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1980 single by Kurtis Blow
"The Breaks " is a song by American rapper Kurtis Blow from his self-titled debut album . It was released as a single in June 1980 and peaked at No. 87 on the Billboard Hot 100[4] rap song , and the second certified gold 12-inch single .[5] [6] [7]
Lyrics and structure [ edit ]
"The Breaks" repeats the word "break" (or any of its homophones ) 84 times over six and a half minutes. It features six breakdowns (seven including the outro ) while there are three definitions for "break," "to break" or "brakes" used in the lyrics. Unlike most hip-hop songs which sample prerecorded funk, the funk beat in this song is original (contrary to suggestions that it sampled "Long Train Runnin' " by The Doobie Brothers ).
Chart performance [ edit ]
The single hit No. 87 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100Billboard R&B chart , and No. 9 on the U.S. Billboard Dance chart .
Certifications [ edit ]
It sold over 500,000 copies, becoming the first rap song to earn a gold certification from the RIAA [5] 12-inch single to earn a gold certification, following "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) " by Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer .[6] [12]
The song has featured in several video games: the 2002 game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City True Crime: New York City Scarface: The World Is Yours Kinect game Dance Central 2
Samples [ edit ]
It has been sampled by others, including the background beat being used in Organized Rhyme 's song "Check the O.R." and the 2005 reggaeton single, "Chacarron Macarron " by El Chombo .
Female rap group Nadanuf remade the song alongside Kurtis Blow on their 1997 album Worldwide .[13] Tricka Technology by A Skillz and Krafty Kuts .
H.O.T's Tony Ahn rapped portions of "The Breaks" as an uncredited vocal for the intro of S.E.S. 's "I'm Your Girl".[citation needed
References [ edit ]
^ "40 Years of 'The Breaks': Kurtis Blow Remembers the 'Dream World' Surrounding Rap's First Gold Hit" .
^ "Kurtis Blow - Chart history | Billboard" . www.billboard.com . Retrieved 2015-07-01 .
^ a b Zanfagna, Christina (2017). Holy Hip Hop in the City of Angels . University of California Press. p. 55. ISBN 9780520296206
^ a b George, Nelson (1988). The Death of Rhythm & Blues ISBN 0142004081 . Retrieved June 16, 2015 .
^ "VH1's 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs" . Prefixmag.com. Retrieved 2010-05-08 .
^ "officialcharts.com" . officialcharts.com . Retrieved February 21, 2023 .
^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Record Research. p. 93.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003 . Record Research. p. 37.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004 . Record Research. p. 67.
^ Grein, Paul (August 10, 1985). "Hot Madonna: July Fills Her Coffers With RIAA Metal" . Billboard 97 32 ). Billboard Publications, Inc.: 1. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved June 16, 2015 .
^ "Answers.com - Worldwide" . Answers.com. Retrieved 2007-07-11 .
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