It’s a different form of music, and why not have our own music museum, our own brick-and-mortar location where the whole world can come and see the stories? You know, a lot of cats not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but they will be in the hip-hop museum. What would you say to someone who says, 'Well, you know, there are rappers in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, so why a hip-hop museum?'īlow: To be honest with you, I'm not too impressed about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame because we don't do rock 'n' roll. RM: When we talked last year, you mentioned that a hip-hop museum in New York was in the works. I'll be singing that song when I come to see you guys. … Christmastime and the holiday season is my favorite time of the year - that song is a big part of it. And I just want to thank all the radio DJs for playin’ it every year, just making it into a classic they played like Nat King Cole, and it’s my favorite song, my favorite song, my first one, of course, out of all the 200 that I have. And, you know, its a big, big, huge part of my legacy. RM: I just read a Smithsonian magazine article about “Christmas Rappin.'” Why do you think that song has endured so long?īlow: It was the first song … released on a major label for hip-hop. And I'll never forget that as my first big present.īlow: No. I got a big huge battleship that I put together, and it was amazing. But I have to go all the way back to … one of my first presents as a young kid, about 3 or 4 years old. I would imagine … well, last year I got this watch. I want to ask you about the song, but first I want to know, what was the best Christmas present you ever got?īlow: Best Christmas present I ever got. RM: You know you're always going be connected with Christmas because of your “Christmas Rappin'” song. And, you know, we need that more than ever nowadays, right? We have Jennifer Weber, our choreographer and director and one of the creators … so we have some new dance moves and new routines that make the production tighter.
The story is still the same story about two young people who fall in love, and their love creates a special magic that defeats evil.
Kurtis Blow: Pretty much it's the same production. So, is anything going to be different this year?
Richmond magazine: I went to "The Hip Hop Nutcracker" last year - it was great. I really enjoyed it and took most of the family with me. We had a good time. Blow, now a minister, talks about his favorite Christmas present, his most enduring song and a phone call from our attorney general. Blow, 60, is best remembered for his hit songs from the 1980s “The Breaks,” “Christmas Rappin'” and “Basketball." More recently, his name was entangled in the wave of allegations that hit Virginia's top three statewide offices earlier this year, including Attorney General Mark Herring's confession that he portrayed the New York-born rapper in blackface at a party during college. " The Hip-Hop Nutcracker," a retelling of the classic ballet in an urban setting, returns to Richmond this month along with rap veteran Kurtis Blow, who bookends the show with performances. (Photo courtesy "The Hip Hop Nutcracker") Kurtis Blow is the Special Guest MC in "The Hip Hop Nutcracker," a remixed version of the classic holiday story, set in modern-day New York City.
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