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"Basketball" is a rap song written by William Waring, Robert Ford, Kurtis Blow, J. B. Moore, Jimmy Bralower, and Full Force and recorded by Kurtis Blow, released in 1984 from his album Ego Trip. Song history
Ego Trip is the fourth album by the rapper Kurtis Blow, released in 1984 on Mercury Records. [6] [7] The only charting singles were "8 Million Stories", which peaked at 45 on the Hot Black Singles chart, and "Basketball", which peaked at 71 on the Hot 100.
Its single "Basketball", a cover version of Kurtis Blow's 1984 song, reached number 44 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 25 on the Hot Rap Songs in the US and number 53 on the Swiss Hitparade and number 81 in GfK Entertainment charts. The album also features two previously released singles — "Rule" and "Take Ya Home".
Kurtis Walker (born August 9, 1959), [2] known professionally by his stage name Kurtis Blow, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. [3] Walker is the first commercially successful rapper and the first to sign with a major record label. [ 4 ] "
Kurtis Blow was barely 21 when “The Breaks” stopped hip-hop fans in their tracks. Released in 1980 as a follow-up to his debut single, “Christmas Rappin’,the song’s funky bassline ...
Kurtis Blow Presents the History of Rap, Vol. 2: The Birth of the Rap Record: Released: August 19, 1997 [12] Label: Rhino; Formats: CD; Kurtis Blow Presents the History of Rap, Vol. 3: The Golden Age: Released: August 19, 1997 [13] Label: Rhino; Formats: CD; 20th Century Master - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kurtis Blow: Released ...
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Kurtis Blow is the debut album by American rapper Kurtis Blow.It was released on September 29, 1980, by Mercury Records.The record includes the song "The Breaks", which was often sampled later in hip-hop records, mainly for its introduction made by Blow's a cappella vocal, and for the drum break, giving a wordplay dimension to the title.