The Breaks (song)

The Breaks (song)

"The Breaks" is a critically acclaimed 1980 hit single for Kurtis Blow (see 1980 in music) and one of the earliest hip-hop hits. Unlike most hip-hop songs which sample prerecorded funk, the funk beat in this song is an original one. However, it has been sampled by many subsequent musicians such as De La Soul on their 1989 song "Buddy" and Eazy-E on his 1988 song "Radio", from "Eazy-Duz-It".]

The song has featured in a few games, the 2005 game ', the 2006 game ', and the 2002 game "".

Lyrics and structure

* "The Breaks" repeats the word "break" (or any of its homophones) eighty-four times over six and a half minutes.
* There are six breakdowns (seven including the outro) in "The Breaks".
* There are no fewer than three definitions for "break," "to break" or "brakes" used in "The Breaks."

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