Blow’s music has also been revived by younger artists seeking to pay tribute; Nas referenced “If I Ruled the World” on 1996’s It Was Written, and R&B group Next sampled “Christmas Rappin'” for their 1998 smash “Too Close.” The following decade, Blow founded the Hip Hop Church in New York, became an ordained minister, and recorded religious rap albums with the Trinity. 
(Biography by Steve Huey for allmusic.com)
