| Kingdom Blow | ||||
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| Released | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 42:11 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Kurtis Blow | |||
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Kingdom Blow is the seventh studio album by the American hip hop musician Kurtis Blow, released in 1986. [1] [2]
The album peaked at No. 196 on the Billboard 200. [3]
The album was produced by Kurtis Blow. [4] It contains a few guest appearances. Bob Dylan raps on "Street Rock". He performed his lines in one take, at his Malibu home. [5] Robert Reed, of Trouble Funk, appears on "I'm Chillin", which was released as a single. [6] George Clinton appears on "Magilla Gorilla". [7]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [9] |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer | [10] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [11] |
Opining that Blow "is nothing if not open-minded and adventurous," Trouser Press wrote that "the eight long cuts, some more compelling than others, throw in just about everything (TV bites, Donald Duck, party sounds, Emulator gimmickry, etc.)." [12] The Philadelphia Inquirer thought that "the one stand-out song is already looking like a left-field pop hit: 'I'm Chillin' ', which combines a clever rap with the funky go-go music of the Washington band Trouble Funk." [10]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Street Rock" | 8:58 |
| 2. | "The Bronx" | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Unity Party Jam" | 4:18 |
| 4. | "Sunshine" | 4:10 |
| 5. | "Magilla Gorilla" | 5:39 |
| 6. | "I'm Chillin'" | 5:29 |
| 7. | "Kingdom Blow" | 4:06 |
| 8. | "Reasons for Wanting You" | 5:41 |
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