The Best of Kurtis Blow

Track Listings

1. Breaks

2. Christmas Rappin'

3. Hard Times

4. Starlife

5. Tough

6. Daydreamin'

7. Party Time

8. One-Two-Five (Main Street, Harlem, USA)

9. 8 Million Stories

10. Aj Scratch

11. Basketball

12. America

13. If I Ruled the World

14. I'm Chillin'

The Best of Kurtis Blow

Average customer rating:

Top notch old school rap
"ONE OF THE BEST PIONEERS IN HIP HOP"
Nice collection from the King of Rap
Just a few good songs.
Good, but wears thin

The Best of Kurtis Blow
Kurtis Blow
Manufacturer: Island / Mercury
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001E52
Release Date: 1994-06-07

Tracks:

The Breaks
Christmas Rappin'
Hard Times
Starlife
Tough
Daydreamin'
Party Time
One-Two-Five (Main Street, Harlem, USA)
8 Million Stories
Aj Scratch
Basketball
America
If I Ruled The World
I'm Chillin'

Customer Reviews:

Top notch old school rap.......2004-06-20

When discussing the pioneers of rap music, Kurtis Blow often isn't mentioned as often as Grandmaster Flash, The Sugarhill Gang, and Run-DMC. This is unfortunate because he truly is one of the forefathers of hip-hop and unlike Grandmaster Flash and the Sugarhill Gang, he was no one trick pony. Although many music fans may only know him for his now classic track "The Breaks", The Best of Kurtis Blow shows that he had much more to offer.

Nearly everything here is great and still sounds fresh today. Unlike much of the rap music back then and even today, Kurtis Blow, at least for most of his career, created his music with live musicians rather than solely relying on sampling and production. Although "The Breaks" is now a hip-hop classic, many of the tracks here such as "Tough", "Hard Times", "Party Time", and his highest charting hit "Basketball" are just as strong. Listening to the old school references on "Tough" and "Basketball" over 20 years after they were recorded are still a joy to hear. But while the lyrics are strong on all of these tracks, it's the music that puts these songs over the top whether it's the funky bass lines on "Hard Times" and "Tough", the heavy percussion on "Party Time" and the Midnight Star-soundalike "I'm Chillin" or the combination of both on "The Breaks." The excellent musicianship also shines on the more lightweight tracks "Daydreamin'" and "Starlife." Other excellent tracks here include "Christmas Rappin'", which uses the guitar line rather than the oft-used bass line of Chic's "Good Times", his duet with Run-DMC, "8 Million Stories", and "One-Two-Three (Main Street, Harlem, USA)." The tracks here are listed chronologically thus the weaker tracks are on the album's second half. But while these songs are less memorable musically and lyrically and rely more on stellar production, the tracks "America" and "If I Ruled The World" are also pretty decent. Simply put, if you love old school rap, The Best of Kurtis Blow should be in your music collection. Newer fans will appreciate this too as most of the songs here have aged well and the best tracks are great party songs. Highly recommended.

"ONE OF THE BEST PIONEERS IN HIP HOP".......2004-06-07

THIS MAN IS AL OF THAT ALL HAIL REIGN THE KING!!!I LOVE THIS ALBUM IT CONTAINS SOME OF MY FAVORITES BY K.BLOW. IT DOESN'T CONTAIN "KRUSH GROOVIN" I LOVE THAT SONG AND HE IS FEATURED ON IT W/ THE KRUSH GROOVE ALL STARS. HE HAS DONE SO MUCH IN THE HIP HOP INDUSTRY. HE SHOULD BE INDUCTED INTO THE HIPHOP HALL OF FAME BECAUSE HE DEFINITELY DESERVES THE HONOR. HE IS INCREDIBLE AS A PRODUCER, AND AN ARTIST. THIS ALBUM CONTAINS SOME OF MY FAVORITES : THE BREAKS, PARTY TIME, AJ SCRATCH, BASKETBALL, AND MANY OTHERS THIS CD BRINGS BACK MEMORIES!!!!

Nice collection from the King of Rap.......2004-05-04

Kurtis Blow is known throughout the hip hop world as the original "King of Rap." This CD is a nice collection of some of his more popular songs. However, many of Kurtis Blow's best efforts were not released as individual singles and, thus, did not make it to this compilation. That fact aside, this CD is very good.

