Kurtis Blow
American rapper
Kurtis Blow (born Kurtis Walker; August 9, 1959)[1] is an American rapper. He sang many major songs, like "Christmas Rappin'" and "The Breaks". In 1980, "The Breaks" was the first rap single that was certified gold.
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He was born in The Bronx, New York City.
In 1979, he was the first rapper signed to Mercury Records.
Discography
changeStudio albums
change| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
US R&B /HH [3] | ||||||||||
| Kurtis Blow | 71 | 10 | |||||||||
| Deuce |
|
137 | 35 | ||||||||
| Tough |
|
167 | 38 | ||||||||
| The Best Rapper on the Scene |
|
— | — | ||||||||
| Ego Trip |
|
83 | 18 | ||||||||
| America |
|
153 | 18 | ||||||||
| Kingdom Blow |
|
196 | 16 | ||||||||
| Back by Popular Demand |
|
— | 84 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||
Other albums
change- Kurtis Blow Presents: Hip Hop Ministry (2007, EMI Gospel)
- Just Do It (2008, Krush Groove/Trinity/B4 Ent.) (with The Trinity)
- Father, Son, and Holy Ghost (2009, Krush Groove/Trinity/B4 Ent.) (with The Trinity)
- 30th Anniversary of The Breaks CD (2010, Krush Records)
Compilation albums
change- The Breaks (1986, Polygram)
- The Best of Kurtis Blow (1994, Mercury)
- Best of... Rappin' (2002, Spectrum Music)
- 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kurtis Blow (2003, Mercury)
Singles and EPs
change| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance [4] |
US R&B [4] |
US 100 [4] |
UK [5] | ||||||||
| 1979 | "Christmas Rappin'" | — | 52 | ― | 30 | ||||||
| 1980 | "The Breaks" | 9 | 4 | 87 | 47 | ||||||
| "Throughout Your Years" | 75 | 31 | ― | — | |||||||
| 1981 | "Hard Times" | ― | 75 | ― | ― | ||||||
| 1982 | "Tough" | — | 37 | ― | — | ||||||
| 1983 | "Party Time?" | 39 | 35 | ― | 67 | ||||||
| "Nervous" | — | — | ― | — | |||||||
| 1984 | "8 Million Stories" | — | 45 | — | — | ||||||
| "Ego Trip" | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Basketball" | ― | 29 | 71 | ― | |||||||
| 1985 | "America" | ― | 74 | — | ― | ||||||
| "If I Ruled the World" | 25 | 16 | ― | 24 | |||||||
| 1986 | "I'm Chillin'" | ― | 20 | ― | 64 | ||||||
| "The Bronx" | ― | — | ― | — | |||||||
| 1988 | "Back by Popular Demand" | ― | — | ― | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||
References
change- ↑ "Kurtis Blow". All Music. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ↑ "Kurtis Blow Chart History". Billboard 200. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Kurtis Blow Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Kurtis Blow Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ↑ "KURTIS BLOW - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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