Understanding the Most Sampled Drum Loop in Music

The Amen break is arguably the most notable drum solo to ever be sampled in modern music, with artists from hip-hop, rock & roll, techno, dubstep, drum & bass and more, the notable breakbeat went on to shape more than 1,500 tracks over the past 50 years. Becoming heavily embraced within musical subcultures in the late '80s, it is now readily rinsed-out across all music-genre productions. In a new video produced by Great Big Story, the iconic drum sample is broken down from its inception, down to...