''The Best Rapper on the Scene'' is the fourth album by rapper
Kurtis Blow, released in 1983 on
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 ...
. 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 ''Tough''.
b- Indicates material from ''Party Time?''
References
*''The Best Rapper on the Scene'' a
DiscogsCredits
1983 albums
Kurtis Blow albums
Mercury Records albums
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