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Kurtis Blow
The Breaks
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"The Breaks" wasn't something Kurtis Blow picked up from somebody else. He cut it first, and the credit is split five ways, Russell Simmons and Larry Smith among them, so you're hearing a whole crew in one record.
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▶The BreaksLiner notes
Written by Robert Ford, Jr., Kurtis Blow, J.B. Moore, Russell Simmons, Larry Smith.
First recorded by Kurtis Blow in 1980.
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Kurtis Blow recorded "The Breaks" first, but he doesn't hold the writing credit alone. Which of these names shares it with him?Russell Simmons
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