Ego Trip (Kurtis Blow album)

Ego Trip is the fifth album by rapper Kurtis Blow, released in 1984 on Mercury Records. The only charting singles were "8 Million Stories," which peaked at 45 on the Hot Black Singles chart, and "Basketball," which peaked at 71 on the Hot 100.

Ego Trip
Studio album by
Released1984
GenreOld school hip hop
Length42:48
LabelMercury/Polydor
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ProducerJ.B. Moore
Robert Ford Jr.
Kurtis Blow chronology
The Best Rapper on the Scene
(1983)
Ego Trip
(1984)
America
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB–[2]

Track listing

  1. "8 Million Stories" – 8:00 (featuring Run-D.M.C.)
  2. "AJ Scratch" – 5:48
  3. "Basketball" – 6:30
  4. "Under Fire" – 7:23
  5. "I Can't Take it No More" – 4:14
  6. "Ego Trip" – 5:34
  7. "Fallin Back in Love Again" – 5:23

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984–1985) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 83
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 18

Year-end charts

Chart (1985) Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 47

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. "Kurtis Blow Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  4. "Kurtis Blow Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  5. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2020.



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