pioneers...

In this week's round-up of The Top Five Tweets of the Week, hip-hop pioneer Kurtis Blow shoots down reports that he was caught with marijuana at LAX, Erykah Badu lets everyone know she is not with child, and Rihanna expresses her interest in working with Susan Boyle...

Yesterday The BoomBox reported that hip-hop legend Kurtis Blow was busted for marijuana possession at Los Angeles' LAX airport, but according to the rapper-turned-preacher, those reports are false. Not long after the news broke via TMZ.com, Blow took to his Twitter page to discredit the story...

Hip-hop legend Kurtis Blow was busted for marijuana possession at LAX Thursday (Dec. 2). According to TMZ, the weed was uncovered when the rapper went through a TSA body scanner. Law enforcement officials told the website that the scan noticed "an anomaly" in his pants pocket, which turned out to be the substance...