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While he made many groundbreaking singles, Kurtis Blow was never a consistent album artist, making this best-of collection his definitive artistic statement. Throughout the early '80s, Blow helped define what rap could do, and these tracks confirm his status as one of hip-hop's legendary acts.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Larry Smith, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Kurtis Walker, ComposerLyricist - LAWRENCE SMITH, ComposerLyricist - Kurtis Blow, MainArtist - Johnny B. Moore, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Arthur Ford Jr., ComposerLyricist - James B. Moore, ComposerLyricist - Russell W. Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Robert Ford Jr., Producer
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kurtis Walker, ComposerLyricist - LAWRENCE SMITH, ComposerLyricist - Denzil Miller, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kurtis Blow, MainArtist - Johnny B. Moore, Producer - Robert Arthur Ford Jr., ComposerLyricist - James B. Moore, ComposerLyricist - Robert Ford Jr., Producer
℗ 1979 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Waring, ComposerLyricist - LAWRENCE SMITH, ComposerLyricist - Kurtis Blow, MainArtist - Johnny B. Moore, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - James B. Moore, ComposerLyricist - Russell W. Simmons, ComposerLyricist - James Robert Bralower, ComposerLyricist - Robert Ford Jr., Producer
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Waring, ComposerLyricist - Kurtis Blow, MainArtist - Robert Arthur Ford Jr., Producer - James B. Moore, Producer, ComposerLyricist - James Robert Bralower, ComposerLyricist - Dean Swenson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
LAWRENCE SMITH, ComposerLyricist - Kurtis Blow, MainArtist - Johnny B. Moore, Producer - Robert Arthur Ford Jr., ComposerLyricist - James B. Moore, ComposerLyricist - Russell W. Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Robert Ford Jr., Producer
℗ 1982 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kurtis Walker, ComposerLyricist - LAWRENCE SMITH, ComposerLyricist - Kurtis Blow, MainArtist - Johnny B. Moore, Producer - James B. Moore, ComposerLyricist - Orin Jones, ComposerLyricist - Robert Ford Jr., Producer
℗ 1982 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Full Force, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Kurtis Walker, ComposerLyricist - Kurtis Blow, MainArtist - Johnny B. Moore, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Arthur Ford Jr., ComposerLyricist - James B. Moore, ComposerLyricist - James Robert Bralower, ComposerLyricist - Robert Ford Jr., Producer
℗ 1984 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kurtis Blow, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Robert Arthur Ford Jr., Producer, ComposerLyricist - James B. Moore, Producer, ComposerLyricist - James Robert Barlower, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1983 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kurtis Walker, ComposerLyricist - William Waring, ComposerLyricist - Kurtis Blow, MainArtist - Johnny B. Moore, Producer - Daniel Harris, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Breck, ComposerLyricist - Robert Ford Jr., Producer
℗ 1984 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kurtis Blow, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Johnny B. Moore, Producer - Robert Ford Jr., Producer
℗ 1984 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Full Force, ComposerLyricist - Kurtis Walker, ComposerLyricist - William Waring, ComposerLyricist - Shirley Walker, ComposerLyricist - Kurtis Blow, MainArtist - Johnny B. Moore, Producer - Robert Arthur Ford Jr., ComposerLyricist - James B. Moore, ComposerLyricist - James Robert Bralower, ComposerLyricist - Robert Ford Jr., Producer
℗ 1984 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kurtis Blow, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1985 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kurtis Walker, ComposerLyricist - Kurtis Blow, Producer, MainArtist - David Franklin Reeves, ComposerLyricist - Aaron O'Bryant, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1985 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kurtis Walker, ComposerLyricist - Robert Reed, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Kurtis Blow, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1986 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
While he made many groundbreaking singles, Kurtis Blow was never a consistent album artist, making this best-of collection his definitive artistic statement. Throughout the early '80s, Blow helped define what rap could do, and these tracks confirm his status as one of hip-hop's legendary acts.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:20
- Main artists: Kurtis Blow
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Mercury
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1994 The Island Def Jam Music Group This Compilation ℗ 1994 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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