Everyone has heard the classic "The Breaks" as well as "Christmas Rappin" both of which stand true to Kurtis Blow form on this cd. Kurtis Blow also had classics with Basketball, 8 Million Stories and I'm Chillin. AJ Scratch is a nice ode to his dj and "Tough" has an awesome bass delivery.

Kurtis Blow was than man, and this CD certainly reflects his great vocal talents and classic hits.

Just a few good songs........2002-03-24

I bought the CD and only recorded the songs that I liked and remembered listening to back in the day. The others songs I never heard of, I listened to and really wasn't impressed. I can see why radio stations didn't play those songs. That isn't to say that Kurtis Blow is a bad musician. He has talent in his profession, but the CD wasn't all that it was meant to be. For only fourteen songs, I recorded about five or six. I wouldn't rate it any lower or higher than three stars.

Good, but wears thin.......2001-07-20

A nice package, good selection, but somewhat less interesting overall than the "turning-point-in-history" appeal of his "Kurtis Blow" CD. The two biggest hits here ("The Breaks" and "Christmas Rappin'") are also available on that CD, although the sort-of-novelty "Basketball" included here is not. Blow's style changed little over the years, so the tracks fit together seemlessly, but the effect can wear a bit by late in the disk. I'd go with the "Kurtis Blow" CD unless one or more of the tracks on this CD not duplicated there are of strong appeal to you.

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kurtis Blow

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Where is Ego Trip
Good, but there are better songs that should be included..

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kurtis Blow
Kurtis Blow
Manufacturer: Island / Mercury
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008W2U3
Release Date: 2003-04-15

Tracks:

The Breaks
Rappin' Blow (AKA Christmas Rappin')
Hard Times
Throughout The Years
Tough
Daydreamin'
Party Time
8 Million Stories
AJ Scratch
Basketball
If I Ruled The World
I'm Chillin'

Customer Reviews:

Where is Ego Trip.......2004-05-31

I have been looking for Ego Trip on cd for 10 years. This is a good Blow cd but you could get all these songs, they are just repackaged. Basketball, AJ Scratch, and 8 Million stories were on ego trip and yes they were the hits. But Under Fire and Fallin Back in Love, and I can't take it no more, were all old school masterpieces that should be reissued on cd, ego trip where are you?

Good, but there are better songs that should be included.........2004-01-17

I'm a big fan of the old school rap artists, particularly Kurtis Blow. I believe that his record "Ego Trip" should be rereleased on CD. I've been trying to find the song "Under Fire", which just blew me away when I heard it. I love all the songs on this CD, but Ego Trip is something special. If all the old school music could be rereleased on CD, somebody would be making a lot of money. Kashif has just rereleased his 1983 album on CD, and there is no where else that sells it except his website. So get busy!

Average customer rating:

One of the best rappers of all time
Nice collection

Best of Rappin
Kurtis Blow
Manufacturer: Universal/Spectrum
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000025XYU
Release Date: 2002-07-22

Tracks:

Rappin'
Breaks
Do The Do
Party Time
Tough
I'm Chillin
8 Million Stories
If I Ruled The World
Respect To The King
Back By Popular Demand
Still On The Scene
Love Don't Love Nobody
Bronx

Customer Reviews:

One of the best rappers of all time.......2004-05-12

This is a great compilation of Kurtis Blow hits. Printed in Germany, it contains some of Blow's better raps that were not released as singles in the US. It contains all of his timeless classics, except for "Basketball", which would have really completed this cd. BUT, the big plus is that it contains the Full Length LP versions of "If I Ruled the World" and "Rappin" that other Kurtis Blow greatest hit compilations do not. "Back by Popular Demand" is a boasting example of how Kurtis Blow really was able to adapt his style from one decade to another. On "Respect to the King" Kurtis Blow sets the record straight that he is, in-fact, the man and commands respect. "Still on the Scene" has a nice beat and is an example of Kurtis Blow's longevity. "Love Don't Love Nobody" is fun hit about a young mans struggles with love.

All Old-School hip hop fans should but this cd. It brings back memories as well as ignites a party. Timeless raps indeed.

Nice collection.......2003-10-26

I bought this cd because i was a huge hip hop fan and high school and during my time as a hip hop artist Kurtis Blow was a freind of mine. I like all music and this is a quality cd, because its got alot of KB's hits.

Best Track on cd: Party Time

Worst: Love Don't Love Nobody

If you ever liked Kurtis Blow, this is a cd to cop.

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