While he made many groundbreaking singles, Kurtis Blow was never a consistent album artist, making this best-of collection his definitive artistic statement. Throughout the early '80s, Blow helped define what rap could do, and these tracks confirm his status as one of hip-hop's legendary acts.
I'm flying back home for the holidays today so I figured it's time for a some sort of christmas post though I'm not much of a christmas person. I really can't stand these cheesy sellout christmas tunes. Especially I hate all the wack christmas raps out there. Luckily there's a couple of classic christmas bangers that you can count on. Run DMC's Christmas In Hollis and of course the classic Chri...
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NEW YORK CITY, 1982, The war is on between graffiti artists known as "taggers", "bombers", "burners" and the police on the streets of the city. The inner city subways have become a moving canvas for urban artists and the creativity of these teens is both beautiful and bold. While the kids see this as an expression of their souls, the NY Transit Authority and Mayor Ed Koch consider it a crime. W...
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I feel compelled to post about this great old-school hip hop song. This is the kind of song that is fun, makes you want to dance around like a fool and feel generally lighthearted. I wish there were more people making songs like this today. As I was cleaning the kitchen the other day my neice went to turn on the music and Freaky Tales by Too Short was starting to play (if you know this song, ...
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This is one of the first hip hop tracks I remember hearing when I was a kid.
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NEW YORK CITY, 1982, The war is on between graffiti artists known as "taggers", "bombers", "burners" and the police on the streets of the city. The inner city subways have become a moving canvas for urban artists and the creativity of these teens is both beautiful and bold. While the kids see this as an expression of their souls, the NY Transit Authority and Mayor Ed Koch consider it a crime. W...
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I'm flying back home for the holidays today so I figured it's time for a some sort of christmas post though I'm not much of a christmas person. I really can't stand these cheesy sellout christmas tunes. Especially I hate all the wack christmas raps out there. Luckily there's a couple of classic christmas bangers that you can count on. Run DMC's Christmas In Hollis and of course the classic Chri...
More >
I feel compelled to post about this great old-school hip hop song. This is the kind of song that is fun, makes you want to dance around like a fool and feel generally lighthearted. I wish there were more people making songs like this today. As I was cleaning the kitchen the other day my neice went to turn on the music and Freaky Tales by Too Short was starting to play (if you know this song, ...
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| 1 The Breaks |
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| 2 Christmas Rappin' |
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| 3 Hard Times |
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| 4 Starlife |
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| 5 Tough |
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| 6 Daydreamin' |
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| 7 Party Time |
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| 8 One-Two-Five (Main Street, Harlem, USA) |
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| 9 8 Million Stories |
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| 10 Aj Scratch |
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| 11 Basketball |
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| 12 America |
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| 13 If I Ruled the World |
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| 14 I'm Chillin' |
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 "The Best of Kurtis Blow")
