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The Best Rapper On The Scene
''The Best Rapper on the Scene'' is the fourth album by rapper Kurtis Blow, released in 1983 on Mercury Records. The entire album consisted of material from his EP ''Party Time? ''Party Time?'' is an EP by rapper Kurtis Blow Kurtis Walker (born August 9, 1959), professionally known by his stage name Kurtis Blow, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record/film producer, b-boy, DJ, public speaker and minister ...'' and his 1982 album ''Tough''. Even though none of the material is new, the album was marketed as an album (This may have been because ''Tough'' was initially classified as an EP). Even the artwork is not completely original, as the picture of Blow was taken from the front cover of ''Tough''. Track listing All songs were written by James B. Moore # "Party Time"b # "Big Time Hood"b # "Got to Dance"b 4:17 # "One-Two-Five (Main Street, Harlem, USA)"b #"Tough"a 5:50 #"Juice"a 6:15 #"Boogie Blues"a 5:26 #"Baby You've Got to Go"a 3:12 a- Indicates material from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurtis Blow
Kurtis Walker (born August 9, 1959), professionally known by his stage name Kurtis Blow, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record/film producer, b-boy, DJ, public speaker and minister. He is the first commercially successful rapper and the first to sign with a major record label. " The Breaks", a single from his 1980 self-titled debut album, is the first certified gold record rap song. Throughout his career he has released 17 albums and is currently an ordained minister. Early life, family and education Walker was raised in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. He attended CCNY and Nyack College, studying communications/film and ministry. Career In 1979, at the age of twenty, Kurtis Blow became the first rapper to be signed by a major label, Mercury, which released "Christmas Rappin'". It sold over 400,000 copies, becoming one of the first commercially successful hip hop singles. Its follow-up, " The Breaks", sold over half a million copies. He released ten albums over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had significant success as an independent operation in the 1940s and 1950s. Smash Records and Fontana Records were sub labels of Mercury. In the United States, it is operated through Republic Records; in the United Kingdom and Japan (as Mercury Tokyo in the latter country), it is distributed by EMI Records. Since the separation of Island Records, Motown, Mercury Records, and Def Jam Recordings combining the Island Def Jam Music Group, Mercury Records has been placed under Island Records, although its back catalogue is still owned by the Island Def Jam Music Group (now Island Records). Background Mercury Records was started in Chicago in 1945 and over several decades, saw great success. The success of Mercury has been attributed to the use of alternative marketing techniques to promote records. The conventional method of record promotion used by major labels such as RCA Victor, Decca Records, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Party Time?
''Party Time?'' is an EP by rapper Kurtis Blow Kurtis Walker (born August 9, 1959), professionally known by his stage name Kurtis Blow, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record/film producer, b-boy, DJ, public speaker and minister. He is the first commercially successful rapper a ..., released in 1983 on Mercury Records. The title track and the song "Got to Dance" were both party-themed, but the other songs struck a sociopolitical tone. The EP reached #36 on the R&B charts. at Discogs Track listing # "Party Time" 9:30 # "Big Time Hood" 3:14 # "Nervous" 5:23 # "Got to Dance" 4:17 # "One-Two-Five (Main Street, Harlem, USA)" 5:11References 1983 EPs[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ego Trip (Kurtis Blow Album)
''Ego Trip'' is an album by the rapper Kurtis Blow, released in 1984 on Mercury Records. The only charting singles were "8 Million Stories", which peaked at 45 on the Hot Black Singles chart, and "Basketball", which peaked at 71 on the Hot 100. Critical reception ''Trouser Press'' dubbed ''Ego Trip'' one of Blow's "state-of-the-art in an almost mainstream vein" early albums, noting that the inclusion of Run-D.M.C. was a "concerted effort to get hipper." ''The Washington Post'' wrote that Blow "knows how to mix plain talk with his rhymes, so that his records carry an extra bit of street feel, but his most impressive moments come when he exploits the studio, as he does on the intoxicatingly sinuous 'AJ Scratch'." ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' wrote that "the hit single 'Eight Million Stories' suggests that other people are worthier subjects of his songwriting than Kurtis Blow." In a tribute to "Basketball" and its legacy, ''Slam'' wrote that "none of the NBA/hip-hop empire building ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Albums
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 24 – Twenty-five members of the Red Brigades are sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1978 murder of Italian politician Aldo Moro. * January 25 ** High-ranking Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. ** IRAS is launched from Vandenberg AFB, to conduct the world's first all-sky infrared survey from space. February * February 2 – Giovanni Vigliotto goes on trial on charges of polygamy involving 105 women. * February 3 – Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser is granted a double dissolution of both houses of parliament, for elections on March 5, 1983. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, Bill Hayden resigns as leader of the Australian Labor Party, and in the subsequent lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurtis Blow Albums
Kurtis may refer to: People *Bill Kurtis, American television journalist *Frank Kurtis (1908–1987), American car-builder and founder of Kurtis Kraft *Mesut Kurtis, Macedonian Islamic singer of Turkish descent *Kurtis Conner, American comedian and YouTuber *Kurtis Rowe, New Zealand Rugby League player Fictional characters *Kurtis Trent from the ''Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness'' game * Kurtis, a recurring character in the ''Disgaea: Hour of Darkness'' and ''Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories'' games *Kurtis Stryker from the ''Mortal Kombat'' series of video games See also *Curtis (other) Curtis or Curtiss is a given name and surname. Curtis or Curtiss may also refer to: Places United States * Curtis, Alabama, an unincorporated community * Curtis, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Curtis, Florida, an unincorporated com ... (includes Curtiss) * Kurti (other) {{disambig, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
