R&B Soul Music Jukebox Discography and Biography of Kurtis Blow
Kurtis Blow Songs

(with biography below if available)

Kurtis Walker (born August 9, 1959), professionally known by his stage name Kurtis Blow, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, DJ and minister. He is the first commercially successful rapper and the first to sign with a major record label. "The Breaks", a single from his 1980 self-titled debut album, is the first certified gold record rap song for Hip Hop. Throughout his career he has released 15 albums and is currently an ordained minister.

Below is a list of Kurtis Blow songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)


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1 record label: Mercury 76075
chart position: RandB #4, UK #47, US #87, US dance #9
written by: Kurtis Blow, Robert Ford Jr., J.B. Moore, Russell Simmons & Larry Smith
album: Kurtis Blow
comments: [hip hop]
Kurtis Blow The Breaks
1980 Mercury
2 record label: Mercury 884 269
chart position: RandB #16, UK #24, US dance #25
written by: Kurtis Blow, Davy D and AJ Scratch
album: America
comments: [hip hop]
Kurtis Blow If I Ruled the World
1985 Mercury
3 record label: Mercury 76194
chart position: UK #30
written by: Kurtis Blow , Robert Ford Jr. and J.B. Moore
comments: [christmas]
Kurtis Blow Christmas Rappin'
1979 Mercury
4 record label: Mercury 888 004
chart position: RandB #20, UK #64
written by: Kurt Walker and Robert Reed
album: Kingdom Blow
Kurtis Blow I'm Chillin'
1986 Mercury
5 record label: Polydor 881 529
chart position: RandB #29, US #71
written by: Stephen Wiley
album: Ego Trip
comments: [hip hop]
Kurtis Blow Basketball
1985 Polydor
6 record label: Reprise 17278
chart position: RandB #55, UK #81, US #102
weeksinr&bchart: 16
album: Worldwide
Nadanuf featuring Kurtis Blow 6 A.M. (We Be Rollin')
1998 Reprise
7 record label: Reprise 17310
chart position: RandB #58, US #81, UK #115
weeksinr&bchart: 20
written by: James B. Moore, Kurtis Blow, Larry Smith, Robert Ford Jr. and Russell Simmons
album: Worldwide
Nadanuf featuring Kurtis Blow The Breaks
1997 Reprise
8 record label: Mercury 812 687
chart position: RandB #35, UK #92, US dance #39
written by: James Bralower, Robert Ford Jr., James B. Moore and Kurtis Blow
album: The Best Rapper on the Scene
comments: [hip hop]
Kurtis Blow Party Time
1983 Mercury
9 record label: Mercury 153
chart position: RandB #31, US dance #75
written by: Kurtis Blow , J.B. Moore and William Waring
album: Kurtis Blow
Kurtis Blow Throughout Your Years
1980 Mercury
10 record label: Mercury 76170
chart position: RandB #37
written by: Robert Ford Jr., J.B. Moore, Russell Simmons and Larry Smith
album: Tough
comments: [hip hop, funk]
Kurtis Blow Tough
1982 Mercury
11 record label: Mercury 880 170
chart position: RandB #45
album: Ego Trip
comments: [hip hop] (featuring Run D.M.C.)
Kurtis Blow 8 Million Stories
1984 Mercury
12 record label: Mercury 884 079
chart position: RandB #74
album: America
Kurtis Blow America
1985 Mercury
13 record label: Mercury 76093
chart position: RandB #75
written by: James Bralower, J.B. Moore, Russell Simmons, Larry Smith and William Waring
album: Kurtis Blow
comments: [hip hop, funk]
Kurtis Blow Hard Times
1982 Mercury




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