Ego Trip - Kurtis Blow - LP - Pre Owned Vinyl (Arrives in 14days)

“Ego Trip” captures Kurtis Blow at a pivotal moment—when hip-hop was leaping from park jams into the broader pop consciousness, and doing it with unapologetic style. Released in 1984, this album finds Blow sharpening his storytelling and charisma over funk-laced, radio-ready production that still carries the grit of early rap. You can hear the bridge between block-party routines and the emerging MTV era in every hook, chant, and drum break. What makes “Ego Trip” worth owning on vinyl is how physical the music feels. The kicks and claps are big and roomy, designed for real speakers and real rooms, while the basslines nod to both disco and street funk. Blow’s delivery is confident and playful, full of crowd-control cadences that remind you he was one of rap’s first true showmen. For collectors, this is more than a nostalgia piece; it’s a snapshot of hip-hop before it fractured into subgenres—when style, rhythm, and presence carried the day. Spin it for the history, stay for the grooves, and file it next to your early Def Jam and electro-rap records as a crucial step in rap’s move into the mainstream. Track List: A1 - 8 Million Stories - 8:02 A2 - AJ Scratch - 5:47 A3 - Basketball - 6:24 B1 - Under Fire - 7:25 B2 - I Can't Take It No More - 4:17 B3 - Ego Trip - 5:36 B4 - Fallin' Back In Love Again - 5:24