''Kingdom Blow'' is the seventh studio album by the American
hip hop musician
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 1986.
The album peaked at No. 196 on the
''Billboard'' 200.
Production
The album was produced by Kurtis Blow. It contains a few guest appearances.
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
raps on "Street Rock". He performed his lines in one take, at his Malibu home. Robert Reed, of
Trouble Funk
Trouble Funk is an American R&B and funk band from Washington, D.C. The group helped to popularize funk and the subgenre go-go in the Washington metropolitan area. Among the band's well-known songs are the go-go anthem "Hey, Fellas". They rele ...
, appears on "I'm Chillin";
George Clinton appears on "Magilla Gorilla".
Critical reception
Opining that Blow "is nothing if not open-minded and adventurous," ''
Trouser Press
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'' wrote that "the eight long cuts, some more compelling than others, throw in just about everything (TV bites, Donald Duck, party sounds, Emulator gimmickry, etc.)."
''
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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'' thought that "the one stand-out song is already looking like a left-field pop hit: 'I'm Chillin' ', which combines a clever rap with the funky go-go music of the Washington band Trouble Funk."
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Track listing
References
{{Kurtis Blow
1986 albums
Kurtis Blow albums
Mercury Records albums