"The Breaks" is a song by American rapper Kurtis Blow from his self-titled debut album.

It has been sampled by others, including the background beat being used in Organized Rhyme's song "Check the O.R."

Female rap group Nadanuf remade the song alongside Kurtis Blow on their 1997 album Worldwide.

[13] Blow re-recorded the song on the album Tricka Technology by A Skillz and Krafty Kuts.

H.O.T's Tony Ahn rapped portions of "The Breaks" as an uncredited vocal for the intro of S.E.S.