The Breaks (song)  "The Breaks" is a 1980 single by American rapper Kurtis Blow from his self-titled debut album. It peaked at #87 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. It was the first certified gold rap song, and the second certified gold 12 inch single in the history of music. In 2008, the song ranked #10 on VH1's 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs. "The Breaks" repeats the word "break" (or any of its homophones) eighty-four times over six and a half minutes. It features six breakdowns (seven including the outro) while there are three definitions for "break," "to break" or "brakes" used in the lyrics. Unlike most hip-hop songs which sample prerecorded funk, the funk beat in this song is original (contrary to suggestions that it sampled "Long Train Runnin'" by The Doobie Brothers). The single hit #87 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100, #4 on the U.S. "Billboard" R&B chart, and #9 on the U.S. "Billboard" dance chart. It sold over 500,000 copies, becoming only the second 12-inch single to earn a gold certification from the RIAA, following "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" by Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer. The song has also featured in few games: the 2002 game "" on the fictional in-game radio station "Wildstyle", the 2005 game "", the 2006 game "" and 2011 Kinect game "Dance Central 2". It has been sampled by others, including the background beat being used in Organized Rhyme's song "Check The O.R." and the 2005 reggaeton single, "Chacarron Macarron" by El Chombo   The female rap group Nadanuf remade the song alongside Kurtis Blow on their 1997 album "Worldwide". Blow re-recorded the song on the album "Tricka Technology" by A Skillz and Krafty Kuts.