Weekend Fun: The Amen Break – The Most Important 6 Seconds In Sampling History

This fascinating 20-minute video by Nate Harrison documents the history of the “Amen Break,” a six-second drum sample from the B-side of a chart-topping single from 1969. This sample was used extensively in early hip-hop, dance music and many other sample-based genres. Some say it even became the basis for Drum’n’Bass and Jungle. A six-second drum riff that spawned several entire subcultures — Amazing!...

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