TMZ.com reports that Kurtis Blow was cited for having marijuana on his person while passing through a TSA body scanner at LAX. Law enforcement officials report the scanner found an anomaly in his pants, which led to a required patdown revealing the marijuana. Blow, whose real name is Kurtis Combs, was given a ticket and allowed to continue traveling, because he had less than an ounce on him.
The scanners have made headlines due to many traveler’s concern that they, and the associated TSA patdowns, are an invasion of privacy. However Kurtis Blow is the first person of any notoriety to be caught by the scanners with any contraband.
Kurtis Blow is most known for being the first person with a certified, gold-selling Rap single—1980’s “The Breaks.” While Blow wasn’t signed to Def Jam, Russell Simmons served as his manager and was an integral part of getting him signed to Mercury and attaining mainstream success. Kurtis Blow currently hosts weeknights on the “Backspin/43” classic Rap show on Sirius Satellite Radio.
UPDATE: (12/3) Kurtis Blow took to his Twitter feed to emphasize that he was not arressted. He pointed out that marijuana is legal in California and said “TMZ is bugging.” California is one of a handful of states that allows legal use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. On September 30, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a law which reduces possession of an ounce or less of pot from a misdemeanor to an infraction with a maximum punishment of a $100 fine. As reported earlier, Kurtis Blow was found with less than an ounce of marijuana, and cited after officials confiscated his marijuana.
What is this I hear bout me being busted for weed at the airport? Not true. Isn’t weed legal in California? Tmz is bugging.
you get caught at the airport with some weed?
thats the breaks, thats the breaks!
LMAO
hahahahaaaahahah!!
U da man Kurtis! Stay blazin’ homey!!
LOL!!!
somebody doesn’t watch the news.
well that’s disappointing. down with the scanners!!!
Man this SUCKS!!! I do the same thing, pack the shit in ur draws mane and keep it pushing. Tell me how else you gonna smoke and travel, buy some shit when I get there?! that never works plus Im in cali and aint no out of state shit better than that. MAN JUST LEGALIZE IT PLEASE!!
u fuckinnn moron! lol c its not the law that gets these dumbass rappers lke t.i, dmx,boosie in jail its their dumb ass decisions…example like this! wow how dumb do u gotta be fer real
@jay fuck you! its weed! its should be free to grow and travel with.
ahahah…maybe he just got high and forgot that he has a weed or some shit like that
Duh you see his last name they need to call him kurtis BLOW IT DOWN he probably used nelly album to break his weed up on lol….dumb ass nelly I hate him
I guess those are the breaks Kurtis…at least it wasn’t blow.
Ilove marijuana lol
thats the breaks
my god what an idiot…
Some of ya’ll is judgemental azz hell. It’s just some weed. He was tryna smoke when he landed. What he suppose to do, take his azz and try to buy some weed when he get where he going and risk gettin robbed or caught in a undercover sting and get his rental seized by the law.
COSIGN!! Seriously though, it’s some herb, in L.A. get it? in L.A. they gave him a ticcet…. Happy to hear they aint lock him up for it. I know for a fact I try that here in PA and my ass will be in cuffs.
I thought ya’ll like gangsta shit. He put that shit in his drawers and said fuck it. Lets find out if this shit work. I wanna thank’em for tryin so I know not too. Is that body scan shit at every airport. Last time I flew out of DTW, they just had the scanners on the international flight lines. How you suppose to bring yo weed now if they on the domestic lines too? Come on TSA, scale dat scanner shit back.
That’s the Breaks
Whats more important is why aint UNCLE russell flying him on the g6?
I ain’t mad at him that’s the breaks!! At least it was weed the shit should be legalized by now. Anyway stay blowin o.g. Kurtis!!
hello aren’t u suppose to be this “preacher” ur suppose to differ ur self from the world, ur a joke. i hope tommy never lets u step foot on stage again. totall disgusted
its just weed..with your self righteous ass
How many rappers smoke weed, or take drugs today? You’re living in a little bubble.
JOKE
This person is crazy- anyone with any true respect for the rule of law should know that we need to legalize. Why? Because when everyone is acting illegally, it’s time to change the law so that people actually obey the law – and respect it – in other situations.
The rest of the country needs to follow California and relax penalties pertaining to marijuana. It’s ridiculous that weed is illegal – idiotic actually. I say legalize it, and penalize smoking in public and driving while under the influence.
NICEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Duce Rivas -F*ck The World [Official Video] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxEtfs36qpg
….with eighteen weed bags from brazil…
Kurtis you are legend. Pray for my man below.