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Back in hip-hop's old school era -- roughly 1978-1982 -- albums were the exception and not the rule. Hip-hop became a lot more album-minded with the rise of its second generation (Run-D.M.C., Whodini, the Fat Boys, among others) around 1983-1984, but in the beginning, many MCs recorded nothing but singles. Two exceptions were the Sugarhill Gang and Kurtis Blow, whose self-titled debut album of 1980 was among hip-hop's first LPs and was the first rap album to come out on a major label. Thus, Kurtis Blow has serious historic value, although it is mildly uneven. Some of the tracks are superb, including "The Breaks" (a Top Five R&B smash in 1980) and "Rappin' Blow, Part Two," which is the second half of Blow's 1979 debut single, "Christmas Rappin'." And "Hard Times" is a forceful gem that finds Blow addressing social issues two years before Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five popularized sociopolitical rapping with 1982's sobering "The Message." Some of the other tracks, however, are decent but not remarkable. Switching from rapping to singing, Blow detours into Northern soul on the Chi-Lites-influenced ballad "All I Want in This World (Is to Find That Girl)" and arena rock on an unexpected cover of Bachman-Turner Overdrive's "Takin' Care of Business." While those selections are likable and kind of interesting -- how many other old school rappers attempted to sing soul, let alone arena rock? -- the fact remains that rapping, not singing, is Blow's strong point. And Mercury really screwed up by providing only the second half of "Christmas Rappin'"; that landmark single should have been heard in its entirety. But despite its flaws and shortcomings, Kurtis Blow is an important album that hip-hop historians should make a point of hearing.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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LAWRENCE SMITH, ComposerLyricist - Denzil Miller, ComposerLyricist - Kurtis Blow, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Robert Arthur Ford Jr., Producer, ComposerLyricist - James B. Moore, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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 Blow, MainArtist - Robert Arthur Ford Jr., Producer - James B. Moore, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kurtis Walker, ComposerLyricist - William Waring, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Onaje Allan Gumbs, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Garfield, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Martinez, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Tropea, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Bralower, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Wolk, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Vincent Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kurtis Blow, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny B. Moore, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - James B. Moore, ComposerLyricist - Craig Short, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Adam White, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Ford Jr., Producer - Dean Swenson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rod Hui, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Suha Gur, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sheila Spencer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sudana Bobatoon, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 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.
Kurtis Blow, MainArtist - Robert Arthur Ford Jr., Producer - James B. Moore, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kurtis Blow, MainArtist - Randolf Charles Bachman, ComposerLyricist - Robert Arthur Ford Jr., Producer - James B. Moore, 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.
Kurt Walker, ComposerLyricist - LAWRENCE SMITH, ComposerLyricist - Kurtis Blow, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Robert Arthur Ford Jr., Producer, ComposerLyricist - James B. Moore, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Russell W. Simmons, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chronique
Back in hip-hop's old school era -- roughly 1978-1982 -- albums were the exception and not the rule. Hip-hop became a lot more album-minded with the rise of its second generation (Run-D.M.C., Whodini, the Fat Boys, among others) around 1983-1984, but in the beginning, many MCs recorded nothing but singles. Two exceptions were the Sugarhill Gang and Kurtis Blow, whose self-titled debut album of 1980 was among hip-hop's first LPs and was the first rap album to come out on a major label. Thus, Kurtis Blow has serious historic value, although it is mildly uneven. Some of the tracks are superb, including "The Breaks" (a Top Five R&B smash in 1980) and "Rappin' Blow, Part Two," which is the second half of Blow's 1979 debut single, "Christmas Rappin'." And "Hard Times" is a forceful gem that finds Blow addressing social issues two years before Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five popularized sociopolitical rapping with 1982's sobering "The Message." Some of the other tracks, however, are decent but not remarkable. Switching from rapping to singing, Blow detours into Northern soul on the Chi-Lites-influenced ballad "All I Want in This World (Is to Find That Girl)" and arena rock on an unexpected cover of Bachman-Turner Overdrive's "Takin' Care of Business." While those selections are likable and kind of interesting -- how many other old school rappers attempted to sing soul, let alone arena rock? -- the fact remains that rapping, not singing, is Blow's strong point. And Mercury really screwed up by providing only the second half of "Christmas Rappin'"; that landmark single should have been heard in its entirety. But despite its flaws and shortcomings, Kurtis Blow is an important album that hip-hop historians should make a point of hearing.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 9 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 00:50:24
- Artistes principaux : Kurtis Blow
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : Island Mercury
- Genre : Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1980 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 1980 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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