Kurtis Blow attacks with some ill Hip-hop from long, long ago. Familiar to most Hip-hop heads, “The Breaks” is a Classic joint from the good ol’ days of 1980.
Welcome back to the Old School:
Some interesting facts about “The Breaks”:
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“The Breaks” repeats the word “break” (or any of its homophones) eighty-four times over six and a half minutes.
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There are six breakdowns (seven including the outro) in “The Breaks”.
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There are no fewer than three definitions for “break,” “to break” or “brakes” used in “The Breaks.”
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Unlike most hip-hop songs which sample prerecorded funk, the funk beat in this song is original (contrary to some statements that believe it sampled “Long Train Runnin’” by The Doobie Brothers). It has, in turn, been sampled by many subsequent musicians.
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The tune was sampled in the 2005 reggaeton single, “Chacarron Macarron” by El Chombo.
