Question

according to the documentary hip hop evolution - the new guard, which of the following assertions about rap artist kurtis blow are true? kurtis blow was a former professional athlete. he played for the new york knicks but injured his acl which sidelined him for a year. while he recovered he went to a local nightclub called leviticus where he met a local radio dj named frankie crocker. that night kurtis heard crocker rapping on the mic over the instrumental of a popular song. it got him excited and led to him befriending crocker who taught him how to rap. the pair co - wrote a song called christmas rap, which went on to be one of hip - hops first hit songs. kurtis blows first record was a song called christmas rap. initially, he and russell simmons shopped it around to 22 record labels, all of them turned it down. that song would go on to be one of hip hops biggest hit songs. it was a christmas song that was being played long after the holidays. kurtis blow started out as a playgirl magazine model who wanted to break into movies. he saw rap as a way to bring attention to himself and thus he linked up with russell simmons who at the time was a local party promoter. the pair did a song that was popular among women called bring sexy back. 25 years later singer justin timberlake and producer timbaland would remake that song. kurtis blow and russell simmons hatched a crafty plan to get frankie crocker who at the time was the hottest radio dj in new york city, to play blows first song christmas rap. they went to a club he frequented called leviticus. they packed the club with lots of college friends and paid the club dj to play the song as soon as crocker entered the room. once the record played everyone in the room cheered and clapped and turn up. that led to crocker being curious to not only inquire about the record but to go ahead and play it on his radio the next day which was christmas morning. that song went on to become one of hip hops first big hit songs.

Explanation:

Based on the documentary Hip Hop Evolution: The New Guard:

1. The first assertion incorrectly states Kurtis Blow was a New York Knicks player; he was not a pro athlete, and he was the one rapping when he met Frankie Crocker, not the other way around.
2. The second assertion is false: his first record was Christmas Rappin' (not Christmas Rap), and they shopped it to 23 labels, not 22.
3. The third assertion is entirely fictional; Kurtis Blow never was a Playgirl model, and Bring Sexy Back is an original Justin Timberlake/Timbaland song unrelated to him.
4. The fourth assertion accurately recounts the plan Kurtis Blow and Russell Simmons used to get Frankie Crocker to play Christmas Rappin', which became one of hip hop's early hits.

Answer:

• Kurtis Blow and Russell Simmons hatched a crafty plan to get Frankie Crocker who at the time was the hottest radio DJ in New York City, to play Blow's first song Christmas Rap. They went to a club he frequented called Leviticus. They packed the club with lots of college friends and paid the club DJ to play the song as soon as Crocker entered the room. Once the record played everyone in the room cheered and clapped and turned up. That led to Crocker being curious to not only inquire about the record but to go ahead and play it on his radio the next day which was Christmas morning. That song went on to become one of Hip Hop's first big hit songs.