The 1979 "Christmas Rappin'" was "so witty" says rapper Kurtis Blow (above in 2016 at the Art of Rap festival in Los Angeles). "I welcomed the opportunity to do it.” Scott Dudelson/Getty Images It ...

Former Billboard employees J.B. Moore and Robert Ford left the magazine in 1979 to produce "Christmas Rappin' " for an up-and-coming rapper named Kurtis Blow. The single went gold. By Glenn Peoples ...

Every Christmas, the radio airwaves are bombarded with a vast array of holiday music. Each genre has its standards. Country music lovers will recognize Dolly Parton’s “Hard Candy Christmas” as a ...

Moore was a key figure in the then-burgeoning rap genre, writing and producing hits like "The Breaks" and "Christmas Rappin'" for Kurtis Blow. By Angel Diaz J.B. Moore, a key contributor to some of ...

Forty years ago Kurtis Blow scored big with his first single, “Christmas Rappin’.” Now the hip-hop legend is rapping every Christmas with “The Hip Hop Nutcracker.” Conceived and directed by Jennifer ...

One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. Photo by ninahale via Flickr From the ...

Every Christmas, the radio airwaves are bombarded with an array of holiday music. Each genre has its standards. Country music lovers will recognize Dolly Parton's "Hard Candy Christmas" as a staple, ...