![]() ![]() So, I went to my partner and writer William Waring and told him the idea and he came up with some lyrics that I definitely wanted to include the superstars in basketball’s history as well as the guys who were playing during that time. (Sings) “Take me out to the ball game!” during the seventh inning stretch. She said basketball doesn’t have a theme song and baseball has one. Actually football is up there for me, too. You know you watch it all the time.” And I’m a real sports fanatic. She said, “Kurt, you should do a theme song for basketball, that’s your favorite sport. My one and only rib, 35 years married to this great woman. Kurtis Blow: It was 1984 and the idea came from, believe or not, my wife. HipHopDX: Take me back to the recording process and how you conceptualized your song “Basketball.” ![]() The Creation of “Basketball” Was Intended To Match Baseball’s Beloved Song He also gave his thoughts about today’s NBA and how he raised $20 million to erect the Universal Hip Hop Museum. There’s a rhythm to dribbling.”Īs he’s recovering from his recent heart surgery, Blow spoke with us about the backstory of penning “Basketball” in 1984. You’ve heard it over and over before, in order to block a shot you have to be in rhythm with the shooter. “The same rhythm that it takes for an MC to flow and deliver vocals is the same rhythm for anyone who is an athlete in sports. “The whole connection of sports and Hip Hop is rhythm,” Blow said. The nexus of Hip Hop and basketball has always been Blow’s passion along with being a minister spreading his Christian faith. The culture’s earliest visuals featuring block parties and park jams at basketball courts in the game’s “Mecca” of New York City, MCs coaching and Ice Cube’s fledgling BIG3 League are a few examples of why basketball remains Hip Hop’s favorite sport.īlow made that official when he released the game’s most memorable ode 35 years ago. Nearly ever article, book and documentary about Hip Hop history credits Kurtis Blow as the first superstar solo MC in the early 1980s. ![]()
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