J.B. Moore, Producer of Seminal Hip-Hop Records, Dies at 81
He was a magazine ad salesman when he and a colleague, Robert Ford, teamed with Kurtis Blow and helped break rap music into ...
J.B. Moore, Early Hip-Hop Producer & Former Billboard Staffer, Dies at 81
Moore was a key figure in the then-burgeoning rap genre, writing and producing hits like "The Breaks" and "Christmas Rappin'" ...
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J.B. Moore, Early Hip-Hop Producer & Former Billboard Staffer, Dies at 81
Released during the 1979 holiday season, “Christmas Rappin'” was the brainchild of Ford, who came up with the idea of writing a Christmas song because he had a kid on the way — telling Moore ...