alt Hacker Newswhen i gave a presentation on sampling for a public speaking class in college i played the amen break, then slowed it down to show it was used in Fuck Tha Police, then sped it up to show it was used in the powerpuff girls theme song
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jqr- • last Wednesday at 2:46 PM
I got curious and tried searching for it, ended up finding out they actually sample James Brown's "Funky Drummer". Very interesting either way. Thanks!
securingsincity • last Wednesday at 1:59 AM
This is my favorite video on the Amen break from about 20 years ago that explains the history and more of the context https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac
Related: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJf9Jptq7VY
The presenter chose different songs, but the concept is the same.
Thanks for teaching me about this! I listened to it and immediately thought I recognized it from Jamie XX's Oh my Gosh. In the event I was wrong, it samples Lyn Collins -- another classic sample I believe, certainly in hip hop. But I'm sure I'll hear it pop up in lots of places now, always nice to learn a piece of history.
https://www.whosampled.com/sample/343380/Jamie-xx-Gosh-Lyn-C...