http://rapstation.com/td/oEHqvk6iSept.29th – Kurtis Blow releases his Self-Entitled debut album on Mercury Records , on this day in 1980.The album contained one of hip-hop’s 1st smash its “The Breaks” which has been sampled by dozens of rap artists over the years.When Blow was signed to Mercury Records the year before , he became the 1st hip-hop artist to be signed to a major label.