Party Time?

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Party Time?
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EP by
Released1983
Recorded1982
Genre Old school hip hop, conscious hip hop, go-go
Length27:35
Label Mercury
Producer Kurtis Blow
Kurtis Blow chronology
Tough
(1982)
Party Time?
(1983)
The Best Rapper on the Scene
(1983)
Singles from Party Time?
  1. "Party Time?"
    Released: 1983
  2. "Nervous"
    Released: 1983
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Christgau's Record Guide A− [2]

Party Time? is an EP by rapper Kurtis Blow, released in 1983 on Mercury Records. The title track and the song "Got to Dance" were both party-themed, but the other songs struck a sociopolitical tone. [3]

The EP reached #36 on the R&B charts. [4] [5]

Track listing

  1. "Party Time" 9:30
  2. "Big Time Hood" 3:14
  3. "Nervous" 5:23
  4. "Got to Dance" 4:17
  5. "One-Two-Five (Main Street, Harlem, USA)" 5:11

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s . Pantheon Books. ISBN   0-679-73015-X . Retrieved August 17, 2020 via robertchristgau.com.
  3. Party Time? on Allmusic
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  5. Track Listing at Discogs