The Breaks (12″ vocal mix)

~ Recording by Kurtis Blow

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2The Breaks7:41Kurtis BlowKurtis BlowKurtis BlowAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)SRM-1-3854
1.1The Breaks (vocal)7:41Kurtis BlowThe BreaksKurtis BlowSingle
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)MDS-4010
1.9The Breaks7:45Kurtis BlowHip Hop Greats: Classic RapsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1990-04-04
Rhino (reissue label)R2 70957
1.2The Breaks7:44Kurtis BlowKurtis BlowKurtis BlowAlbum
  • US1998-05-19
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)314 558 200-2
1.16The Breaks7:47Kurtis BlowGrand Theft Auto: Vice City, Volume 5: Wildstyle Pirate RadioVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • XE2002-10-29
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EPC 510062 2
1.16The Breaks7:47Kurtis BlowGrand Theft Auto: Vice City, Volume 5: Wildstyle Pirate RadioVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2002-10-29
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EK 87006
5.16The Breaks7:47Kurtis BlowGrand Theft Auto: Vice City: Official Soundtrack Box SetVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
  • XE2002-10-29
Rockstar Games, Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)5100642000, EPC 510064 2
3.1The Breaks (12″ vocal mix)7:46Kurtis BlowDance Classics, Volume 23 & 24Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rodeo MediaRDM031
2.1The Breaks (vocal)7:51Kurtis BlowGrand 12‐Inches 14Ben LiebrandAlbum + Compilation
  • NL2016-03-17
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88875093762
Promotion
1.2The Breaks7:47Kurtis BlowPrzekrój Muzyki: Korzenie Hip-HopuVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI Music Poland344591
Bootleg
5.11The Breaks7:44Kurtis BlowGrand Theft Auto: Vice City Radio (Individual tracks from the stations)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
  • XW2002-10-29
Rockstar Games
(unknown)
1.10The Breaks7:42Kurtis BlowPOP, Volume 13Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

sampled by:Brakes by De La Soul
Dial a Jam by Coolio & 40 Thevz
mash-ups:Bella Thorne Is Pretty Cool but She’s Currently Trying to Rob My House Please Send Help by The Sheep Queen Experiment
recording of:The Breaks

The Breaks

writer:James B. Moore (producer, composer)
Kurtis Walker
Lawrence Smith (US hip hop producer)
Robert Arthur Ford, Jr. (hip hop writer and producer)
Russell W. Simmons
publisher:Neutral Gray Music