In the interview, Blow talks about:- Whether he thinks God cares about pop music- How he had it all and now has nothing- What hip-hop fans should go back and listen to- How early hip-hop had a code of ethics not to use swear words- Why he got out of the music business- How he foresaw how big hip-hop would get- The language of a rap- Why rap artist don’t typically have long careers- Why white America has gravitated toward rap- The first time rap was used for a commercial- How Don Cornelius, host of Soul Train, broke Kurtis’ heart- If he became the overlord of music, what the first thing he’d change would beIn this episode, we have hip-hop pioneer Kurtis Blow. At the time of this interview in 1997, Blow was 38 years old and was promoting his three-CD compilation, “The History of Rap.” In the interview, Kurtis talks about how Don Cornelius, host of Soul Train, broke his heart; what hip-hop fans should go back and listen to; and how he foresaw how big rap music would become.  

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