America (Kurtis Blow album)

America
America
Studio album by Kurtis Blow
Released	October 1985
Genre	Hip hop
Length	49:00
Label	Mercury
Producer	Kurtis Blow
Kurtis Blow chronology
Singles from America
	"America"; Released: 1985; "If I Ruled the World"; Released: November 9, 1985;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B^[2]

America is the sixth album by rapper Kurtis Blow, released in 1985 on Mercury Records. The album includes the song "If I Ruled the World" from the film Krush Groove, Blow's biggest hit since "The Breaks" and one of the last of his musical career. The album was the first album Kurtis Blow produced in a new deal with Polygram Records that gave Kurtis the title, 'Hip Hop's First Millionaire". The album was released in an era when old school hip hop was being overtaken by a harder sound and attitude. The album includes the first sample loop which revolutionized the music industry.^[3] The single, "If I Ruled the World", reached number 24 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1986.

^ Carpenter, Bill "America Review", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Strong, Martin C. (2002) The Great Rock Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-312-1, p. 105-6

[1] Carpenter, Bill "America Review", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation

[CG-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.

[Strong-3] Strong, Martin C. (2002) The Great Rock Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-312-1, p. 105-6

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America (Kurtis Blow album)

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