SOUL/FUNK
1972
116 BPM
Am
Blind Alley
A Chicago soul group's track featuring a haunting bassline and solid drums that became a hip-hop sampling favorite
The Emotions
"Blind Alley"
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Original Track
The Emotions - "Blind Alley" (1972)
The original track containing the legendary 6.0-second drum break
Break occurs at 0:00 - 0:06
The History
A Chicago soul group's track featuring a haunting bassline and solid drums that became a hip-hop sampling favorite.
The Emotions were later known for disco hits, but their early funk work provided crucial hip-hop samples.
Who Sampled It
Eric B. & Rakim
"Paid in Full"
Paid in Full
1987
Big Daddy Kane
"Raw"
Long Live the Kane
1988
Gang Starr
"Words I Manifest"
Step in the Arena
1991
Black Moon
"Who Got da Props?"
Enta da Stage
1993
Nas
"Memory Lane (Sittin' in da Park)"
Illmatic
1994
💡 This breakbeat has been sampled 5 times in our database
Tags
soul
funk
chicago
haunting
bassline