Breakbeat
Genre of electronic music / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the electronic music genre. For the musical element, see Break (music). For the record label, see Breakbeat Kaos.
Breakbeat is a broad type of electronic music that tends to use drum breaks sampled from early recordings of funk, jazz, and R&B. Breakbeats have been used in styles such as Florida breaks, hip hop, jungle, drum and bass, big beat, breakbeat hardcore, and UK garage styles (including 2-step, breakstep and dubstep).[1][2]
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Cultural origins | Mid-1970s, US (hip hop production) Late 1980s, US and UK (electronic genre) |
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