Kurtis Blow - Kurtis Blow LP Classical in-the-red vocals this side of

in-the-red vocals this side of Iggy or Teengenerate

forming in 1990 and breaking up in 1997

from 2001 through 2011

when the record was made: Lots of coffee

Twenty years after that release

Kurtis Blow - Kurtis Blow LP Classical in-the-red vocals this side of"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).