KRS-One & Kurtis Blow’s Careers Celebrated With Presidential Honor

KRS-One and Kurtis Blow have added another accolade to their legendary careers, receiving the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Hip Hop Museum Induction Ceremony last week. According to AllHipHop, President Biden honored the rap legends with the awards at the National Hip-Hop Museum in Washington, DC during a special ceremony on Thursday (April 4). AD LOADING… The ceremony was hosted at the RIAA’s Headquarters, attended by about 300 guests. During the event, the two Rap legends were celebrated during a speech from Reverend Dr. George Holmes. “There are two ways for a leader to go through life: as a thermometer or as a thermostat,” Holmes said. “The thermometer merely measures the climate, but the thermostat sets the tone and creates it. That’s who you are, KRS-One and Kurtis Blow.” AD LOADING… While President Biden was not in attendance, a letter from the White House addressed to the two pioneers was read as part of the presentation. “As it is with Kurtis Blow, as it is with you, America’s story depends not on any one of us, not on some of us, but on all of us,” read the note. “On behalf of the American people, President Biden extends...